…But the lion was a politician. L. Frank Baum used the lion’s characteristics to portray William Jennings Bryan, the cowardly US anti-imperialist candidate of 1900. Republicans, such as Teddy Roosevelt whom of which represents the wizard, mocked Bryan for being cowardly and indecisive.
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12:47 pm…But the lion was a politician. L. Frank Baum used the lion’s characteristics to portray William Jennings Bryan, the cowardly US anti-imperialist candidate of 1900. Republicans, such as Teddy Roosevelt whom of which represents the wizard, mocked Bryan for being cowardly and indecisive.