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Title: The two platforms
Description: Racist poster attacking radical Republican support of African American suffrage by comparing the platforms of Democratic candidate and white supremacist Heister Clymer and radical Republican candidate John White Geary during the 1866 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election. Depicts the side-by-side bust portraits of a white man titled "Clymer's Platform is for the White Man" and an African American man, portrayed in racist caricature with grotesque features, titled "Geary's Platform is for the Negro." Contains three lines of text above the image which reference the other "Radical" Republican candidates who support "Negro Suffrage" and two lines below which declares "Read the Platforms. Congress says, the Negro must be allowed to vote, or the states be punished.", Title from item., Date of publication supplied by Reilly., RVCDC, Purchase 1998., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Political Cartoons - 1866-8 [9387.F]

Title: M'Clellan & Pendleton One flag & one country The Central Democratic McClellan Club, in accordance with the wishes of the people, have fixed upon Wednesday, November 2, at 10 o'clock, A.M., for holding a grand mass meeting, in Doylestown, to which they cordially invite their brethren from Northampton, Lehigh, Montgomery, Philadel'a, as well as our New Jersey friends! Come one, come all Come in your strength, as your fathers came in the days of Jackson and Polk; come in delegations of hundreds and thousands, with your wives, your daughters and sweethearts; come with your big teams, your small wagons, your carriages, on horseback and on foot; come with your banners, your flags and hickory poles. Come as white freemen! to rejoice over the victory won in October last, come prepared to strike the death blow on November eighth to Lincoln despotism. Lincoln debts, Lincoln taxes, Lincoln drafts, Lincoln war, death, misery, and Lincoln misrule in general, so that, God willing, peace and prosperity, the Union, Constitution, and liberty, may at an early day, again bless the states and the people. There will be a grand procession, with bands of music, and the thirty-four states will be represented by a cavalcade of ladies!! The committee have secured the Doylestown exhibition grounds, where teams can be driven for safety. Arrangements have been made there to feed horses, aad [sic] men will be in readiness to give attention to all that drive to that place. Oats will be furnished at $1 per bushel. List of speakers: Gov. Parker [sic], Hon. John Van Buren, Hon. Samuel S. Cox, Hon. William H. Witte, Hon. Hester [sic] Clymer, Hon. Wm. A. Wallace. October 26, 1864
Description: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Central Democratic McClellan Club
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 5# Am 1864 Central (5)5777.F.46 (McAllister)

Title: The Freedman's Bureau! An agency to keep the negro in idleness at the expense of the white man. Twice vetoed by the president, and made a law by congress. Support Congress & you support the negro. Sustain the president & you protect the white man
Description: Racist campaign poster in support of Democratic candidate Heister Clymer published during the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1866 attacking his Republican opponent James White Geary and the Republican Congress's support of the Freedmen's Bureau. Depicts an oversize figure of an African American free man, portrayed in racist caricature with grotesque features, lazing on his back under the quote in the vernacular, "Whar is de use for me to work as long as day make dese appropriations." The figure is surrounded by imagery, including scenes, quotes, and a table, condemning the legislature's financial support of African Americans. Scenes include a white man chopping wood as "the white man must work to keep his children and pay his taxes"; a white man farmer plowing his field for "in the sweat of thy face thou eat thy bread"; and a view of a building similar to the Capitol under the heading "Freedman's Bureau! Negro Estimate of Freedom!" The building is inscribed with divisive words and terms including: "Freedom and No Work"; "Goods to eat & drink. Uncle Sam will have to keep me"; "Idleness"; "White Women"; "Apathy" and a list of foods stereotyped as part of the African American diet. Also includes a table listing appropriations issued by Congress in support of the Freedman's Bureau; a quote indicating the inequity of Civil War veteran's bounties in favor of African Americans; and a statement disapproving of the cost of the Freedman's Bureau to the "Tax-payers of the Nation.", Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Readex July 2013 update: This political cartoon is now housed in the Print Room; formerly Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 3815., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *political cartoons - 1866-6 [(6)5777.F.79]

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