Gargoyles

In the first section of this cartoon, President Roosevelt hits a woman labeled the “Republican side of Congress” with his “Secret Service” message big stick. He says, “I’ll teach you that I’m boss here.” In the second section, the woman takes her “rebuke” broom and hits Roosevelt on the head. She says, “You’ll hit a lady, will you?” New York Representative William F. Willett watches from the doorway and says, “De lady needs help.” In the third cartoon, Roosevelt goes to hit the woman with his big stick again, saying, “I’ll fix you for that.” Willett punches Roosevelt in the face: “Gargoyle, unhand dat lady.” In the fourth cartoon, the woman holds a broom and watches Willett with stars around his head. She says, “Wretch, how dare you interfere in a little family affair.” Willett says, “Dat’s like a woman all right.”

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-12

President Roosevelt holds a hammer and chisel and is surrounded by gargoyles labeled “muck raker,” “member Ananias Club,” “milksop,” “mollycoddle,” “nature faker,” “undesirable citizen,” and “malefactor of great wealth.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-20

Creator(s)

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949

President Roosevelt looks up words in the dictionary and reads, “polyglot,” “hay tedder,” and “gargoyle.” Roosevelt’s big stick is beside his chair, and Representative William F. Willett’s speech is on the ground.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-20