"Washington's Prophecy Fulfilled"

Populists defended the original meaning of America -- a place where relatively equal small producers dominated.  Monarchy, aristocracy, and other forms of privilege constituted a negative counter-image to American republicanism in Populist eyes

The caption at the bottom of this cartoon reads: 

GEORGE WASHINGTON (Farewell Address) -- "We should look to the future for a power not of the people (plutocracy) may seek to destroy this free government.  Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."

THOMAS JEFFERSON (Democrat 1801) -- "All men being created free and equal, it is therefore a fundamental principle of this government to guarantee equal rights to all and special privileges to none."

ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Republican 1860) -- "A government by the people, for the people and of the people shall not perish from the earth."

PLUTOCRACY (1896) -- "Them fellows were foolish to believe that they could keep me off this throne."

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