Sawmills

President Roosevelt and William H. Taft carry the “tariff revision” plank from the “Roosevelt saw-mill” run by “the big stick” saw. Beside Roosevelt and Taft are the “anti-injunction plank” and the “postal savings banks” and the “do-somethingism” planks.

comments and context

Comments and Context

It is likely that cartoonist Ralph Wilder of the Chicago Record-Herald meant to favorably suggest that milling the famed Big Stick into sturdy planks would build a commendable new Administration.

President Cleveland stands next to a large “Reform Buzz-Saw” labeled “Pat. 1884 by G. Cleveland” at a sawmill, where three members of his cabinet “Manning, Whitney, [and] Bayard” are milling lumber labeled “For the Improvement of the Custom House” and “Props for the Navy.” A carpenter’s square labeled “Honesty” rests against some boards at Cleveland’s feet. A group of newspaper editors, congressmen, and a dog labeled “Blaine’s Pup” have entered on the left. Among them are “Dana, McLean, Vance, Eustis, Reid, Beck, Evarts, Sherman, Medill, [and] Edmunds.” They are standing just outside the “Secretarys Office” where Daniel S. Lamont is sitting. Through the open door is visible a wagon loaded with large logs labeled “Mormon Question, Silver Question, Tariff Ques, [and] Coast Defences.” Caption: Foreman Cleveland (kindly but firmly) “Boys, don’t monkey with the buzz-saw!”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1886-02-03

J. Sloat Fassett writes to William Loeb about his recent trip to Canada. He comments on a sawmill there, and thinks that Loeb would be impressed with its work. He writes about the political situation in New York and that the “plain folks” are against Benjamin B. Odell.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-20