Uncle Sam – “If it was any one else, I would say ‘no,’ but that bronco busting Mahout Teddy will get him over.”

Subject(s): Cuba, Legislation, Panama--Panama Canal, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), United States. Congress. Senate

Uncle Sam watches as President Roosevelt tries to ride a bucking elephant labeled the Senate over a bridge towards the Canal and Cuban treaty legislation while prodding it with an extra session of Congress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-07

Creator(s)

Stewart, Donald Farquharson, 1880-1945

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 – “If it was any one else, I would say ‘no,’ but that bronco busting Mahout Teddy will get him over.”. [March 7, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274750. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Stewart, Donald Farquharson, 1880-1945. Uncle Sam – “If it was any one else, I would say ‘no,’ but that bronco busting Mahout Teddy will get him over.”. [7 Mar. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274750.

APA:

Stewart, Donald Farquharson, 1880-1945., [1903, March 7]. Uncle Sam – “If it was any one else, I would say ‘no,’ but that bronco busting Mahout Teddy will get him over.”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274750.

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. February 26, 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.