No common carrier Uncle Sam – I don’t know as it matters how I get there, just so I arrive
Subject(s): Democratic donkey (Symbolic character), Railroads--Freight--Rates--Law and legislation, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Uncle Sam riding atop a hybrid between a donkey and an elephant, labeled “Railroad Rate Bill.” The creature is being driven by Benjamin R. Tillman, holding a pitchfork, and prodded from behind by Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1906
Creator(s)
Bartholomew, Charles Lewis, 1869-1949
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
No common carrier Uncle Sam – I don’t know as it matters how I get there, just so I arrive. [1906]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306374. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bartholomew, Charles Lewis, 1869-1949. No common carrier Uncle Sam – I don’t know as it matters how I get there, just so I arrive. [1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306374.
APA:
Bartholomew, Charles Lewis, 1869-1949., [1906]. No common carrier Uncle Sam – I don’t know as it matters how I get there, just so I arrive.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306374.
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.
