The sea coast echo., 1906-03-10

Chamberlain's protection policy was
a source of never failing inspiration
for the free trade caricaturists. The
Liberals gave an initial exhibit in the
National Liberal Club, London, Tor
the benefit and guidance Of the party s
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 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
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 a masterful
man-on-the-fence, leaning to which
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other plums for Ireland A humorous
poster represents John Bull in his
best clothes, a bouquet in one hand
and a KEY labeled "Ofice" 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- |
hny orf0 jc entitled
Little Johnny would come" Still an
other poster represents the dilemma |
of Mrs. Liberal Party-an uncompli- |
portrait of CB 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 protectionfst
poster that would appeal to Ameri- |
cans is labeled, 'Help in the Kings |
name" and shows John Bull being |
slugged and robbed by the pickpocket-
ing nations, Germany making off with |
Mr.. Chamberlain as a London police |
man, armed with the club of RetaIia- |
ton, leads the colonies to the rescue. |
The Tariff Reform League contrib |
uted to the Unionist collection post |
or called "the Parrot" whereon that |
feathered folly sits perched above the
door of the Golden Club and with one
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 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 J
worked every pictorial variation pos !
sible on the free trade VS.. protection |
The Hanky-Panky Government was
the biggest hit on the Liberal hoard. |
ings. It represented Mr.. Balfour as a |
sleight-of-hand artist who, having ca |
ioled his hat from John Bull, proceed |
ed to take out of it the goose and rab- |
bits Of unpopular legislation, which |
Mr.. Chamberlain supplied from be |
meath the toN1n. to the evident
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 a
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. it cannot be said to
have been a live issue in the English
General Elections. Mr. Chamberlain
himself anticipated defeat, because
the old party during its long term OF
PANKY'D AGAIN.