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The Economy |
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“If He Is Elected…” |
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Cartoonist: Edward Windsor Kemble |
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Source: Harper's Weekly |
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Date:
October 31, 1908, pp. 18-19
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
Published shortly before the presidential election, this dark Harper’s Weekly cartoon ominously predicts that an administration headed by Democrat William Jennings Bryan (depicted as a poisonous spider) would halt industrial productivity, resulting in economic stagnation and national depression. |
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