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Speaker Cannon stands beside TR on the left. Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, NY - Aug. 4, 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391370715635-0R11GY9U8LWTNBXXFW80/37591v.jpg Photo Collection - Pres. Theodore Roosevelt and VP Charles Fairbanks Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York - 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391370717916-ATEPR7XI78HWT62HG4MO/23796v.jpg Photo Collection - Sagamore Hill Roosevelt's home in Oyster Bay, New York - 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391370707833-ZKHD5BJKNJYCQEVILHER/36494v.jpg Photo Collection - Stand pat! Roosevelt campaign material - May 19, 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391320438869-QWJ66W3H5BY5X8RVN179/35699v.jpg Photo Collection - President Theodore Roosevelt 1906 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391319884069-BLGR0P7K9JDXT5AE149M/35674r.jpg Photo Collection - Col. Theodore Roosevelt 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372003649-ZS5K059YI7DA23636AS5/36545v.jpg Photo Collection - Roosevelt and a bull elephant Meru, Kenya - 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391319887930-PI0RTQEDOWCQ4SVNXS3F/37305r.jpg Photo Collection - Col. Theodore Roosevelt Campaigning in Hackensack, NJ - 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391540265977-PAUU07RNXQE8B41JSFCI/Roosevelt-X-ray.jpg Photo Collection - X-ray of Roosevelt's ribs with embedded bullet Surgeons opted not to remove the bullet, lodged in the fourth rib - Oct. 14, 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391540266006-GN0SLCZ5A4NEW1ZEKSFM/Speech-with-bullet-hole.jpg Photo Collection - The speech that saved Roosevelt's life Fifty pages of thick paper folded in half plus one steel spectacles case slowed the bullet that lodged in Roosevelt's rib - Oct. 14, 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391371763745-BRNNB7FQL2IAODDGXVBM/Theodore_Roosevelt_laughing.jpg Photo Collection - Theodore Roosevelt, laughing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391310733834-2KUAVKA3P6XZKGRAUM75/3a40632r.jpg Photo Collection - Gov. Robert M. La Follette 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1392782152100-MIVOOFW4FHWAUZD3J84M/4169348196_951ac7f531_o.jpg Photo Collection - The Red Gym The Wisconsin Republican Convention of 1904 was held at the Red Gym at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In a factional dispute that foreshadowed the national Republican schism of 1912, conservatives bolted the convention to protest the nomination of progressive pioneer, Governor Robert La Follette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391284707449-X62UART5YLENXIVIK5EX/3b22394r.jpg Photo Collection - Gov. Robert M. La Follette Chautauqua assembly in Decatur, IL - 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372837131-9387WT5FH1EXX6I3TIRN/WER0002.jpeg Photo Collection - Sen. Robert La Follette 1906 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372837412-WG3ZV2N6KJT6196H55N4/WER1363.jpeg Photo Collection - Sen. Robert La Follette Reading the roll, Los Angeles, CA - 1907 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391310742074-G03C6MKRQGBKKZ34BCAM/3c06669v.jpg Photo Collection - Sen. Robert M. La Follette 1911 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372597435-NYR0TJC0RXW89KOGU6ZR/20162v.jpg Photo Collection - Senator Robert La Follette 1909? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372596901-1B1KDTGJWFPUXIGX7GAG/Furuseth-La_Follette-Steffens-1915.jpeg Photo Collection - Andrew Furuseth, Robert M. La Follette and Lincoln Steffens 1915 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391284459329-LCBHVQSE6XMC4EDNTB3X/3c29715v.jpg Photo Collection - Opening of 60th Congress Dec. 2, 1907 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312978427-BJFUK1TZ6K1FDH5LH9CB/3a09884r.jpg Photo Collection - Speaker Joseph G. Cannon 1903 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312978657-BR4BAO7F55O411EYVSAM/3b00048r.jpg Photo Collection - Speaker Joseph G. Cannon 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312979512-4NEUGU1QAFHGQ4KP75MV/15305v.jpg Photo Collection - Speaker Joseph G. Cannon 1905-1926? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312986073-8UST2JE23SKOAJ8EWNQN/15304r.jpg Photo Collection - Speaker Joseph G. Cannon 1905-1926? