Bryan is the ablest worker for sound money
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Gold standard, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Political parties--Platforms, Presidents--Election, Public speaking, Scales (Weighing instruments)
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William Jennings Bryan stands on one side of a scale, cranking out speeches labeled “Wind, Weak Speech, Cheap Oratory, Boy Talk, Silly Speech, Free Silver Sophistry, Dangerous Propositions, Mercenary Reasoning, Silly Speech by Bryan, Bryan’s Blatherskite Oratory, Foolish Speeches by Bryan, Bryan’s Demagogic Speeches, [and] Bryan’s Inflammatory Talk,” which land at the feet of William McKinley, standing on the other side of the scale, holding a paper labeled “Gold Standard.” Caption: The more he talks, the more McKinley weighs.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1896-10-21
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
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:
Bryan is the ablest worker for sound money. [October 21, 1896]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288616. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Bryan is the ablest worker for sound money. [21 Oct. 1896]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288616.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1896, October 21]. Bryan is the ablest worker for sound money.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288616.
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 12, 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.
