Title
The Governor's Pets!
Subject
Political cartoons
Heaton, Harold R., -1940
Dunne, Edward F. (Edward Fitzsimons), 1853-1937
Referendum
Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Illinois. General Assembly. Senate
Crows
Bills, Legislative
Bills, Legislative--U.S. states
Illinois. General Assembly
Description
Governor Edward F. Dunne ushers two girls named "Initiative" and "Referendum" to a second man depicting the Illinois State Senate. This man is holding an apple labeled "Approval," while a third man representing the Illinois House of Representatives stands behind the Governor waving a branch with a tag reading "Opposition."
This cartoon highlights the Initiative and Referendum crusade aimed to allow citizens to place issues on the ballot and vote for them directly, thereby circumventing the special interests influencing the legislature. Republican opponents in the legislature contended that such measures challenged representative government and successfully killed the measure in 1911.
This cartoon highlights the Initiative and Referendum crusade aimed to allow citizens to place issues on the ballot and vote for them directly, thereby circumventing the special interests influencing the legislature. Republican opponents in the legislature contended that such measures challenged representative government and successfully killed the measure in 1911.
Creator
Heaton, Harold R.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
400971
Harold R. Heaton Collection
Original Format
political cartoon
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
44 x 38 cm