Democratic principles
date: label: date made
content: 1904
label: associated date
content: 1904
name: label: associated person
content: Bryan, William Jennings
label: associated institution
content: Democratic National Party
label: maker
content: Berryman, Clifford
notes: label: Description
content: This object is an original pen and ink political cartoon hand drawn on heavy white paper circa 1904 by Clifford Berryman in Washington, D.C. Berryman lampooned William Jennings Bryan's losses in presidential campaign losses by depicting him beside a donkey wearing bandages for each year that he was wounded (each year that Bryan lost): major wounds/losses in 1896, 1900, and 1904; and lesser wounds/losses in 1894, 1898, and 1902. Bryan says "Democratic principles are popular" in sarcasm and a small animal behind him says "isn't Willie witty."
label: Description
content: Bryan would run for President one last time, in 1908. He lost, but remained active in politics till his death in 1925.
label: Description
content: The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
topic: label: classified
content: Political Campaigns
label: depicted
content: Donkeys
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1904
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
label: See more items in
content: Government, Politics, and Reform
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Miss Florence S Berryman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.322733.025
label: catalog number
content: 322733.025
label: accession number
content: 322733
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cartoon
label: Object Name
content: political cartoon
label: Object Type
content: cartoons
label: Object Type
content: Drawing
label: Object Type
content: editorial cartoons
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hand-drawn (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 15/16 in x 12 9/16 in; 32.86125 cm x 31.90875 cm