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391539261281-QFS78JSSSDVS6BJSPZ2A/01052v.jpg Photo Collection - Rep. "Uncle Joe" Cannon and Vice Pres. "Sunny Jim" Sherman 1911 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312978440-640H9FJRMNXXOKA2HZLB/3a38854r.jpg Photo Collection - Rep. Joseph G. Cannon 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391539660095-TM4YYO25T960EZ31910W/1101230303_400.jpg Photo Collection - Rep. Joseph G. Cannon On the cover of the first issue of TIME - Mar. 3, 1923 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391311962566-EOHNU3ME3PG58F1AJFXT/3a11827r.jpg Photo Collection - Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich 1902 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391311978796-I5QWJJSNUNYDUEUKYNJ9/16628r.jpg Photo Collection - Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich 1905-1915? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372433145-U43ED8M21EQ3RTPU66IX/g0928_alt.jpg Photo Collection - The Big Four Senators Orville Platt, John Spooner, William Allison, and Nelson Aldrich, meet informally at Aldrich’s Newport, Rhode Island, estate in 1903 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391540061656-GGXSII29AWIV2YFYPI29/tumblr_myfe0r2ESb1rk4fqyo1_1280.jpg Photo Collection - 1908 Republican National Convention Chicago Coliseum, June 16, 1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391526668645-0ZX85V8D65ORZLUMQDZM/3c22411v.jpg Photo Collection - William H. Taft Mitchell (S. Dakota?), 1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391373262450-SHV4EUY8SUVE2YYC01UO/001_big.jpg Photo Collection - The Smile of Prosperity Taft campaign button - 1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391527361050-Z9FTW69D98RRMA30NCDB/626px-Wm_H_Taft_smiling_1908.jpg Photo Collection - The Anatomy of a Smile Allegedly candid photo of Taft receiving congratulations after his 1908 Republican nomination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391322157059-OZW1M0UQQBU7B4YCT85H/Roosevelt_and_Taft%2C_1909.JPG Photo Collection - Roosevelt and Taft at the White House Taft's inauguration - Mar. 4, 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391321734984-NNDCFIKF474XB6SZAAJO/04676v.jpg Photo Collection - Taft & Roosevelt driving to Capitol Taft's inauguration - Mar. 4, 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391320617656-OBTBRH62T8SVPQB7LJKQ/02906v.jpg Photo Collection - President William H. 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- Jun 15, 1904 At end of his first term, President Theodore Roosevelt's popularity enabled him to dominate the Republican National Convention despite opposition from conservatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398185716919-NXRKC4ABEP51CPYADILM/25858v.jpg Cartoon Collection - All in favor of the nomination will say aye! - Jun 15, 1904 At end of his first term, President Theodore Roosevelt's popularity enabled him to dominate the Republican National Convention despite opposition from conservatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398188807212-BZSC1BQ9XXV8CK7PJMJA/25869v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Time! - July 20, 1904 TR and the Democratic nominee, Alton Parker, shake hands at the start of the 1904 presidential campaign, caricatured as a boxing match refereed by Uncle Sam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190150628-737OH44ON2BEJSZO4QJL/080604l.jpg Cartoon Collection - Keeping Cool - Aug. 6, 1904 TR's dour running mate, Charles Fairbanks, was mockingly called the "Indiana icicle." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190259142-MAPPGCO18AO2A6JGAPD3/10-20-1904_L-030_46_Berryman.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Badger State - Oct. 20, 1904 Senator John Spooner, a Wisconsin conservative, was horrified when progressive pioneer Governor Robert La Follette took control of the Wisconsin Republican Party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190396491-BSCIRG4UP07W5O7HE70A/25899v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Putting the Screws on Him - Nov. 2, 1904 Industrialists bankrolled TR's campaign despite his trustbusting. Here, his campaign manager, George Cortelyou, squeezes money from a bloated man labeled "The Trusts." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190495337-UB3XKATGTE5A6P5MB3UJ/Cannon+-+in+speaker%27s+chair_2_jpg.jpg Cartoon Collection - Stand Pat Is Good Enough for Your Uncle Joe - 1900-1906 "Uncle Joe" Cannon, the iron-fisted Speaker of the House, used his authority to stifle political reform. He and his conservative Republican allies were known as Standpatters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190584056-3MS4T6R2KAEXHE4YC7KQ/Uncle_Joe_Cannon.jpeg Cartoon Collection - No sir! Mr. TR, I haven't seen anything of any tariff revision sentiment - Jan. 17, 1905 In 1905, TR quietly approached Uncle Joe about reforming the corrupt tariff system, but Cannon rebuffed him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190666189-9W7Y0KBD0XOXDYN35IYL/25937v.jpg Cartoon Collection - At the Keyboard - Mar. 15, 