This cartoon is split into two halves, labeled 1900 and 1904. On the left half, depicting 1900, Thomas Collier Platt, one of the political bosses of the Republican party, throws a lasso labeled “Vice-Presidency” around Theodore Roosevelt. On the right side, depicting 1904, there is a similar picture of Theodore Roosevelt throwing a lasso labeled “Vice-Presidency” around Mark Hanna. This cartoon makes reference to the episode where Boss Platt sought to constrain Theodore Roosevelt’s political ambitions by making him William McKinley’s vice president, and suggests there is an echo of this in 1904 when Roosevelt seeks to similarly restrict Mark Hanna, who was thought to have presidential ambitions. (In another version of the cartoon, Berryman replaces Platt with Hanna in 1900.)

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

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:

1900 [and] 1904 (version a). [January 29, 2026]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290989. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949. 1900 [and] 1904 (version a). [29 Jan. 2026]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290989.

APA:

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949., [2026, January 29]. 1900 [and] 1904 (version a).
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290989.

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.