Indorsing Hughes
A crowd of people cheer at a picture of President Roosevelt that reads, “We are proud that he is a Republican from New York.”
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Macauley, C. R. (Charles Raymond), 1871-1934
Salve for all
President Roosevelt gestures at “Dr. Roosevelt’s peerless, political panaceas” with “satisfaction guaranteed or your vote refunded.” There are jars for “labor unions,” “the trusts,” “the farmers,” “tariff revisionists,” “railroads,” “the newspapers,” and “employers.”
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“The state of the union”
President Roosevelt posts his message on a wall underneath “Article II, Sec. III,” which says, “He shall, from time to time, give to the congress information of the state of the UNION.”
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Disturbing the meeting
President Roosevelt walks into a meeting with “‘my policies’ band” drum and a “message to Congress” cymbal, disrupting the speaker, New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes.
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Virginius
President Roosevelt holds a “declination” knife in his right hand and a “3rd term” teddy bear in his left hand.
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The annual delivery
President Roosevelt uses his big stick to push a large cylinder with the labels, “message,” “30,000 words,” and “use no hooks.”
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Treed!
President Roosevelt holds onto a branch as he eyes a “third term” bear higher up on his branch.
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Exceeding the speed limit
President Roosevelt speeds ahead on a car labeled, “Roosevelt policy.”
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Remarks from Indianapolis
A variety of fingers point at Edward Henry Harriman with signs that read “improper multiplication of securities,” “stop crimes of cunning,” “evils in railroad management,” “punish every dishonest man,” “punish any criminal,” “predatory man of wealth,” “wherever evildoers can be, they shall be brought to justice,” “clever gamblers,” “any man who by clever swindling devices robs investors,” and “great railroad wrecker.”
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The next Republican National Convention
President Roosevelt bangs the lectern as he addresses delegates that all look like himself from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and New York. A messenger dressed like Roosevelt brings him a message. On the wall is a flag that has four large “R’s” and two big sticks.
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Crowned again
A woman, “Peace,” crowns President Roosevelt, who is already wearing an enormous “Nobel Peace Prize” and holding his big stick, with a laurel wreath. On the ground are three laurel wreaths beside a paper that reads, “Amicable adjustment of Japanese question.”
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Another earthquake
President Roosevelt takes a big stick labeled “Japanese question” and hits “San Francisco” with it. Caption: “Another earthquake.”
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“The crowded hour”
President Roosevelt sits with a Nobel Peace Prize in his hand as gramophones shout the words, “Coal Famine,” “Car Shortage,” and “Negro Troop Ques” at him. There is a stick labeled “The Big Stick” across one of his legs and two typewriters with long papers labeled “Message” at the end.
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Teaching the young idea how to spell.
President Roosevelt holds a chalkboard with two words written on it in cursive: “dropt” and “dropped.” “Dropt” is crossed off. He stands on the steps of a school building labeled “Congressional School.”
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Peace–diplomacy
President Roosevelt pushes Bellamy Storer out the door as they are surrounded by letters. On the desk is “the big stick” and a dove in a cage with the tag: “Nobel Peace Prize awarded to T. R.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-11
Changing the satchels
President Roosevelt puts a “substitute bill” in a suitcase as a “beef trust” hand sneaks a similar looking “Beveridge bill” suitcase into the room through a secret door. The “big stick” leans up against a desk.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-16
Got him!
Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich and Pennsylvania Senator Philander C. Knox sit on top of a “Senate” dome, trapping President Roosevelt underneath with an “Allison amendment” and “the big stick.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-14
The man with the whitewash
President Roosevelt paints whitewash on “Dear Old Platt,” “Good Old Lou,” and “Bully Paul!”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-14
Stung!
President Roosevelt uses “the big stick” with a “White House amendment to R.R. rates bill” tag to poke a “Senate” beehive. A number of bees swarm out and sting Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-05
Covering it up
Secretary of War William H. Taft and President Roosevelt, who wears a big stick, use an American flag to cover up “Jolo.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-16