1905 Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island, the Republican "boss of the Senate," defended the interests of powerful industrialists like J. D. Rockefeller, caricatured here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190910186-W1WT9B0YOYZU8GDYKQZ9/25943v.jpg Cartoon Collection - A Herculean Task - April 5, 1905 TR's relations with conservative Senate leaders deteriorated during his second term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190977210-QOZZ015MYLORQM8EDB3F/25984v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Tariff Tots - Aug. 23, 1905 Trust companies benefited from high tariffs, which stifled competition. Here, Uncle Joe presses TR to abandon tariff reform: "Oh, Sir, you would not turn these helpless, half-grown babes out into a cruel world, would you?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398191490257-3DHBHHGVAJR9Q5QZBVY2/26008v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Making of a Senator - Nov. 15, 1905 Senate elections were notoriously corrupt before the 17th Amendment. Senator Aldrich worked his way to the top with the help of powerful Republican bosses, wealthy benefactors, and corrupt Rhode Island legislators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398191560706-AF20HBRKZ0207J8PHLIG/112505l.jpg Cartoon Collection - To a Finish - Nov. 25, 1905 In 1905, TR tried to convince reluctant Republican congressmen to regulate the powerful railroad industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398191714885-YLJ99D8Z25XZI8RIGD5D/26015v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The American Samson - Dec. 13, 1905 Delilah (TR) wants to cut the hair of Samson (railroad corporations) but has trouble with the scissors (Congress). Caption: "I must get these shears to work together before I can do any hair-cutting." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398191917281-GTUMGZ4OU0NUHZPNKW4U/01a-fightin-bob-la-follette-cartoon.jpg Cartoon Collection - For Any Old Trust - 1906 "Fighting Bob" La Follette, the progressive Republican insurgent from Wisconsin, went to the Senate in 1906 carrying a "big stick" for the trusts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192150987-SF6BVZI8MG78IYSY9BPU/26044v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Recent Flurry in the Senate - Mar. 21, 1906 TR's railroad bill triggered a battle royal in Congress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192244481-YXLLITLNX7R8BTER2VNS/26055v.jpg Cartoon Collection - An Eruption of Mount Teddy - May 2, 1906 TR radicalized during his second term, much to the chagrin of Republican leaders. A snow-covered Vice President Fairbanks is depicted in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192361481-ALFZ2PHA9FMS3WFOH1JV/hepburn-l.jpg Cartoon Collection - Heburn Rate Bill - May 15, 1906 Even though Congress watered down the railroad bill with amendments, TR declared his satisfaction with the compromised legislation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192453120-Z9UU2KALEDC8X47K9FZO/26059v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Killed in Committee - May 16, 1906 Nelson Aldrich exploited his control of Senate committees to quietly kill progressive legislation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192528873-0VM66BLDLS8VBBWGJECL/26082v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Crown Prince - Aug. 1, 1906 Vowing not to serve a third term, TR championed his friend, Secretary of War William Taft, for President. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192617182-NL9A2XK9N6FZQE085L3C/26103v.jpg Cartoon Collection - On to Washington! - Oct. 10, 1906 Republicans capitalized on TR's popularity at the midterms. Union leader Samuel Gompers, depicted here with a sling-shot, tried unsuccessfully to defeat Uncle Joe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192716548-HJYR2NXD56F6L7MCRS03/26134v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The One Best Belle of the Ball - Jan. 23, 1907 More mockery of TR's preference for Taft over Cannon, Fairbanks, and other presidential hopefuls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192816488-8BF252QZUO8VO6M6VJ59/26184v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Bigger Stick - July 17, 1907 The illustration satirizes TR's retreat on tariff reform, which he abandoned to avoid divisions in the Republican Party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398195724559-PTKB31QJ1JZ4P4OS0MUP/26215v.jpg Cartoon Collection - A Pretty High Bar to Clear - Oct. 30, 1907 Many voters blamed Republicans for supporting high tariffs, which contributed to the rising the cost of living. Republican leaders worried about losing seats in the 1908 election. