The President: “Uphold law and order and there’ll be no need of federal troops.”
Subject(s): Bears, Federal government, Illinois--Chicago, Labor, Presidents--Travel, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Washington (D.C.)
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President Roosevelt holds strings attached to four bears and holds a “Wash. D.C.” suitcase as he marches toward a “labor” man. The “labor” man is leaning up against a book entitled “the law” and holds a “protest against federal interference” paper. Caption: The President: “Uphold law and order and there’ll be no need of federal troops.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-11
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
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:
The President: “Uphold law and order and there’ll be no need of federal troops.”. [May 11, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301129. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939. The President: “Uphold law and order and there’ll be no need of federal troops.”. [11 May. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301129.
APA:
Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939., [1905, May 11]. The President: “Uphold law and order and there’ll be no need of federal troops.”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301129.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
