Bryan-Stevenson Campaign Button, 1900
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Artifact Overview
In 1900, Democrat William Jennings Bryan made his second bid for the Presidency. The candidate resurrected some of his old 1896 campaign catchphrases -- "Free Silver" and "16 to 1." These alluded to Bryan's economic policy that called for the unlimited coinage of silver. The slogans still didn't work. Bryan lost to the man who beat him four years earlier -- Republican William McKinley.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1900
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.306
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Tin (Metal)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
Front:
16 1
Back:
AND MANUFACTURERS | BADGES & | BUTTONS | BALTIMORE, MD.
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