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398200781474-40XM5PQQNQQ0C69010A8/26227v.jpg Cartoon Collection - How the diabolo can I keep this going till nomination day? - Dec. 11, 1907 Many Republicans were unenthusiastic about Taft. TR encouraged the party rank-and-file to support Taft's nomination by rewarding loyalists with federal jobs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398200950177-XR3G0E626B7HXCZGYWVK/4-16-1908_A-027_46_Berryman+-+sm.jpg Cartoon Collection - The House in Session - Apr. 16, 1908 Uncle Joe Cannon, the autocratic House Speaker, only permitted loyal congressmen to offer motions. Each morning, they lined up at his office to request the opportunity to speak on the House floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398201015516-YGX8Y1HSTUDIFI4LYLTI/26267v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Leader of the Minority - Apr. 28, 1908 Here, Uncle Sam futilely cries for recognition while "Big Interests" keep Speaker Cannon under the thumb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398201130890-GKAXOBRZ2LR8K7NRL3A6/26283v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Back! - June 24, 1908 Republican "Standpatters" attempt to ward off a tidal wave of anti-tariff sentiment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398201232406-4NBGG5PSX9FDRHBL17OH/26078v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Drifting Match - July 6, 1908 Republican presidential hopefuls, including Taft, Cannon, and Fairbanks, drift toward the nomination as TR looks on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398201463249-LKB9F26X9P7M5IDC766X/26287v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Rake's Progress - July 8, 1908 Speaker Cannon and Senator Aldrich pour "Stand Pat Dope" into Uncle Sam's drink while land speculators and corrupt politicians exploit America's natural resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398203016665-4CRV02HBHQC8EMEZF5N4/26319v.jpg Cartoon Collection - After the Blow - Nov. 4, 1908 Despite growing public hostility, Republicans survived the 1908 election with minimal losses. Caption: "All right now, boys. You can come out." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398203217623-8F8RACXI51NAKDMTD4DU/26323v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Bringing in the Teddy-turk - Nov. 18, 1908 Standpatters and business leaders prepare to devour the "Teddy-Turk" as he enters the lame-duck period of his presidency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398203355720-GW5ZKUGN77LS4B2IOV1J/26338v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Runaway - Jan. 13, 1909 In 1909, Republican leaders reluctantly bowed to popular pressure for tariff revision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398209373131-V6PF1VCPT8EUCD8ETPXK/26352v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Baby, kiss papa good-by - Feb. 24, 1909 TR left for Africa believing that Taft would continue to promote his progressive reforms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398209787931-TR0NAQ4WD9T848MV00IJ/26359v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Bled - Mar. 17, 1909 Standpatters continued to resist anti-trust legislation on the grounds that it would hurt industry. Caption: "Uncle Sam: They say he needs it, but he doesn't look sick to me" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398209429097-9JE90V7A7QBXPGA8B212/26353v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Teddyfication of the White House - Feb. 24, 1909 TR remodeled the White House during his first term, stuffing it with hunting trophies. As president, Taft had trouble escaping TR's shadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398209864136-Y2FF4BJDNW88NIS1N3VF/26358v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Another Saint Patrick? - Mar. 17, 1909 Taft promised to continue TR's policies, raising expectations that he would take on Aldrich, Cannon, and the trusts, depicted here as snakes and lizards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210073303-MSYZ41GIDH7VMIIK6ZIT/26365v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Minority - Apr. 14, 1909 After fifteen years in the minority, the Democratic Party was powerless and riven by infighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210205980-JFY7ERQ1VGRVHEJTGAJR/26373v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Try Your Strength, Gents! - May 12, 1909 Tariffs benefitted trust companies by stifling competition and raising prices at consumers' expense. Here, Uncle Joe Cannon shows the trusts where to strike for maximal profit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210852472-7CKO243AEYSP6HZWWRPM/26396v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Building of the Ark - July 28, 1909 Senator La Follette and a small band of Republican insurgents defied their party by demanding lower tariffs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210530126-5UBNYE6Q41LID0013GL6/26389v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Honest Bartender's Bracer - July 7, 1909 Aldrich proposed higher tariffs to reduce the federal deficit. Here, he is depicted as a devilish bartender feeding Uncle Sam's tariff addiction. Caption: "Quit nothin'! Why, a little more of the same'll make you feel O.K." