Trophies of the Seven Years’ War

President Roosevelt wears an olive branch crown and rides in a chariot followed by “Trusts,” “Morgan,” “Foraker,” “Bryan,” “Rockefeller,” “Tillman,” “Harriman,” “Haskell,” “Hearst,” “Pulitzer,” “Congress,” a “stork,” “undesirable citizens,” “grafters,” “muckrakers,” and “nature fakirs.” A dove tries to escape the “peace” cage.

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Comments and Context

As the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt drew to a close — seven years and several months, instead of the normal eights years, as Roosevelt assumed office upon the death of President William McKinley — cartoonist Jay N. “Ding” Darling drew a valedictory summation of the president’s triumphs.

Viewed in the manner that Ding composed the “prisoners” led by the chariot, it was hard to argue that Roosevelt had engaged in a remarkable number of battles with a large cast of opponents in many fields. Ding included “malefactors great wealth” (Roosevelt’s characterization) J. P. Morgan and Edward Henry Harriman, politicians like Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Republican Joseph Benson Foraker, opponents whom he branded as nature fakers and muckrakers, and even the dutiful mascot, the Teddy Bear.    

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-07

Creator(s)

Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

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