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On Theodore Roosevelt’s behalf, Roosevelt’s Secretary thanks Charles M. Harrington for his letter and states that there is no truth in reports that Roosevelt “has taken to drinking and us[ing] whiskey immoderately” since Roosevelt “as a rule [] drinks tea and milk.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-08
In the first cartoon, a “Beveridge” bottle with a label “not to be uncorked” sits on a shelf labeled “Republican National Committee.” An animal points down at it saying, “They certn’y have missed a treat.” Roosevelt goes to pour another bottle labeled “Burrows” into the “temporary chairmanship” goblet and says, “Ugh!! They’ve opened the wrong bottle.” In the second cartoon, Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks looks at a goblet and says, “Buttermilk for my beverage.”
Cartoonist Ole May made two unconnected points in this drawing — except for the puns on the name of Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana — both in reference to the news of the week.
Samuel J. Tilden sits in a rocking chair, raising a glass of the “Elixir of Youth” over his head and holding a telephone receiver to his ear. Hanging on the wall is a plaque that states “This Certifies that Sam’l. J. Tilden Was Duly Elected President (Dejure) in 1876. [signed] Chas. A. Dana.” Next to the telephone on the wall is a sign that states “Direct Reports of the Inaugural Ceremonies.” Tilden is offering a toast to the news of Grover Cleveland’s inauguration, the first democratic president since before the Civil War.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-03-04