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Morris, Robert C. (Robert Clark), 1869-1938

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The uplifting of Cuba

The uplifting of Cuba

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert C. Morris, Francis G. Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James A. Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket from a well. Their efforts are hampered by a stick “Dutch Standard” knotted into the rope “Tariff Law 1897” at the pulley. The cartoon refers to efforts by Republican congressmen to aid Cuba while high tariffs on sugar imposed by the Tariff Law 1897 hampers their efforts.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Unknown

The uplifting of Cuba

The uplifting of Cuba

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert C. Morris, Francis G. Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James A. Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket from a well. Their efforts are hampered by a stick “Dutch Standard” knotted into the rope “Tariff Law 1897” at the pulley. The cartoon refers to efforts by Republican congressmen to aid Cuba while high tariffs on sugar imposed by the Tariff Law 1897 hampers their efforts.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Bass, W. L. (William Louis), 1865-

Borden on reciprocity vote

Borden on reciprocity vote

Canada’s new premier, Robert L. Borden, visited New York City for the first time since the election. He denounced the rumor of Canadian hostility towards the United States and emphasized that recent events will not interfere with the current cordial relations between the two countries. Borden was the guest of honor at a luncheon with members of the Anglo-American Peace Centennial Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-29

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard believes that he is being mistreated by Robert C. Morris and hopes that President Roosevelt can express his dissatisfaction with the situation to Morris. He also believes that Henry W. Taft’s letter to William Henkel was improper. Goddard offers several suggestions regarding New York appointments that he believes will strengthen his political position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-08

Creator(s)

Goddard, F. Norton (Frederick Norton), 1861-1905