Not So Bad, 1899

 
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 12
Scope and content:

bound issue from December 20, 1899; Vol XLVI, no. 1189. Lithographs address William Jennings Bryan and his bid for the presidential nominee in 1900, newspapers and journalism, currency questions, and presumably westward expansion. Lithographs include "Not So Bad" (title page; shows two women dressed in fashionable coast, hats, and gloves cheering on a rugby game); "Busted!" (shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a "cross of gold," "crown of thorns," and bag labeled "W.J.B Speeches." Behind Bryan are Edwin L. Godkin carrying papers labeled "Anti-American Editorials," Joseph Pulitzer carrying a sword and bag over his shoulder with a tag "Pulitzer" hanging from the bag, Edward Atkinson, Carl Schurz carrying a drum on his back labaled "Anti-Expansion Band," and Oswald Ottendorfer carrying a small bag labeled "Staats Zeitung." The group is walking on train tracks away from the Capitol. William McKinley is seen riding on a railroad car labeled "Expansion Train" heading towards D.C.

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