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 The Cash Candidate and Campaign Contributions

 


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  Cartoonist:  Edward Windsor Kemble
  Source:  Harper's Weekly
  Date:   July 25, 1908, p. 7

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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
William Jennings Bryan appears as a parrot, symbolizing his long-windedness and tendency to voice stock phrases repeatedly about the same issues. The image is similar to a 1904 Puck cartoon of Bryan. Here, the 1908 presidential nominee is upset that he will soon embark on a lengthy speaking tour for his election campaign, but will be unable to collect lucrative lectures fees as he had been for years.

 

 

 

 
 

 

     
 

 

 
     
 

 

 
     
 

 

 

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