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June 1992

Ham on Wry

ON HIS FIRST RUN FOR CONGRESS, teetotaller William Jennings Bryan sought out voters in frontier saloons. In one, he found a tippling old Democrat who asked his advice on how to break the habit. Prescribed Bryan: "When you get all the liquor you want, call for sarsaparilla."

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