Well, is everybody h-a-double p-y?
Subject(s): Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Presidents--Election, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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A variety of individuals jump for joy: Uncle Sam, President-elect William H. Taft, Vice President-elect J. S. Sherman, Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, Iowa Governor Albert Baird Cummins, President Roosevelt, New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes, and the Republican elephant.
Comments and Context
Sometimes the very simplest concept and presentation is the most effective. Jay N. “Ding” Darling proved that many times over his career — most notably in his eulogistic cartoon on the death of Theodore Roosevelt. Astride a horse and headed up a ghostly trail to Heaven, Roosevelt turned and waved to readers.
In this drawing, the cartoonist clearly was as ebullient as the figures he drew. William H. Taft was resoundingly elected; Uncle Sam, as drawn by Ding, was ecstatic; reelected politicians like Speaker “Uncle Joe” Cannon and normally taciturn governors Albert Baird Cummins (from Ding’s state of Iowa) and Charles Evans Hughes broadly smile. For good measure Ding had a figure simply labeled “The People” join the celebration.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-05
Creator(s)
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962
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:
Well, is everybody h-a-double p-y?. [November 5, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301912. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962. Well, is everybody h-a-double p-y?. [5 Nov. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301912.
APA:
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962., [1908, November 5]. Well, is everybody h-a-double p-y?.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301912.
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. March 12, 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.
