Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07

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, for
the benefit and guidance of the party's
candidates and agents.
The Laborites, or the working
mans party, got out only 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-Conservati 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
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 key labeled coffee" 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, a bouncing widow who has
brought her little son of Irish eXtrac- |
ton with her. The cartoon is entitled, |
Little Johnny would come" Still an
other poster represents the dilemma |
Of Mrs. Liberal Party-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 being |
slugged and robbed by the pickpocket- |
ing nations, Germany making off with |
British work. tools and gold, while |
Mr.. Chamberlain as a London police |
man, armed with the club Of Retalia- |
ton, leads the colonies to the rescue. |
The Tariff Reform League contrib |
uted to the Unionist collection a post |
or called "the Parrot" whereon that |
door of the Golden Club and with one |
warning claw appraised, parodies 1.-THE |
While Mr.. "Joe" Chamberlain's adj
vice to Mr. Arthur Balfour, as quoted |
by the Liberals, Mind, Arthur, not a |
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. 1t represented Mr.. Balfour as a
Straightforward artist who, having ca
joled 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 table. 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 live issue in the English |
General Elections. Mr.. Chamberlain
himself anticipated defeat, because /
the old party during it's long term of
-PANKY'D AGAIN..