Cartoons of the Day

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Title

Cartoons of the Day

Subject

McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949
Political cartoons
Expenditures, Public
Big business
Trade regulation
Wheat trade
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. House. Office of the Speaker of the House
Dogs
Profiteering

Description

In the top panel several bulldogs with tags reading "food control," "coal control," "profits control," "price control," "drink control," and "ships and R.Y. control" guard the public funds building while profiteers wonder if the dogs will stay after World War I ends. A man guards a cob web-covered wheat pit declaring "This place has changed hands" in the second panel. The final panel shows congressmen requesting funding and steadily increasing the amount.

John T. McCutcheon's "Cartoons of the Day," commentating on regulations and government spending.

Captions: "Under one: These dogs of war may be worth keeping after the war if they prove to be good watch dogs. Under two: The wheat Pit is quiet, prices holding steady. Under three: We used to think a billion dollars was a right smart amount of money."

Creator

McCutcheon, John T.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

400993
John T. McCutcheon Collection

Original Format

political cartoon
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

48 x 37 cm