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Uncle Sam looks at a “Wolfert’s Roost” rock that David B. Hill hides behind, holding a “gold standard” trap. Caption: Uncle Sam: “You may catch Bryan but you can’t catch me.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-28
A “messenger” brings a message for “the boss” but does not know to whom to give it. Victor Dowling, Thomas Taggart, De Lancey Nicoll, William F. Sheehan, George B. McClellan, and David B. Hill hold out their hands for the message.
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1904-08-30
Uncle Sam sits on a couch with David B. Hill as they both cry. On the ground is a paper that reads, “Hill to retire after the campaign.”
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1904-08-30
President Roosevelt puts “pepper” on some eggs in the skillet that produce a “my letter of acceptance” odor. Alton B. Parker and David B. Hill cover their noses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09
In the cartoon on the left, “Democracy” is a “political hobo” as he walks on the “free silver road.” In the cartoon on the right, “Democracy” greets “Wall Street,” who says, “My brother,” on “Belmont-Hill Road.” Democracy responds, “Yes, I’ve a strawberry mark on my left arm.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09
The “Democratic party” holds a “ruin to U.S. industries” knife with a hilt that features Alton B. Parker’s head. The Democratic party brings the knife near a group of individuals, including a “citizen,” “capitalist,” “manufacturer,” and “house owner.” The arm of the party reads, “Democratic platform: tariff for revenue only means smaller wages.” The hand has several words: “spoils,” “Hillism,” “Bryanism,” “Gormanism,” “Belmontism,” and “fallacies.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09
Alton B. Parker gives Uncle Sam a paper that reads, “application for position as master of the White House—Alton B. Parker—References: Hill, Belmont, McCarren, Taggart, Williams, Davis, Bailey, Murphy,” as Parker points to a group of men, all of whom are listed on the paper. On the wall is a “U.S. bulletin help wanted” board.
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1904-09
Dame Democracy throws up her hat as she faces David B. Hill. There is another David B. Hill behind her.
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1904-09-03
David B. Hill has an “I am a Democrat” feather and rides on Alton B. Parker’s shoulders as he walks from “Esopus” to the “White House.” Parker holds the “Constitution of the United States” while Hill has two papers—”Herrick for judge” and “Stanchfield for governor”—in his back pocket.
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1904-09-04
David B. Hill, August Belmont, and Grover Cleveland coax Democratic presidential candidate Alton B. Parker, whose hands are tied behind his back, toward the “Speakers Stand,” where Uncle Sam stands waiting. Cleveland has a “Speech for Parker” tucked in his back pocket.
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1904-09-04
In this letter to the editor of The Globe and Commercial Advertiser, the writer discusses the challenge facing the Democratic Party in developing a platform and putting forth a candidate that can win the presidential election against Theodore Roosevelt.
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1904-06-24
A Democratic donkey carries “the trusts,” August Belmont, David B. Hill, and Alton B. Parker. “The trusts” pull the Tammany tiger along. Caption: In his time he has carried heavy loads, but this is the worst he ever got under.
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1904-07-25
David B. Hill holds a bag of “silver” beside a “Democratic convention” wall. In the background, William Jennings Bryan is about to use a “free silver” axe as “democracy” kneels down and is tied to a “doubtful money” stake. Caption: Judas Iscariot (Hill) sold his party for a few pieces of silver.
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1904-07-30
David B. Hill hands a “heroic manly flub dub gold brick” with a “telegram” from Alton B. Parker to a Democratic donkey. Parker watches while Uncle Sam walks away. Hill’s feather reads, “Don’t write telegraph!” Caption: The Bunco Men—Now, since you’ve bought this gold brick, if you can sell it to the old man we’ll divide up with you.
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1904-08
William Jennings Bryan sits at the edge of a cliff holding a scroll of “his principles” as Grover Cleveland, David B. Hill, Alton B. Parker, Richard Olney, and a Tammany tiger try to push him off.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-07
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President Roosevelt stands at the “Presidency” plate on a baseball diamond, holding a bat labeled “Honest & Upright Government.” David B. Hill is poised to pitch him a “Tricky Politics” ball. “Gray,” William Jennings Bryan, and Grover Cleveland are in the outfield, while “Williams, Captain” talks with catcher Alton B. Parker. August Belmont, as bat boy, carries a “$” bag of bats labeled “Trusts” and “Interest.” Behind Roosevelt in the dugout are his teammates, Chauncey M. Depew, Albert J. Beveridge, Joseph Gurney Cannon, John Hay, George B. Cortelyou, “Black,” and vice-presidential candidate Charles W. Fairbanks. In the stands in the background are kings and other interested fans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08
Alton B. Parker milks a cow in the background as a number of men look at papers: David B. Hill, Grover Cleveland, a Tammany tiger, Arthur P. Gorman, Richard Olney, John E. Parsons, and August Belmont.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-08
The “platform committee” tries to close a large “money question” man with a “sound finance” mace into the “chamber of silence.” Behind them is a “compromise” board and a “Democratic platform & resolutions” paper with a “Hill patch” and a “Bryan patch.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08
August Belmont directs choir music in a church full of dollar signs. The choir includes David B. Hill, Patrick Henry McCarren, Thomas Taggart, Grover Cleveland, and James H. Eckels, all dressed in ladies’ attire except Taggart who wears a suit of playing cards.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-09
David B. Hill wears a “I don’t know my president’s opinions. He’ll telegraph” feather as he offers “peanut politics statesmanship” to “John Bull,” “France,” and “Germany.” Hill has a “gold brick” in his pocket. Caption: “Have a Peanut with me?”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08