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Save Nebraska From Confederated Monopoly

In 1894, Democrat William Jennings Bryan ran against Republican John M. Thurston for Nebraska's open seat in the United States Senate. During the race, the Omaha Bee, a Republican reform paper, campaigned against the Burlington & Missouri Railroad as an especially nefarious force endangering the republic. In this political cartoon, Editor Edward Rosewater broadened the paper's attack to include all monopolies.

SAVE NEBRASKA FROM CONFEDERATED MONOPOLY.

About this Document

  • Source: The Omaha Evening Bee
  • Citation: page 1
  • Date: November 3, 1894