Cartoon, Something Looms in the Future

Cartoon, Something Looms in the Future -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraeli's speech to his constituents in Buckinghamshire, in which he said that the government intended to do something in the future for the agricultural interest. A farmer looks into a telescope and tries to see what the future might hold, but the telescope is not straight, and Disraeli is holding his hat over the end

1852 Buckinghamshire Comment Constituents Deceptive Depiction Disraeli Exchequer Looms Parliamentary Protectionism Telescope Tory Trick Trickster Unclear Vague

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