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'.

Date: 1900
Period: Pre-1914
Made by: Pro-Bryan campaign poster (copyright Neville Williams, Columbus, Ohio; Strobridge lithograph)
Region: North America
Country: United States
Medium: Poster
Issuer type: Party
Regime: Mckinley Administration
Leader: William Mckinley
Audience: Domestic public
Purpose: Persuade or win support
Theme: Elections and party politics
Event: 1900 US Election
Techniques: Glittering generalities Transfer Fear appeal
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights: Public domain (published c1900; LOC: no known restrictions)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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.