If the President was your friend–and he grinned when you committed assault and battery–and rewarded you with a fine job …

Subject(s): Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909, Patronage, Political, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.

Six frame cartoon showing President Roosevelt appointing Benjamin F. Barnes as postmaster of Washington, D.C., and then showing Barnes being hit in the face by “Public Disapproval.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-04-04

Creator(s)

Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939

Language

English

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

Cartoon

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

If the President was your friend–and he grinned when you committed assault and battery–and rewarded you with a fine job …. [April 4, 1906]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289967. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939. If the President was your friend–and he grinned when you committed assault and battery–and rewarded you with a fine job …. [4 Apr. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289967.

APA:

Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939., [1906, April 4]. If the President was your friend–and he grinned when you committed assault and battery–and rewarded you with a fine job ….
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289967.

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. January 29, 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.