Mice

Three quotations about Theodore Roosevelt from his friends and associates. Gifford Pinchot speaks of Roosevelt’s tireless work ethic. John Burroughs talks about Roosevelt’s discovery of a species of mouse at Yellowstone National Park, and Herbert Knox Smith uses the language of farming to describe Roosevelt’s impact on American life.

An advertisement for the Roosevelt Savings Bank of Garden City, New York is found on the same page.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1980

An “Uncle Hanna” cat plays with a “presidential nomination” mouse. The sentence—”I will (not) be a candidate”—is on the cat’s leg. President Roosevelt peeks in.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01

Creator(s)

Donahey, William, 1883-1970

In the first section of the cartoon, the “Congress” cat is asleep as “graft” mice eat from the “public lands & timber” and “Post Office Dept” bags and the “National Treasury” barrel. One mouse says, “Why don’t you get a basket? You can carry more.” Caption: When you consider the conditions that existed for years in national affairs– In the second section, Roosevelt holds a “reform” big stick and tells the “Congress” cat to “Get busy!” Congress replies, “You are violating all precedents.” Many “graft” mice lie dead on the ground.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-13

Creator(s)

Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962

A cat with President Roosevelt’s face looks at a group of “Senator” and “Representative” mice.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-13

Justice, an old woman, sleeps at a desk, with cobwebs, spiders, and mice taking over the courtroom. Outside a window an armed group of vigilantes have broken down the door to a jail and removed a man whom they are about to hang from a nearby tree. One man carries a flag that states “Lively Lynchers.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1883-07-04

Creator(s)

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937