“Me and Jack”
Subject(s): Big business, Corruption, Dogs, Insurance
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“The Yellow Dog” sits on a plank on the shore of a body of water, with its left foreleg around the shoulders of a much smaller man labeled “Corrupt Business,” watching the sunset in the distance. The dog looks back over its shoulder at the viewer.
Comments and Context
In the first half of 1906 the insurance-industry scandals and revelations continued in the daily press, moved somewhat to aftermaths like resignations of executives, flights to Europe, and continuing revelations.
The structure of corruption was being revealed to the public, not only interlocking directorates and numerous payoffs (industry leaders to each other; and “forgiven loans” and exaggerated consultation fees to politicians on boards). The insiders’ term “yellow dog funds” referred to secret accounts of money reserved for bribes and payoffs; “slush funds,” as later generations would call them.
J. S. Pughe’s cover cartoon employs an image familiar to the public over two decades, a widely published magazine advertisement showing a boy and his loyal dog, looking at the sunset. That imagery, those suggestions, were to make his cartoon resonate with readers.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1906-03-28
Creator(s)
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
“Me and Jack”. [March 28, 1906]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278523. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. “Me and Jack”. [28 Mar. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278523.
APA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1906, March 28]. “Me and Jack”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278523.
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 12, 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.
