Strenuous justice
Subject(s): Cuba, Scales (Weighing instruments), Sugar trade, Tariff, Trusts, Industrial
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Cartoon shows blindfolded Justice holding a scale labeled “Republican Administration.” On the heavier side of the scale is a baby labeled “Sugar Trust” wearing a bracelet “12 1/2 [cent sign] and sucking on a bottle labeled “Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209, Dutch Standard.” The lighter side of the scale holds the island of Cuba covered in gravestones and a label “War Bill $300 millions.” The cartoon implies that the Republican administration of Theodore Roosevelt favors the sugar trust over Cuba and the debt incurred during the Spanish American War.
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
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Strenuous justice. [December 4, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306299. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bass, W. L. (William Louis), 1865-. Strenuous justice. [4 Dec. 2025]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306299.
APA:
Bass, W. L. (William Louis), 1865-.: , [2025, December 4]. Strenuous justice. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306299.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
