Uncle Sam: “Didn’t I say that I had that business all settled up?”

Subject(s): International relations, Philippine American War (Philippines : 1899-1902), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)

President Roosevelt is reading a headline that proclaims the Philippine War is over, while Uncle Sam stands over a still smoking bomb labeled “Escape of Landrone Chiefs.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-23

Creator(s)

Bowers, Franck Taylor

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Uncle Sam: “Didn’t I say that I had that business all settled up?”. [July 23, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274609. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bowers, Franck Taylor. Uncle Sam: “Didn’t I say that I had that business all settled up?”. [23 Jul. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274609.

APA:

Bowers, Franck Taylor., [1902, July 23]. Uncle Sam: “Didn’t I say that I had that business all settled up?”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274609.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.