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All set for the New Year
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows an exhausted GOP elephant seated in the middle of the road bracing himself against a large stone labeled "Tariff Legislation." It appears that he is trying to push the stone up a hill to the White House, but he is opposed by the Democratic donkey and the goat with one horn (used by Berryman to represent insurgent members of either party). The elephant says, "Anyhow they can't prevent it having the right of way." Tariff legislation had been stalled in Congress for almost a year, but in December 1929, Congressional leaders announced that in the New Year, all other business would be suspended until the measure was passed. The Hawley-Smoot tariff, finally passed in June 1930 despite the opposition of the Democrats and the agricultural interests, raised tariffs to an all-time high. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Legislation--United States--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Democratic donkey (Symbolic character)--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Republican elephant (Symbolic character)--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Goats--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Democratic Party (U.S.)--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tariffs--United States--1920-1930. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