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210793187-NL2GFEDC6IX3OI36P0FD/2a14443r.jpg Cartoon Collection - Saved - 1909 Taft worked closely with Cannon and Aldrich to expedite the tariff bill, ignoring the complaints of Republican insurgents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398221772947-PPQRWTPZ5IM6Z4E80LD8/26403v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Discharged as Cured - Aug. 25, 1909 Though the revisions were mostly cosmetic, Taft praised the legislation as the best tariff bill ever passed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398222018227-9G0HDH2ECV4EBQ0CVPLC/100209l.jpg Cartoon Collection - “En Tour” - Oct. 2, 1909 Taft further antagonized progressives by publicly praising Senator Aldrich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398222687652-WY1W15ZEQQ4WEM6H3K7P/27591v.jpg Cartoon Collection - A Bad Outlook for Harmony - Dec. 22, 1909 Taft had promised "harmony" during his campaign, but by the end of his first year, the Republicans stood at the brink of civil war. Caption: "Pity the poor leader of the Washington Symphony Orchestra." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398222816764-AJBBS5H23PE4OIULJVD6/1909New-wine.JPG Cartoon Collection - New Wine in Old Bottles - Dec. 25, 1909 Taft tries to pour "Roosevelt Progressive Policies" into cracked bottles labeled Aldrich and Cannon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398223024503-7JHGTOUX1RAVYQ6C4W6I/38_00181.jpg Cartoon Collection - Uncle Sam: "Don't Let Up, Little One, This Must Be to a Finish!" - Feb. 26, 1910 La Follette, the "Progressive Champion," fights Aldrich, the "Machine Champion," for control of the Senate. Caption: "Don't let up, little one, this must be to a finish!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398223155167-XLW4A6LQHM0QXIJOAF6O/Empty+desk.jpg Cartoon Collection - Empty Desk - Mar. 20, 1910 On March 19th, 1910, a coalition of Democrats and Republican insurgents voted to reduce Speaker Cannon's powers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398225920803-065F18UPTIMB0300IEJH/Cannon+-+after+fight_2_jpg.jpg Cartoon Collection - Uncle Joe - Mar. 20, 1910? Uncle Joe Cannon, battered and bruised after the insurgents curtailed his authority. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226067557-6Z5PD0DCGR8C943Z888O/27625v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Republican Voters' Revolt - Apr. 20, 1910 A wave labeled "Republican Voters' Revolt" crashes into a ship's dining room where the Standpatters are feasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226166086-BXY652DEE9G3YIQ8EXH5/27629v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Coming Lava - May 11, 1910 As Taft's popularity plummeted, some Republicans looked to TR for salvation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226440563-WD2VZWNZYR9B765IUBAV/27663v.jpg Cartoon Collection - A Ticklish Feat - Aug. 31, 1910 Taft struggled to deal with the Ballinger affair, Republican infighting, and unpopular legislation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226596412-Y5EV19UNBUVASQ0LCMZ8/27673v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Walls of Jericho - Oct. 5, 1910 As the midterm election neared, Democrats and Republican insurgents hoped to wrest control of Congress from the Standpatters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226763671-H7G1M6W52JK67KOKGPSK/01-fightin-bob-la-follette-cartoon.jpg Cartoon Collection - Mr. La Follette's Strongest Card - Dec. 29, 1911 La Follette, running for the Republican presidential nomination, highlights his progressive achievements in Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226862509-6Z1GAJW46FLMX36BLWH4/0106120007d12w.jpg Cartoon Collection - “The Little Fellow” - Jan. 6, 1912 The illustration satirizes La Follette's long-shot campaign to defeat Taft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226937120-1L5GYJSAN1TCUC2V578U/27809v.jpg Cartoon Collection - Quoth the raven, "Nevermore" - Jan. 24, 1912 TR was unhappy with Taft's leadership. As their relationship deteriorated, Taft feared that TR would challenge him for the Republican presidential nomination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398227056609-0APRVBZDQ6AIFEG4XDWX/a0161.gif