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title: The Issue - 1900. Liberty. Justice. Humanity. W. J. Bryan
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/bryan-issue-1900-liberty-justice-humanity-poster-1900/
description: 'Chromolithograph poster: an oval portrait of Bryan between a ''1776 Liberty'' bell and a ''1900 No Imperialism'' bell, under ''The Issue - 1900 / Liberty.'
section: Collection
---

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# The Issue - 1900. Liberty. Justice. Humanity. W. J. Bryan

Chromolithograph poster: an oval portrait of Bryan between a '1776 Liberty' bell and a '1900 No Imperialism' bell, under 'The Issue - 1900 / Liberty. Justice. Humanity.' and the banners 'No crown of thorns / No cross of gold'. An octopus labelled 'Trusts' coils round factories at lower left; a Statue of Liberty and men with Cuban and Philippine flags are at right; the foot reads 'Equal rights to all, special privileges to none'.

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
The Issue - 1900
.LIBERTY. .JUSTICE. .HUMANITY.
W. J. BRYAN
NO CROWN OF THORNS
NO CROSS OF GOLD
1776 LIBERTY [on left bell]
1900 NO IMPERIALISM [on right bell]
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
TRUSTS [on the octopus]
"GIVE US LIBERTY OR GIVE US DEATH"
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO NONE.
COPYRIGHT 1900 BY NEVILLE WILLIAMS COLUMBUS, OHIO
```

Smaller lettering on the medallion and the octopus's factories is not legible at the available resolution.

[← "England and the War in South Africa" (Der wahre Jacob, 1899)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/war-and-capitalism-der-wahre-jacob-1899/) [Del-Lâchoda devant l'Angleterre (Musée des Horreurs no. 21) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/del-lachoda-musee-des-horreurs-fashoda-1900/)

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