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Speech of the President at Asheville, North Carolina

Speech of the President at Asheville, North Carolina

President Roosevelt reminds the crowd in Asheville, North Carolina, of the state’s connection to American history. He mentions his recent visits to the battlegrounds at Chickamauga and Chattanooga and says no citizen can visit them without becoming a better American. He discusses his multi-state journey, saying it is a good thing for a president to travel so he can see that sectional and class differences are trivial. He notes how military arms and tactics may change but the necessary spirit of the good soldier remains the same; so too may laws and constitutions change, but Americans must always possess the qualities of good citizens: honesty, courage, and common sense. He concludes by reminding the crowd that all Americans are part of the government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Snowed in

Snowed in

Puck offers an “Anti Silver Coinage” snow shovel to William M. Evarts during a snowstorm that is depositing silver coins on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol and the Department of Treasury building, where a group of men labeled “Warner, Vance, Beck, Pugh, Eustis, Jones, Manning, Edmunds, [Mc]Pherson, [and] Bland” are gathering up coins for a snowball fight. Uncle Sam is caught in the storm on the right, whereas on the left and to the west, a “Twenty Dollars” gold piece sets like the sun over a prosperous and expanding nation. Between them are “Closed” snowbound factories. Caption: Puck – “Now, Mr. Evarts, New York expects you to take right hold and help shovel Uncle Sam out of this silver trouble.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1886-01-20

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

The Administration sawmill

The Administration sawmill

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

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

The senatorial puppet-show

The senatorial puppet-show

Puck peers behind a curtain to witness Joseph Ferdinand Keppler staging a puppet show labeled “U. S. Senate” showing a confrontation between Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, and General Sherman. Another puppet labeled “Vance” sits behind the curtain with an unidentified puppet, possibly William Mahone. Caption: Grand reproduction of the Rebellion, and terrific combat between General Sherman and Jeff Davis!! Joe Hawley, manager.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1885-01-21

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894