“Hey there, pull together, can’t ye?”
Subject(s): Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Presidents, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), United States. Congress
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Uncle Sam attempts to drive the “U. S.” wagon as “the Roosevelt administration” horse and “the Cannon Congress” horse fight with one another. Caption: “Hey there, pull together, can’t ye?”
Comments and Context
The Roosevelt administration horse snorts and races forward; the (Joseph Gurney) Cannon Congress refuses to move. In fact Jay N. “Ding” Darling’s depiction of the obstreperous horse could have been labelled the “House and Senate;” Old Guard Senate leaders like Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island were hardly less recalcitrant than Speaker of the House Cannon was, as Uncle Sam urged the wagon on.
The political cartoon by Ding reflected the urgency felt by the Roosevelt administration, and much of the country — and indeed many of the new members of the House and Senate, under the old leaders — to maintain the reforms of the Roosevelt years’ Square Deal.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-06
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:
“Hey there, pull together, can’t ye?”. [January 6, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302015. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962. “Hey there, pull together, can’t ye?”. [6 Jan. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302015.
APA:
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962., [1909, January 6]. “Hey there, pull together, can’t ye?”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302015.
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.
