New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

We're designed to influence were. many Of them.
antagonized.
| Many of the Harper cartoons such as the one
| published here. have. however. done great good
/ service to the sound -monev cause. Several
! OF the Harper cartoons have also possessed a
! very happy vein of humor notably the one en-
! titled Willie in Wonderland. Wheat jumps up
! and silver down. Can this he the enemies
! country" This shows Mr. Bryan on the
| praires mounted on hobby horse. He is con-
! fronted by an army OF sheaves Of wheat which
look like old men with very long boards. Thev
are brandshinG scvthes and rakes they ad-
vance All about. the prairie dogs labelled
silver" are seeking their holes Another is
called 'Monkeying with huzz-saw.' in which
Mr.. Bryan. Little Willie" saws. Il guess
J I'll stop it," The "buzz-saw' is labelled Ma
tional credit" There is no doubt that good
natured cartoons like these. which contain
argument along with laugh. have done most
10 combat the idea existing in many sections
that the East feels bitterness toward the West.
Perhaps tho most novel feature of this years
caricature has been its expression in sculpture
Sculpture is necessarily SO concrete n mode of
expression that Mr Bachman's work. repro
duced in "Lese's Weekly" has been peculiarly
telling While many of It's arguments have
siderable influence by their effect Of scul7tured
permanence: as IT, after each weeks puzzling
argument in the daily papers. some clear voice
rose above the clatter and said in n downright
way: But the fact remains" An interestingly
amusing point in regard 70 these caricatures in
sculpture is that the backs Of the statuettes are
entirely unfinished and present absurdv in
congruous contour OF clay -hedauhed sticks and
straw.
one Of the best cartoons Of the campaign
published in Judge" the week following the
Chicago Convention 1t IS the one reproduced
on this page. and entitled The Democratic
party has taken its stand 1t was peculiarly
happy in its accurate forecast Of the part tn"
Democracy has been forced to play. Mr.. Ham
iiton's cartoon IN tho same publication called
Fishing for Suckers" with Mr. Bryan tho
fisherman. was also telling one Both these
pictures have the merit Of extreme simplicity
and Yet complete. pictorial and humorous.
The Crown Of Thorns. published in Judge
on August -. seemed rather in bad taste.
sidering that II used the same sacred emblem
II further its own argument that Mr.. Bryan
was 50 tartly criticised for using in his Chi
cago speech. Comparatively few such lapses
as this have been noticeable during the can
yass. and happily they may be ascribcd to the
hcadlong spirit engendcred IN the cartoon week
lies 10y the competition Of the daily press.
For the first time in number ~ years both
Puck" and Judge have been agreed uron a
candidate. Puck" has been So long sup
porter Of radical tariff reform that those who
watch cartoons carefully fram week 70 week
were Interested io see N what humor II would
support Mr Mckiuiey and AT the same time
keep its political attitude distinct from that ~
It's rival The feat was accomplished hy the
clcverness "f Nj. Oppor Iio SCI about To- pro-
ducc q series of purely humorous and quite inn
personal cartoons. based upon th" general dis
belief thai there WAS enough intelligence IN the
hackers OF SIR. Bryan 10 run The Government"
Mr Erfan nay hav" been referred T.. but Mr.
Mckinley never. Prominent among these carl