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The silver dog with the golden tail : will the tail wag the dog, or the dog wag the tail?

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Title
The silver dog with the golden tail : will the tail wag the dog, or the dog wag the tail?
Creator
Root, M. A., 1857-1924  
Scale
Not drawn to scale  
Place of Publication
Denver (Colo.)
Publisher
publisher not identified  
Date of Publication
1896  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
21 x 27 cm
Notes
  • In this political cartoon, a map of the United States takes the form of a very well-fed dog gnawing on a bone bearing the word, "election." The states from the southern borders of Ohio and Maryland to Maine are depicted as "gold states," and the rest of the country (excluding four Midwestern states) consists of "silver states." The Panic of 1893 had left the U.S. in a recession that persisted in 1896, and Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan argued that the country could extract itself from this quagmire by abandoning the gold standard and backing paper money with silver. Republican William McKinley, with the support of the nation's largest companies--which were located principally in the Northeast--maintained that this course of action would cheat lenders of an honest return on their money.
  • "All rights reserved, M.A. Root ... Denver, Colo."
  • Includes 3 statistical tables and other data regarding the wealth of silver and gold states.
Language
English
Subject
  • Presidents  
  • Election  
  • Political campaigns  
  • History  
  • 19th century  
  • Silver question  
  • Gold standard  
  • Satirical maps.   
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99902983112205899
Collection Title
American Empire Maps
Collection
American Empire Maps
TitleThe silver dog with the golden tail : will the tail wag the dog, or the dog wag the tail?
CreatorRoot, M. A., 1857-1924  
ScaleNot drawn to scale  
Place of PublicationDenver (Colo.)
Publisherpublisher not identified  
Date of Publication1896  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions21 x 27 cm
Notes
  • In this political cartoon, a map of the United States takes the form of a very well-fed dog gnawing on a bone bearing the word, "election." The states from the southern borders of Ohio and Maryland to Maine are depicted as "gold states," and the rest of the country (excluding four Midwestern states) consists of "silver states." The Panic of 1893 had left the U.S. in a recession that persisted in 1896, and Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan argued that the country could extract itself from this quagmire by abandoning the gold standard and backing paper money with silver. Republican William McKinley, with the support of the nation's largest companies--which were located principally in the Northeast--maintained that this course of action would cheat lenders of an honest return on their money.
  • "All rights reserved, M.A. Root ... Denver, Colo."
  • Includes 3 statistical tables and other data regarding the wealth of silver and gold states.
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Presidents  
  • Election  
  • Political campaigns  
  • History  
  • 19th century  
  • Silver question  
  • Gold standard  
  • Satirical maps.   
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99902983112205899
Collection TitleAmerican Empire Maps
CollectionAmerican Empire Maps

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