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She might get her brother to try it
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Description | Cartoon shows William Jennings Bryan smiling reflectively as he reads a news item: "Young girl inventor disquised as man and smoking a cigar, tried to sell N.Y. motor dealers an invention by which automobiles could run without gasoline." In his hand he holds papers reading "16 to 1," "Government Ownership," and "Peace Plans." Bryan was a perennial Democratic candidate for president and former Secretary of State, whose enthusiasm for Populist causes was disparaged by many. Among these were "Free Silver," under which the government would have purchased silver at a ratio to gold of 16 to 1; government ownership of railroads; and the avoidance of war. Bryan's younger brother, Charles Bryan, was his close supporter, and their political careers were intertwined. To placate the elder Bryan, the Democrats picked Charles Bryan to run for Vice President in 1924. Berryman may be making a sly joke on the impracticality of Bryan's views and his close relationship with his brother. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Bryan, Charles W.,--1867-1945. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Bryan, William Jennings,--1860-1925. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |