Isn’t the load getting pretty heavy?
Subject(s): Canals, Interoceanic, Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948, Panama--Panama Canal, Philippines, Philippines--Manila, Railroads and state, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Scandals--Political aspects, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff, Trusts, Industrial, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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President Roosevelt tries to push Secretary of War William H. Taft onto an already overloaded Republican elephant, which carries a lot of baggage: “Philippine scandal,” “Panama Canal supplies,” “tariff reduction,” “Loomis Rex. Whitewash,” “Morton Railroad Rebate scandal,” “Anti-trust fiasco,” and “wood Manila.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09
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:
Isn’t the load getting pretty heavy?. [September 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301200. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Flohri, Emil. Isn’t the load getting pretty heavy?. [Sep 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301200.
APA:
Flohri, Emil., [1905, September]. Isn’t the load getting pretty heavy?.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301200.
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. February 26, 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.
