The Breckenridge news., 1906-03-07

Chamberlain's protection policy was
source of never failing inspiration
for the free trade caricaturists. The
Liberals gave an initial exhibit in the
National Liberal Club, London, for
the benefit and guidance Of the party 8
candidates and agents.
The Laborites. or the working
mans party, got out only a few post.
ers. They have little money to spend
for campaign purposes unless 1t is fur
nished them by one of the big parties
which wants them to pull votes from
the other side. This time the Liberals
contributed to the Labor funds.
The Unionist- Conservatives had the
wittiest posters. A big favorite
showed the new Campbell-Bannerman
cabinet recoiling in horror at the en-
trance of Lord Roseberry, who has fre,
quently played the part OF political
wrecker. The best Unionist shots
were directed against the Liberal
leaders (who is always referred to
as "C-B") suspected bribery Of the
Irish National party piloted by Mr.
John Redmond. For some time past
Mr.. Redmond has been masterful
man-on-the-fence, leaning TO which"
ever side promised Home Rule and
other plums for Ireland. A humorous
poster represents John Bull in his
best clothes, a bouquet In one hand
and a key laNeled "Offce" in the
other waiting at the church door. He
is horrifed at the sight of his bride
Mrs. Liberal Party, with the face of
C-B, a bouncing widow who has
I,.O,,rrIf 1fff1a Of Trich aN-fr n.
ton with her. The cartoon is entitled,
Little Johnny would come" Still an
other poster represents the dilemma
of Mrs. Liberal Partv-an uncompli'
mentary portrait of C-B as an irritat-
ed old lady who finds her unruly Irish
adopted an embarrassing and noisy
handful that she sincerely wishes did
not belong to her. A protectionist
poster that would appeal to Ameri'
cans Is labeled, Help, in the Kings
name" and shows John Bull bein"
slugged and robbed bv the pickpocEet-
ing nations, Germany making of with
British work. tools and gold, while
Mr.. Chamberlain as London police
man, armed with the club of Retalia'
tion, leads the colonies to the rescue
The Tariff Reform League contrib
uted to the Unionist collection a post
or called "the Parrot" whereon that
feathered folly sits perched above the
door OF the Golden Club and with one
warning claw upraised, parodies "The
Raven"
While Mr.. "Joe" Chamberlain's ad-
vice to Mr.. Arthur Balfour, as quoted
by the Liberals, Mind, Arthur, not
word about the fiscal question. Stick
to Home Rule" was carefully fol
lowed by the Unionist- Conservative
followers of those gentlemen, the op-
positions posters were largely devoted
to repeating the cry of the Parrot
your food will cost you more" and
worked every pictorial variation pos
sible on the free trade VS.. protection
argument
The Hanky.Panky Government was
the biggest hit on the Liberal hoard
ings. II represented Mr.. Balfour as a
sleight-of-hand artist who, having ca
joled his hat from John Bull, proceed
ed to take out of 1t the goose and raN-
bits Of unpopular legislation, whi h
Mr.. Chamberlain supplied from lie
meath the t~''N to the evideN
amusement OF the prestidigitator, who
frankly owned that he was quite sure
the gentleman who loaned him the hat
had no idea what was inside Of it,
Liberal wit reached it's zenith with
caricature of Sir John Millais's paint
ing, Bubbles" which showed Mr..
Chamberlain anxiously blowing the
bubble promises of protection benefits
and watching them burst.
Notwithstanding all the prominence
given the tariff question in the post
ers, however, 1t cannot be said to
have been a live issue in the English
General Elections. Mr. Chamberlain
himself anticirated defeat, because
the old party during its long term of
DANkN'D AGAIN