Never too late to run
1904
Frank Nankivell turns the 1904 presidential race into a literal track meet in this biting political cartoon. Here, 80-year-old vice-presidential candidate Henry G. Davis stands in his underwear like a weary prize fighter, while a figure—likely his running mate Alton B. Parker—massages his leg with 'Esopus Oil,' a cheeky reference to Parker's New York home. Behind them looms a giant safe marked '$40,000,000 Safe and Sane,' mocking the conservative Democrats' obsession with wealth and stability against Theodore Roosevelt. It’s a perfect visual pun on 'running' for office when your candidate is old enough to be your great-grandfather.
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