Worse than none. Illustration shows Edward M. Shepard, with papers extending from his back pocket labeled Reform and Tammany, standing in front of an old woman labeled Democracy who is holding a piece of paper labeled Bryan's Recommendation. She is turning him down, just as the New York City voters did in the mayoral election. The cartoonist is suggesting that a recommendation from William Jennings Bryan is worse than no recommendation at all. Date 1902 September 10. Worse than none. Illustration shows Edward M. Shepard, with papers extending from his back pocket labeled Reform and Tammany, standing in front of an old woman labeled Democracy who is holding a piece of paper labeled Bryan's Recommendation. She is turning him down, just as the New York City voters did in the mayoral election. The cartoonist is suggesting that a recommendation from William Jennings Bryan is worse than no recommendation at all. Date 1902 September 10.