Gun shy
President Roosevelt holds a “legislation” gun that is smoking as two dogs—”the Senate” and “the House”—run away.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-31
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President Roosevelt holds a “legislation” gun that is smoking as two dogs—”the Senate” and “the House”—run away.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-31
In the first half of the cartoon, President Roosevelt rides a “Congress” horse toward a “tariff revision” hurdle that Uncle Sam holds up. Caption: The Grand Stand: “Go it, Teddy! Go it, Cong—” In the second half, Congress reaches the hurdle and stops, but Roosevelt has jumped over the hurdle. Caption: “—Aw, h—!”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-13
President Roosevelt holds the reins to the “New York Republican delegation” horse as child-like New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt and New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell each hold the end of a rein. Caption: Senator Platt and Gov. Odell have agreed to share between them the control of the New York Republican delegation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-28
Grover Cleveland looks at the “Dem Party” as they walk “to the White House.” New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell and New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt stand behind a tree and shine a flashlight.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-01