The safer choice / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan and William H. Taft standing aboard a ship applying for the job of "First Mate" to "Captain" Uncle Sam. Bryan has a pocketful of "Promises", whereas Taft has "Records" of his world travels to prove his experience.

Caption: Captain Sam Yes, I'll be wanting a First Mate, and a good one. I'm off for a rough, hard v'yage, and the man who's had experience is the Mate for me.
Illus. in: Puck, v. 64, no. 1651 (1908 October 21), centerfold.
Copyright 1908 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.