The Ass And His Leader by Udo Keppler/ https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/ |
The picture above shows the President Cleveland standing on the edge of a cliff on the "high road" labeled "Good Government Road," holding the end of a broken bridle to a donkey that has fallen off the cliff. There is a caption: An Ass, being led along the high road, suddenly started off and bolted to the brink of a deep precipice. When in the act of throwing himself over, his Leader used his best endeavors to pull him back. The Ass, persisting in his effort, the Leader let him go, and remarked sorrowfully: "Well, I've done my best for you; - it's your funeral, not mine!"