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Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne standing on two documents, “Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust,” and “Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do not hurt the sugar trust.” The cartoon refers to Payne’s political positions on the US annexation of Cuba, tariffs and support for the sugar trust.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne tightening a knot in a cord “Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch” around the waist of a man “Cuba” holding a “cane knife.” On the right, the cord is cut into money by the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer. The money falls into bags labeled “Sugar Trust Profits.” On the left, the head of American Crystal Sugar Company, Henry Thomas Oxnard pulls on Roosevelt’s coat tails. A sugar beet protrudes from the back of Oxnard. A legend at the bottom provides quotes concerning the Roosevelt administration, sugar growing and refining interests, Congress and Cuban industrialists related to reciprocity, Cuban annexation and trade.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a “cane knife.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows a bicycle messenger rushing from the White House to the Capitol with a roll of papers. As he speeds along papers labeled “Remove 16 Dutch veto,” “Must not hurt sugar trust,” and “Annexation is the policy Feb. 17, 1902” blow away. Cartoon implies that Theodore Roosevelt is sending a message to Congress regarding tariffs, the annexation of Cuba and protection of the sugar trust.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne sitting on the Republican side of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber dangling a fishing line over the Democratic side. The fish hook is labeled “Fake Tariff Reduction.” Payne sits on a book with a page protruding, “Dutch Standard [paragraph] 209” which refers to the Tariff Law of 1897.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows blindfolded Justice holding a scale labeled “Republican Administration.” On the heavier side of the scale is a baby labeled “Sugar Trust” wearing a bracelet “12 1/2 [cent sign] and sucking on a bottle labeled “Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209, Dutch Standard.” The lighter side of the scale holds the island of Cuba covered in gravestones and a label “War Bill $300 millions.” The cartoon implies that the Republican administration of Theodore Roosevelt favors the sugar trust over Cuba and the debt incurred during the Spanish American War.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled “Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard.” On the right, the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry Osborne Havemeyer, surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled “Sugar Trust Profits,” cuts the ticker tape into dollar bills that fall into a feed trough in front of the GOP elephant and the Democratic donkey. Republican Speaker of the House Sereno Elisha Payne holds the tail of the elephant while James D. Richardson, a Democratic Congressman holds the tail of the donkey.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne walking arm in arm between two billboards, “Help Cuba grant 25% reduction and double stock,” and “Notice! Help Cuba remove Dutch Standard in Tariff Law 1897 Paragraph 209.” The billboards are supported by posts “Sugar Trust,” “American Planters,” and “Cuban Planters.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding an oversized “message” behind his back. He stands in front of a hook on the wall “Proofs,” holding four sheets of paper: “No. 1 Beet petition,” “No. 2 Conclusions Ways and Means,” “No. 3 Notices of perpetual caucuses,” and “No. 4 Percentage Reduction pro-sugar trust.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows President Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne arm in arm at the end of a pier “Sugar Trust Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209, 16 Dutch.” The pier is held up by posts labeled “Trust” and waves below are labeled “political oblivion.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled “Sugar Trust.” The roots of the tree are labeled “Dutch Standard,” “Cartel,” and “Bounty.” Below the tree stands Democratic Representative John R. Thayer holding a Democratic donkey wearing blinders and wearing a blanket labeled “Resolution March 12th.” Cartoon refers to a congressional resolution introduced by Thayer to leverage divisions in the Republican party. The resolution called for an investigate into whether the sugar trust would be the primary beneficiary of Cuban reciprocity.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne standing on two documents, “Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust,” and “Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do not hurt the sugar trust.” The cartoon refers to Payne’s political positions on the US annexation of Cuba, tariffs and support for the sugar trust
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne sitting on the Republican side of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber dangling a fishing line over the Democratic side. The fish hook is labeled “Fake Tariff Reduction.” Payne sits on a book with a page protruding, “Dutch Standard [paragraph] 209” which refers to the Tariff Law of 1897.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled “Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard.” On the right the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry Osborne Havemeyer surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled “Sugar Trust Profits” cuts the ticker tape into dollar bills that fall into a feed trough in front of the GOP elephant and the Democratic donkey. Republican Speaker of the House Sereno Elisha Payne holds the tail of the elephant while James D. Richardson, a Democratic Congressman holds the tail of the donkey.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled “Sugar Trust.” The roots of the tree are labeled “Dutch Standard,” “Cartel,” and “Bounty.” Below the tree stands Democrat Representative John R. Thayer holding a Democratic donkey wearing blinders and wearing a blanket labeled “Resolution March 12th.” Cartoon refers to a congressional resolution introduced by Thayer to leverage divisions in the Republican party. The resolution called for an investigate into whether the sugar trust would be the primary beneficiary of Cuban reciprocity.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows a bicycle messenger rushing from the White House to the Capitol with a roll of papers. As he speeds along papers labeled “Remove 16 Dutch veto,” “Must not hurt sugar trust,” and “Annexation is the policy Feb. 17, 1902” blow away. Cartoon implies that Theodore Roosevelt is sending a message to Congress regarding tariffs, the annexation of Cuba and protection of the sugar trust.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert C. Morris, Francis G. Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James A. Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket from a well. Their efforts are hampered by a stick “Dutch Standard” knotted into the rope “Tariff Law 1897” at the pulley. The cartoon refers to efforts by Republican congressmen to aid Cuba while high tariffs on sugar imposed by the Tariff Law 1897 hampers their efforts.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding an oversized “message” behind his back. He stands in front of a hook on the wall “Proofs,” holding four sheets of paper: “No. 1 Beet petition,” “No. 2 Conclusions Ways and Means,” “No. 3 Notices of perpetual caucuses,” and “No. 4 Percentage Reduction pro-sugar trust.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne walking arm in arm between two billboards, “Help Cuba grant 25% reduction and double stock,” and “Notice! Help Cuba remove Dutch Standard in Tariff Law 1897 Paragraph 209.” The billboards are supported by posts “Sugar Trust,” “American Planters,” and “Cuban Planters.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a “cane knife.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902