Cartoonist Gillam combines Napoleon’s two defeats into one for the Democratic nominee through the scene depicting Fontainbleu and the caption referring to Waterloo. Cleveland is surrounded by papers declaring “Tammany Demands,” “Appeal Against the Nomination of Cleveland,” his inability to win the election, and criticisms of his record. On the wall in the background, a painting shows President Benjamin Harrison and Republicans advancing in battle under the banner of trade protection, while Cleveland and the Democrats flee carrying a free-trade flag. The wall painting ostensibly portrays the results of the 1888 election when Harrison defeated Cleveland. However, it also alludes to the two candidates’ behavior in the Civil War, when Harrison fought for the Union and Cleveland hired a substitute.