Project Gutenberg 2016-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 114 Preston, Jack 1888 Buschlen, J. P. (John Preston) Buschlen, John Preston The Donkey, the Elephant, and the Goat at a Public Meeting E-text prepared by David Edwards, readbueno, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Donkey, the Elephant, and the Goat at a Public Meeting" by J. P. Buschlen is a satirical play written in the early 20th century. This light-hearted piece uses animal characters—symbolizing political parties—to explore themes of politics and social issues of the time. The donkey typically represents the Democratic Party, while the elephant symbolizes the Republican Party, with the goat introduced as a voice for the farmers and workers' political concerns. In this play, the audience watches a public meeting with the elephant and donkey debating fiercely while the goat interjects with criticisms and calls for attention to the struggles of the common people. The elephant boasts of its lineage and achievements, the donkey counters with its own claims to power and respectability, and the goat represents the oppressed workers and farmers fighting for their rights. Through witty dialogue and rhymes, Buschlen critiques the political establishment and urges for recognition of the working class's needs, ultimately underscoring the absurdity of political rivalry and the necessity for unity in addressing socio-economic issues. The play ends on a hopeful note, advocating for humor and resilience in the face of unfavorable circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Political plays United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Drama PS Text Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Politics 62941 2025-06-20T15:31:18.629637 text/html 41764 2024-10-23T00:11:28 text/html 62715 2025-06-20T15:31:21.434693 application/epub+zip 61495 2025-06-20T15:31:19.260616 application/epub+zip 61495 2025-06-20T15:31:18.938619 application/epub+zip 96514 2025-06-20T15:31:23.047646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90498 2025-06-20T15:31:21.110622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90985 2022-09-23T12:36:14.267856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36472 2023-09-22T09:43:39.201738 text/plain 16446 2024-10-23T00:11:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15472 2025-06-20T15:31:23.191616 application/rdf+xml 14386 2025-06-20T15:31:19.019672 image/jpeg 2715 2025-06-20T15:31:18.979617 image/jpeg 59301 2025-06-20T15:31:18.639669 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog