Badge

1896

Place madeCincinnati, Ohio, United States, North America

Brass, cardboard

Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 12.7 cm )

Gift of Miss Margaret Lippencott

1942.628

William McKinley served as the twenty-eighth president of the United States from 1896 to 1904.

DescriptionMetal badge suspended from bar with pin-back; upper bar in the shape of an eagle; lower bar inscribed "AN / HONEST DOLLAR"; stamped sheet metal on cardboard back depicts bust of William McKinley; inscribed "WM MCKINLEY / FOR PRESIDENT; reverse printed on paper "THE / "HURRAH" / CAMPAIGN / PROCESSION BADGE. / MANUFACTURED BY / JAS. MURDOCK, JR. / STAMP CUTTER, ENGRAVER, & DIE SINKER / CINCINNATI, O. / "OUR STANDARD BEARER'S" / "LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE WAS SIMPLE IN LANGUAGE / UNASSAILABLE IN ARGUMENTS AND DISPLAYED THE HIGHEST ORDER OF STATESMANSHIP." / "INDEPENDENT FREE COINAGE OF SILVER AT 16 TO 1 / WOULD SPEEDILY CONTRACT OUR CURRENCY." / "HONEST MONEY AND A CHANCE TO EARN IT INSURES / HAPPY HOMES, CONTENTMENT AND PROSPERITY." / "OPEN FREELY OUR MILLS AND NOT OUR MINTS." / "THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS WEDDED TO THE DOCTRINE OF PROTECTION TO AMERICAN INDUSTRIES." / "A REVENUE RAISING TARIFF SUFFICIENT TO SUPPLY THE NEEDS OF THE GOVERNMENT." / "WE COUNCIL ADVANTAGEOUS / RECIPROCITY." / 'RAH! FOR MCKINLEY, 'RAH!"

ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)