Nevermore
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Political parties--Platforms, Presidents--Election, Ravens, Silver question
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William Jennings Bryan sits at a desk on which are papers labeled “Free Silver Speeches.” With a sorrowful look, he stares up at a raven perched on a bust of Pallas Athena. The raven wears a medallion labeled “Free Silver.” Caption: “On this home by horror haunted — tell me truly, I implore! — Is there — is there balm in Gilead? tell me, tell me, I implore! Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore!'”
Comments and Context
Drawn and printed too early to have foreseen the actual outcome of the 1900 presidential election — which generally was considered a forgone conclusion against William Jennings Bryan — cartoonist Keppler drew a cartoon that would be safe in any eventuality. His albatross, so to speak, was the raven in this twist on Poe’s famous poem. For all of Bryan’s other attributes, qualities, and deficiencies, his stubborn adherence to inflationary bimetallism — “16 to 1” coinage of silver-to-gold ratio — widely was seen as fatal to his advancement on the national stage.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1900-11-07
Creator(s)
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Nevermore. [November 7, 1900]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275678. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Nevermore. [7 Nov. 1900]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275678.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1900, November 7]. Nevermore.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275678.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