Cartoon Collection - Progressive Fallacies - Mar. 18, 1912 When TR announced his candidacy, he abruptly siphoned off La Follette's progressive supporters, infuriating La Follette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398227201865-ZA0YJMWSW5JGA7NF67R8/For_Auld_Lang_Syne_-_Leonard_Raven-Hill.jpg Cartoon Collection - For Auld Lang Syne - May, 1912 As Taft and TR fought for the Republican nomination, their friendship shattered. Taft called TR a “dangerous egotist,” a “demagogue,” and a “flatterer of the people.” TR called Taft a “puzzlewit” and a “fathead” with the intellect of a guinea pig. The epithets escalated—“honeyfugler,” “hypocrite,” “apostate,” “Jacobin,” “brawler.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398227377157-HJZELCSZT3K0Q6VJQG9R/27849v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Confusion of Tongues - June 12, 1912 By 1912, the once unified Republican Party was splintered by ideological factions and personal feuds. Caption: "Sad finish of the Republican Tower of Babel." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398227708284-67SZL77LWOR527JFTFO6/0720120007d12w.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Latest Arrival at the Political Zoo - July 20, 1912 After losing the nomination to Taft, TR bolted the Republican convention to start a new progressive party popularly known by its nickname, the Bull Moose party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398228067554-J45XZLKM1Z5467MA58IW/27869v.jpg Cartoon Collection - The Great American Bull-Fight - Aug. 21, 1912 TR drew fire from enemies in both parties as Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson launched his campaign. 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Speaker Cannon stands beside TR on the left. Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, NY - Aug. 4, 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391370715635-0R11GY9U8LWTNBXXFW80/37591v.jpg Photo Gallery - Pres. Theodore Roosevelt and VP Charles Fairbanks Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York - 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391370717916-ATEPR7XI78HWT62HG4MO/23796v.jpg Photo Gallery - Sagamore Hill Roosevelt's home in Oyster Bay, New York - 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391370707833-ZKHD5BJKNJYCQEVILHER/36494v.jpg Photo Gallery - Stand pat! Roosevelt campaign material - May 19, 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391320438869-QWJ66W3H5BY5X8RVN179/35699v.jpg Photo Gallery - President Theodore Roosevelt 1906 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391319884069-BLGR0P7K9JDXT5AE149M/35674r.jpg Photo Gallery - Col. Theodore Roosevelt 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372003649-ZS5K059YI7DA23636AS5/36545v.jpg Photo Gallery - Roosevelt and a bull elephant Meru, Kenya - 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391319887930-PI0RTQEDOWCQ4SVNXS3F/37305r.jpg Photo Gallery - Col. Theodore Roosevelt Campaigning in Hackensack, NJ - 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391540265977-PAUU07RNXQE8B41JSFCI/Roosevelt-X-ray.jpg Photo Gallery - X-ray of Roosevelt's ribs with embedded bullet Surgeons opted not to remove the bullet, lodged in the fourth rib - Oct. 14, 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391540266006-GN0SLCZ5A4NEW1ZEKSFM/Speech-with-bullet-hole.jpg Photo Gallery - The speech that saved Roosevelt's life Fifty pages of thick paper folded in half plus one steel spectacles case slowed the bullet that lodged in Roosevelt's rib - Oct. 14, 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391371763745-BRNNB7FQL2IAODDGXVBM/Theodore_Roosevelt_laughing.jpg Photo Gallery - Theodore Roosevelt, laughing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391310733834-2KUAVKA3P6XZKGRAUM75/3a40632r.jpg Photo Gallery - Gov. Robert M. La Follette 1904 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1392782152100-MIVOOFW4FHWAUZD3J84M/4169348196_951ac7f531_o.jpg Photo Gallery - The Red Gym The Wisconsin Republican Convention of 1904 was held at the Red Gym at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In a factional dispute that foreshadowed the national Republican schism of 1912, conservatives bolted the convention to protest the nomination of progressive pioneer, Governor Robert La Follette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391284707449-X62UART5YLENXIVIK5EX/3b22394r.jpg Photo Gallery - Gov. Robert M. La Follette Chautauqua assembly in Decatur, IL - 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372837131-9387WT5FH1EXX6I3TIRN/WER0002.jpeg Photo Gallery - Sen. Robert La Follette 1906 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372837412-WG3ZV2N6KJT6196H55N4/WER1363.jpeg Photo Gallery - Sen. Robert La Follette Reading the roll, Los Angeles, CA - 1907 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391310742074-G03C6MKRQGBKKZ34BCAM/3c06669v.jpg Photo Gallery - Sen. Robert M. La Follette 1911 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372597435-NYR0TJC0RXW89KOGU6ZR/20162v.jpg Photo Gallery - Senator Robert La Follette 1909? