“Words are good only when backed by deeds”
Subject(s): Addicks, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan, 1841-1919, Civil service reform, Delaware, Political corruption, Postal service, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. Postmaster General
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President Roosevelt holds a “Civil Service Reform” paper as he stands on a platform. Behind him a man holds a “U.S. Postmaster General” axe and is about to decapitate a woman labeled “post distribution.” She leans on “Delaware,” and her hands are tied by “objectionable and obnoxious” rope. Meanwhile, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks—”the gas man”—holds a “spoils” basket, preparing to collect the postmistress’s head.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-11
Creator(s)
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
“Words are good only when backed by deeds”. [September 11, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302218. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909. “Words are good only when backed by deeds”. [11 Sep. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302218.
APA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909., [1903, September 11]. “Words are good only when backed by deeds”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302218.
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 5, 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.
