A wide gap to straddle
Subject(s): Currency question, Free trade, New York (State)--Esopus, Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Trusts, Industrial, White House (Washington, D.C.)
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Alton B. Parker wears a “I am a hero” feather as he attempts to step from “Esopus” to the White House. In the water, there are equations: “open shop = union shop,” “free trade = protection,” “gold = silver,” “trust = anti-trust,” “positive = negative,” and “yes = no perhaps.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-19
Creator(s)
Triggs, Floyd W. (Floyd Wilding), -1919
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:
A wide gap to straddle. [August 19, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302605. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Triggs, Floyd W. (Floyd Wilding), -1919. A wide gap to straddle. [19 Aug. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302605.
APA:
Triggs, Floyd W. (Floyd Wilding), -1919., [1904, August 19]. A wide gap to straddle.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302605.
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. August 3, 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.
