Description: This cartoon shows Warren G. Harding, Republican candidate for president in 1920, wooing a woman representing the Southern state of Tennessee while his Democratic opponent, James M. Cox, looks on in dismay. Since the end of the Civil War, the South had been solidly behind the Democratic party. In the South, the Republicans were disliked as the party of Lincoln, the party that freed the slaves. In the 1920 election, which Harding won in a landslide, Cox carried all of the Southern states with the exception of Tennessee, which went for Harding. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: CA3_F02_01
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865‐1923; Presidential campaigns; Presidential elections; Political cartoons;
 

Description: This album contains photographs taken during President-elect Warren G. Harding's vacation in St. Augustine, Florida, in the month before his 1921 inauguration. The vacation included activities like golfing, boating, and visiting historical landmarks in the city, and was documented by the St. Augustine Elks Lodge, No. 829, with photographs by P.A. Wolfe. Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was born in Corsica (now called Blooming Grove), a small town in Morrow County, Ohio. His family moved to Marion, where Harding taught school, briefly studied law, and worked occasionally as a reporter for a local paper before buying the Marion Star in 1884. Harding became popular as a local bandleader at political rallies, and for his skill as an orator. Willing to follow the lead of political bosses, Harding advanced rapidly in Ohio politics, serving as state senator and lieutenant governor. In 1914, Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He launched his famous "front porch" 1920 presidential campaign from the porch of his Victorian home in Marion. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. St. Augustine is the nation's oldest European-occupied settlement, settled by the Spanish in 1565. It is located along Florida's Atlantic coast, and is home to several historic landmarks that Harding visited including the Hotel Ponce de Leon (now a part of Flagler College), Castillo de San Marcos, the Plaza de la Constitucion, and the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865‐1923; Presidents; Ohio History ‐‐ Presidents and Politics; National monuments
Places: St. Augustine (Florida)
 

Description: This cartoon, published in 1922, communicates the complexities of legislation brought before the Warren G. Harding presidential administration. Various individuals--among them are "American Business Man," "The Bureaucrat," "The Big Tax Payer" and "Small Tax Payer"--express their opinions. Issues include Harding’s insistence on fiscal accountability via a budget review and congressional approval, an injunction ending a railroad strike, tariffs on imported wheat from Europe, the Four Powers treaty limiting naval armaments, and tax cuts. Ohio politician Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) served as state senator, lieutenant governor, and governor. In 1914 Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He launched his famous "front porch" 1920 presidential campaign from the porch of his Marion, Ohio, home. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. As president, Harding’s administration was tainted by corruption, and the infamous "Teapot Dome" scandal (in which Harding's secretary of the interior leased a government petroleum reserve to a private oil company) nearly destroyed his presidency. Harding died in office in August 1923. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: CA3_F02_03
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865‐1923; Political cartoons; Presidents--United States; Political culture--Ohio--History
 

Description: Published in 1922, this cartoon uses President Warren G. Harding’s well-known affinity for golf to speak to the frustration felt by the public and legislators eager to return to their home districts for upcoming elections. Many felt that the Harding administration was purposely delaying action on a number of issues including the bonus bill for army veterans, the coal strike, tariffs on foreign imports, etc. Ohio politician Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) served as state senator, lieutenant governor, and governor. In 1914 Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He launched his famous "front porch" 1920 presidential campaign from the porch of his Marion, Ohio, home. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. As president, Harding’s administration was tainted by corruption, and the infamous "Teapot Dome" scandal (in which Harding's secretary of the interior leased a government petroleum reserve to a private oil company) nearly destroyed his presidency. Harding died in office in August 1923. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: CA3_F02_02
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865‐1923; Political cartoons; Presidents--United States; Political culture--Ohio--History