Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small
Subject(s): Annexation, Cuba, Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914, Reciprocity, Reciprocity (Commerce), Sugar trade, Tariff--Law and legislation, Trusts, Industrial
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Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Elisha Payne standing on two documents, “Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust,” and “Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do not hurt the sugar trust.” The cartoon refers to Payne’s political positions on the US annexation of Cuba, tariffs and support for the sugar trust.
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
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small. [1902]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306288. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bass, W. L. (William Louis), 1865-. Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small. [1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306288.
APA:
Bass, W. L. (William Louis), 1865-., [1902]. Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306288.
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. August 3, 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.
