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President Roosevelt drags “Dr. Wood,” clutching an “appointment to a Major Generalcy” football, through the goalposts as he wears an “Army” shirt. Two military officers and Uncle Sam watch with some puzzlement. There is a sign in the background that reads, “Army and Navy Football Game Today.”
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1903-11-28
President Roosevelt struggles to cut a “Panama question” turkey as its juices drip on the tablecloth. Uncle Sam, Miss Columbia, and “Panama” all sit at the table and look on.
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1903-11-26
President Roosevelt wears Uncle Sam’s clothing as he stands on “Panama.” Meanwhile, Uncle Sam wears a short coat and shivers in the background.
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1903-11
Uncle Sam rolls up his sleeves and holds a switch as he looks at President Roosevelt with a paintbrush behind his back. On the ground is a large “Panama policy” paint blob staining the American flag. Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna looks through the window with glee.
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1903-11-25
President Roosevelt fires a “Republic of Panama” machine gun with cartridges for each day of the week: “Mon. U.S. warship arrives at Colon,” “Tue. Republic proclaimed,” “Wed. U.S. Marines landed,” Thu. Panama asks for recognition,” “Fri. Recognition by U.S.,” “Sat. Call to form a government,” and “Sun.” The rest of the shells remaining in the magazine are all labeled with question marks.
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1903-11
A piratical President Roosevelt has disembarked from a ship and menaces a number of men in “South America” with a sword and pistol as they flee.
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1903-11-18
A Republican elephant clings onto the top of the “Post Office Department” building as a flood of “graft” threatens to sweep it away.
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1903-11
Uncle Sam stands beside President Roosevelt and points to Lieutenant General Nelson Appleton Miles being hoisted on the shoulders of two men from the Grand Army of the Republic. A paper is at the foot of the stairs: “Roosevelt’s snub to Gen Miles.”
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1903-08-11
President Roosevelt attempts to climb the “1904 second term” train with Uncle Sam as the conductor. A large “Wall St.” bear growls in his face.
This Boston Traveler political cartoon looked ahead to the 1904 presidential election and correctly forecast that Wall Street was generally unhappy with President Theodore Roosevelt’s reforms and trust-busting initiatives. The landmark and iconic anti-trust case, United State vs Northern Securities, was before the Supreme Court but would not be decided until early in 1904.
President Roosevelt uses his “my policies” Big Stick that has a spear point on one end to push William H. Taft up to the “presidency” tree.
The point — literally and figuratively — of John L. DeMar’s cartoon in the Philadelphia Record and reprinted in the New York Herald two days before the 1908 election, could not be clearer. In a remarkably graphic presentation, readers were presented the painful truth in the Democrats’ eyes. The cartoonist meant to cast doubt on the supposition that Republican presidential candidate William H. Taft’s close identification with President Roosevelt was not only helpful but a guarantor of his election.
“The trusts” marches forward while holding a gun with bayonet fixed as he follows a trail of footprints and dropped weapons and clothing, including pince-nez glasses. President Roosevelt hides behind a rock and holds a sign that reads, “I surrender.”
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1904-09-12
President Roosevelt kicks “the square deal” out the door at “Oyster Bay” with “armor plate contract” shoes as Uncle Sam looks on in astonishment.
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1906-07-17