Giddap, a Very Democratic Donkey quilt block, Carrie A. Hall

Giddap, a Very Democratic Donkey, is seen in right profile on a white cotton background, and is composed of tan squares and accented with brown triangles for its hooves, eyes, ears, and tail. Like Ararat, who sits next to him, Giddap appeared in the Kansas City Star in 1931 and was quickly taken up by local voters as a symbol for the Democratic party. In 1932, Democrat candidate Franklin Roosevelt defeated Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory for the presidency. A greater number of Giddap quilts reside in quilt collections today, compared to Ararat quilts, likely indicating that Giddap won the quilter’s vote, too.