The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
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1t is pity. from the cartoonists point
Of view, that the two most prominent
presidential candidates look 80 much
alike. When the cartoonist does not
tack his butts name on to his coat, his
hat, or his belt. he depends for recogni-
ton upon some arrangement Of the
whiskers or upon some feature. luckily
for them. characteristic. Conkling's
nose, Grants square face. whiskers and
mole. Clevelandis size. which they have
some difficulty in contra-distinguishing
from Reeds size and shape, Depew's
barnsides, and PETERS whiskers, are
easy marks of Identification Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Mckinley have regular features.
they are smooth shaver, they are
neither lean enough or fat enough to be
remarkable. Altogether the artists are
forced to affix names to their portrait
which 10 painful though self-delivered
blow. The Nspoleonic likeness and
hat which they have bestowed upon
Mr.. Mckinley identifies him from every
body but Napoleon but the necessities
Of the composition frequently require
that the Canton man wear white fan
nels or a laboring mans overalls in
which the three angled hat Of Napoleon
will not harmonic. In such q case the
artist copies more closely than ever the
linesments OF the great Frenchmxn. So
that with those who look at pictures
the rule is: wherever you see Ma
poleon it lie Mckinley"
The cute, crisp curle in the neck are
Mr.. Bryan's tag Of identification. BY
this sign shall you know him. There is
absolutely no other feature that is COM
mon to all the thousands OF pictures
that the newspaper are printing daily.
Any plate a newspaper Office may
chance to have in stock OF q man with
regular features and a smooth shaver
face, after having few curls cut in the
neck. is worked of as William Jennings
Bryan. Mr.. Bryan's youth aud new
ness 10 accountable for the lack of plates
in newspaper Offices. As the campaign
progresses the likeness in the cartoon
designated Bryan will probably i'm
prove.
The Chicago Record Of July 10Th has
Q picture of Little Billie B. Offering q
sun flower with sixteen petals which
should be OF silver around its gold
centre to Columbia a. Trilby. On the
other aide is man,-the counterpart Of
Little Billie B. only that he has straight
hair, offering Columbia a spray Of gold
On rod. The caption states that the two
Little Billies" are making ardent love
while Trilby "ain't sayin' nothin'. 4"
The parallel might be exte nded. Both
men are Of Scotch-Irish descent, their
private life 10 unexceptionable. they are
artistic politicians; so artistic that the
results Of their headwork seem the
spontaneous expression Of q nations
gratitude. they are not rich. neither is
pretentious except as they both claim to
love the American people more than
themeelves, whether it is for the king
dom which the people can give. the
people can say in November Mr..
Bryans and Mr.. McKinley's freedom
from vices large and small, drives news
papers to the discussion Of financial
questions which, after q years atten-
ton, even the careful and conscientious
reader is tired Of
II Mckinley should develop q
piqusncy Of conduct,not deplorabIe like
that Of the Prince OF Wales but lido
syncratic like that Of the German EN-