Victorious Democracy: title page of a 1900 Bryan campaign biography
Title page of 'Victorious Democracy', a 562-page 1900 campaign biography of Bryan by the editor of the Omaha World-Herald, with a life of Stevenson and 'The Democratic Issues of 1900' by A. J. Munson, published in Chicago by The Dominion Company. The Library of Congress copyright stamp on the next leaf is dated August 1900. The title describes Bryan as 'the fearless and brilliant leader of the people' and refers to 'the toiling masses of America'.
- Date
- 1900
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Richard L. Metcalf (catalogued as Metcalfe) and A. J. Munson (authors), The Dominion Company, Chicago (publisher)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Books and pamphlets
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Mckinley Administration
- Leader
- William Mckinley
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1900 US Election
- Techniques
- Glittering generalities
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Internet Archive (scan of a Library of Congress copy), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (published 1900; Internet Archive metadata: possible-copyright-status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT)
Internet Archive, from the collection of the Library of Congress (Sloan Foundation digitisation); R. L. Metcalfe and A. J. Munson, Victorious Democracy (Chicago: The Dominion Company, 1900)
Text on the object
Victorious Democracy EMBRACING LIFE AND PATRIOTIC SERVICES OF HON. WILLIAM J. BRYAN THE FEARLESS AND BRILLIANT LEADER OF THE PEOPLE AND CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES A SKETCH FROM THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER TO THE HIGH POSITION HE HOLDS IN THE AFFECTIONS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN--AN AFFECTION WON BY HIS DEVOTION AND LOYALTY TO THE WELFARE OF THE TOILING MASSES OF AMERICA By RICHARD L. METCALF THE WELL KNOWN AUTHOR AND EDITOR OF THE OMAHA WORLD-HERALD AND CONCLUDING WITH THE LIFE OF HON. ADLAI E. STEVENSON CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT AND THE DEMOCRATIC ISSUES OF 1900 By A. J. MUNSON AUTHOR AND EDITOR SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED WITH HALF-TONE PORTRAITS AND VIEWS THE DOMINION COMPANY, PUBLISHER FINE BOOKS, CHICAGO, U.S.A.
The first letters of the line beginning 'A sketch from the beginning' are damaged at the left edge of the scan; 'SKETCH' is restored by inference from the surrounding wording. The author's name is printed 'Metcalf' on the title page; Internet Archive's catalogue gives 'Metcalfe'.
