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.
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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)
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
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.