At The Crack of Gorman's Whip Sugar Trust Bill Tariff Rates Harper's Weekly 1894

In 1893, President Grover Cleveland and Congressman William Wilson of West Virginia, both Democrats, drafted a bill to lower tariff rates.  After the House passed a slightly revised version, Senator Arthur Pue Gorman of Maryland, a Democrat, and other senators radically altered it into a high-tariff bill.  This cartoon depicts the passage of the Wilson-Gorman Tariff in August 1894 as a stunning victory for Senator Gorman, and a degrading defeat for President Cleveland.  Gorman is a conquering Roman Caesar who ruthlessly drives the Democratic high-tariff chariot of the "Sugar Trust" over Wilson and his low-tariff bill.  Cleveland appears as a vanquished warrior, captured and enslaved in the tariff war, whose enchained figure is forced to bow and follow Gorman's lead.

Published in "Harper's Weekly" 1894. This is a genuine 130 years old antique wood-cut engraving. Sheet size 16” x 11”.  In great condition,  See Photos for close up details. This is an original print not a reproduction.



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