It makes a difference where you are
Subject(s): Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, International relations, McKinley, William, 1843-1901
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President William McKinley sits on a chair with two paintings hanging on the wall behind him that illustrate the foreign policies of former presidents Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland. Harrison and Cleveland, standing on the left, have turned their backs on McKinley and start to leave the room, not wanting to be associated with his foreign policy. Caption: The Ex-Presidents. — Shocking! Shocking! Your reckless policy will ruin the country!
comments and context
Comments and Context
The occasion of this cartoon was two mildly anti-Imperialist speeches by former presidents Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland. President McKinley, whose policies they implicitly but not directly criticized, points to examples of relatively robust foreign-policy acts in their administrations. In Harrison’s case he intervened in Chile (here, “Chili”) on behalf of American companies. In Cleveland’s case to sternly invoke the Monroe Doctrine against England, which attempted collect debts in Venezuela. Puck, with uncharacteristic modesty, does not note that the framed images are each from old cover cartoons in Puck itself.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1901-02-20
Creator(s)
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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:
It makes a difference where you are. [February 20, 1901]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275713. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. It makes a difference where you are. [20 Feb. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275713.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1901, February 20]. It makes a difference where you are.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275713.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
