William McKinley
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- Mar 1, 1889The Day Seattle Put on Its Holiday MaskAs the nation prepares for Grover Cleveland’s final inauguration, local officials are busy draping Jackson Street in bunting and erecting viewing stands, turning a small Pacific Northwest town into a temporary stage for American democracy.Seattle, WA
- Aug 7, 1890The McKinley Tariff ShamA political critique on how proposed protectionist duties on farm goods served industrial monopolies rather than the rural population.Yakima, WA
- Dec 18, 1890The Last Laugh on the Tariff: A Farmer’s Satirical Roast of McKinleyIn a December 1890 edition of the Aberdeen Herald, a poem titled 'Better Than a Gold Mine' mocks President-elect William McKinley’s protectionist policies with biting wit.Aberdeen, WA
- Aug 11, 1892Major McKinley's Interplanetary CampaignA satirical set of questions directed at the inhabitants of Mars, lampooning the economic protectionism of the 1892 presidential campaign.Aberdeen, WA
- Sep 29, 1892The Sock TariffA local streetcar driver challenges McKinley’s protectionist rhetoric after a surprise tax bill on his mother's gift from Ireland.Washington, WA
- Jul 13, 1899An Overqualified Bookkeeper Answers a $3-a-Week AdA desperate job-seeker responds to a measly $3-a-week bookkeeping ad with a resume that includes everything from peanut roasting to dog-ear clipping.Seattle, WA
- Nov 9, 1907The President vs. His PartyAn editorial analysis of Teddy Roosevelt's late-term defiance of Republican 'moneyed interests' and his flirtation with Democratic policy.Colville, WA