Select ALL the correct answers.
This cartoon from the campaign of 1896 shows William Jennings Bryan on a whistle-stop tour of the country. Journalists and a newspaper
illustrator are traveling with him to document the campaign. Which two statements are accurate descriptions of this cartoon?
It shows Bryan's support for bimetallism in a favorable way.
It is optimistic that Bryan will win the campaign for president.
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It shows disrespect for Bryan's argument that farmers are businessmen
The cartoonist thinks that Bryan's platform will appeal only to farmers

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From the analysis of the cartoon, we can say that the cartoonist believed that Bryan's platform would only attract farmers and shows disrespect to Bryan's argument that farmers are entrepreneurs.

In this case, we can say that the last two answer options are the correct answers.

We can reach this conclusion because:

  • William Jennings Bryan was a candidate for President of the Republic.
  • He compared farmers to entrepreneurs because they are involved in commercial transactions.
  • This comment has a controversial reception.
  • That's because farmers supported this comment, just as they supported Bryan's candidacy.
  • However, other people felt that this comparison was incorrect as it would give the farmers the wrong view.

One of the people who didn't like the comment was the cartoonist of the figure attached below. The cartoonist showed that he didn't respect Bryan's comment, even though he had the support of the farmers.

For this reason, he draws farmers acting irresponsibly, as marginals. While Bryan encourages this behavior.

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