Cartoon in the Washington Star
Joseph Gurney Cannon looks at William Jennings Bryan seated on a chair and says, “You remind me of Joab of the Old Testament.” Bryan opens a Bible and replies, “Just you wait! I’ll find a name that’ll fit you!” A donkey in the background says, “Bill knows his book all right!”
Comments and Context
Clifford Kennedy Berryman’s cartoon characterizing a speech by Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon illustrates several aspects of an earlier time in American history. The speech by Cannon criticized Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan.