“Here we are again!”
Dublin Core
Title
“Here we are again!”
Subject
Hawaii
Annexation
Home Rule
Congress
Annexation
Home Rule
Congress
Description
This newspaper cartoon negatively portrays the Hawaiian home rule party. It places the leader of the party, Robert William Wilcox (identified by his moustache) at the center of the illustration, carrying ‘anti-Dole’ papers. In the background, other monkeys are carry briefcases. Coming out of the ‘jungle’ to put forward legislation to Congress.
This negative cartoon comes after Wilcox proposed decentralizing power away from the Governor of Hawaii, and giving the local people more rights. Including asking for a pension for deposed Queen Liliuokalani. Despite their efforts, the Home rule party’s attempts to create legislation largely went ignored. The legislation failed after Dole created a pocket veto against it. As a result, it was famously named, the ‘Lady Dog legislature’.
This negative cartoon comes after Wilcox proposed decentralizing power away from the Governor of Hawaii, and giving the local people more rights. Including asking for a pension for deposed Queen Liliuokalani. Despite their efforts, the Home rule party’s attempts to create legislation largely went ignored. The legislation failed after Dole created a pocket veto against it. As a result, it was famously named, the ‘Lady Dog legislature’.
Creator
The Pacific Commercial Advisor
Publisher
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
Date
9 May 1901
Contributor
Alfie Staples
Rights
Public Domain
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Language
English
Type
Visual - political cartoon
Identifier
20th century Hawaii
Files
Collection
Citation
The Pacific Commercial Advisor, ““Here we are again!”,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed April 23, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/326.