Oliver Twist Wall Street gets his fill
Subject(s): Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Securities industry, Soups, Wall Street
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President Roosevelt serves soup from the “U.S. Treasury” pot with a patch labeled “deficit” and says “D-e-e-lighted.” A man labeled “Wall St.” with wispy hair shaped like a dollar sign coming out of his head holds a bowl up to Roosevelt.
Comments and Context
Usually when cartoonists and their papers were hostile toward President Roosevelt– as the otherwise-forgotten N. Eingen of the Woman’s National Daily were — they depicted him as the supplicant or vassal of Wall Street. Corporate moguls, trust masters, and robber barons routinely were portrayed as masters, and politicians the servants.
In this cartoon, however, in an awkward twist on Charles Dickens, Oliver the moneyed character is begging from the United States Treasury. Most cartoonists would have had national politicos in the opposite setting, pleading for Wall Street largesse.
The cartoonist did manage to include one of Roosevelt’s many characteristic sayings, with patented emphasis: “De-e-e-elighted!”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04
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:
Oliver Twist Wall Street gets his fill. [April 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301512. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Eingen, N.. Oliver Twist Wall Street gets his fill. [Apr 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301512.
APA:
Eingen, N.., [1907, April]. Oliver Twist Wall Street gets his fill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301512.
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.
