The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09


chamberlaIn's protection pelicy was
q souree 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's
candidates and agents.
The Iahorites. or the working
mans party, got out only a few post
ers. They have little money to spend
for campaign purposes unless it 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 fire.
quently played the part of political
wrecker. The best Unionist shots
we're 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 a 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, bouquet in one hand
and a key labeled "Office" in the
other, waiting at the church door. He
is Mortified at the sight OF his bride
Mrs. Liberal Party, with the face of
C-B, bouncing widow who has
brought her little son of Irish extrac-
ton with her. The cartoon is entitled,
Little Johnny would come" Still an.
1ther poster represents the dilemma
Of Mrs. Liberal Partv-an uncompli
nentary portrait of C-B as an irritat
ID old lady who finds her unruly Irish
adopted an embarrassing and noisy
handful that she sincerely wishes did
Tot belong to her. A protectionist
roster that would appeal to Ameri-
ans Is labeled, Help, in the Kings
lame," and shows John Bull bein-
lugged and robbed bv the pickuocfet
ng nations, Germany making of with
British work. tools and gold, while
Ar. Chamberlain as q London police
nan, armed with the club OF Retalia
ion, leads the colonies to the rescue
The Tariff Reform League contrib
ted to the Unionist collection a post
II called ''the Parrot" wherein that
folly sits perched above the
oor of the Golden Club and with one
EARNING claw upraised. parodies "The
.aven."
While Mr.. Joe" Chamberlain's ad-
ice to Mr.. Arthur Balfour, as quoted
Y the Liberals, Mind, Arthur not a
ord about the fiscal question. Stick
, Home Rule" was carefully fol
wed by the Unionist-C Conservative
blowers Of those gentlemen, the op
posters were largely devoted
, repeating the cry of the Parrot Is
Your food will cost you more" and h;
orked every pictorial variation pos &C
Bile on the free trade VS.. protection a
rgument.s m
The Hankv.Panky Government was in
le biggest hit on the Liberal hoard
Igs. 1t represented Mr.. Balfour as 9
artist who, having ca
lied his hat from John Bull, proceed
to take out of 1t the goose and rab 50
is Of unpopular legislation, with dc
r. Chamberlain supplied from he
cath the $3.50. to the evide~ n
Of the prestidigitator, wso
ankly owned that he was quite sure
10 gentleman who loaned him the h
Id no idea what was inside Of It. -
LIBERAL wit reached it's zenith with
Iricature of Sir join Millais's pai2t
g, Bubbles" which showed Mr.
namberlain anxiously blowing the
lbble promises of protection benefits
Id watching them burst.
Notwithstanding all the prominence
ven the tariff question in the post
s, however 1t cannot be said to al
I've been a live issue IN the English
sneral Elections. Mr.. Chamberlain
mself anticirated defeat, because
Q old party during its long term Of
AGAIN