The uplifting of Cuba
Subject(s): Cooper, Henry Allen, 1850-1931, Cuba, Morris, Robert C. (Robert Clark), 1869-1938, Newlands, Francis G. (Francis Griffith), 1848-1917, Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914, Tariff--Law and legislation, Tawney, James A. (James Albertus), 1855-1919, United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Wells
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Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert C. Morris, Francis G. Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James A. Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket from a well. Their efforts are hampered by a stick “Dutch Standard” knotted into the rope “Tariff Law 1897” at the pulley. The cartoon refers to efforts by Republican congressmen to aid Cuba while high tariffs on sugar imposed by the Tariff Law 1897 hampers their efforts.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1902
Creator(s)
Bass, W. L. (William Louis), 1865-
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
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Chicago:
The uplifting of Cuba. [1902]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306261. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bass, W. L. (William Louis), 1865-. The uplifting of Cuba. [1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306261.
APA:
Bass, W. L. (William Louis), 1865-., [1902]. The uplifting of Cuba.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306261.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