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372596901-1B1KDTGJWFPUXIGX7GAG/Furuseth-La_Follette-Steffens-1915.jpeg Photo Gallery - Andrew Furuseth, Robert M. La Follette and Lincoln Steffens 1915 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391284459329-LCBHVQSE6XMC4EDNTB3X/3c29715v.jpg Photo Gallery - Opening of 60th Congress Dec. 2, 1907 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312978427-BJFUK1TZ6K1FDH5LH9CB/3a09884r.jpg Photo Gallery - Speaker Joseph G. Cannon 1903 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312978657-BR4BAO7F55O411EYVSAM/3b00048r.jpg Photo Gallery - Speaker Joseph G. Cannon 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312979512-4NEUGU1QAFHGQ4KP75MV/15305v.jpg Photo Gallery - Speaker Joseph G. Cannon 1905-1926? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312986073-8UST2JE23SKOAJ8EWNQN/15304r.jpg Photo Gallery - Speaker Joseph G. Cannon 1905-1926? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391539261281-QFS78JSSSDVS6BJSPZ2A/01052v.jpg Photo Gallery - Rep. "Uncle Joe" Cannon and Vice Pres. "Sunny Jim" Sherman 1911 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391312978440-640H9FJRMNXXOKA2HZLB/3a38854r.jpg Photo Gallery - Rep. Joseph G. Cannon 1912 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391539660095-TM4YYO25T960EZ31910W/1101230303_400.jpg Photo Gallery - Rep. Joseph G. Cannon On the cover of the first issue of TIME - Mar. 3, 1923 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391311962566-EOHNU3ME3PG58F1AJFXT/3a11827r.jpg Photo Gallery - Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich 1902 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391311978796-I5QWJJSNUNYDUEUKYNJ9/16628r.jpg Photo Gallery - Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich 1905-1915? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391372433145-U43ED8M21EQ3RTPU66IX/g0928_alt.jpg Photo Gallery - The Big Four Senators Orville Platt, John Spooner, William Allison, and Nelson Aldrich, meet informally at Aldrich’s Newport, Rhode Island, estate in 1903 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391540061656-GGXSII29AWIV2YFYPI29/tumblr_myfe0r2ESb1rk4fqyo1_1280.jpg Photo Gallery - 1908 Republican National Convention Chicago Coliseum, June 16, 1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391526668645-0ZX85V8D65ORZLUMQDZM/3c22411v.jpg Photo Gallery - William H. Taft Mitchell (S. Dakota?), 1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391373262450-SHV4EUY8SUVE2YYC01UO/001_big.jpg Photo Gallery - The Smile of Prosperity Taft campaign button - 1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391527361050-Z9FTW69D98RRMA30NCDB/626px-Wm_H_Taft_smiling_1908.jpg Photo Gallery - The Anatomy of a Smile Allegedly candid photo of Taft receiving congratulations after his 1908 Republican nomination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391322157059-OZW1M0UQQBU7B4YCT85H/Roosevelt_and_Taft%2C_1909.JPG Photo Gallery - Roosevelt and Taft at the White House Taft's inauguration - Mar. 4, 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391321734984-NNDCFIKF474XB6SZAAJO/04676v.jpg Photo Gallery - Taft & Roosevelt driving to Capitol Taft's inauguration - Mar. 4, 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391320617656-OBTBRH62T8SVPQB7LJKQ/02906v.jpg Photo Gallery - President William H. Taft Inauguration - Mar. 4, 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391526988141-AES8ILZ6XATY7F7Q1V7I/3b34937r.jpg Photo Gallery - Will and Nellie Taft En route to the White House on inauguration day, Mar. 4, 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391321084922-UOHR8V1AXYLX5MOJBEGL/3f06280v.jpg Photo Gallery - President William H. Taft Apr. 3, 1909 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391321071383-A3YGS5GIYZSPDXKOJG6A/50091v.jpg Photo Gallery - President William H. Taft with Speaker Joseph G. Cannon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391321083107-R9JTYPIP0IZ7SOHPPJYN/3a42046v.jpg Photo Gallery - President-Elect William H. Taft Hot Springs, VA - Dec. 30, 1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1392781548702-AZYIMNB5XCLD1EMHOUXV/Republican_National_Convention_1912.jpg Photo Gallery - Republican National Convention - June 18-22, 1912 Chicago Coliseum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1391526076394-P22RE415GIC1YB98GX97/President-elect-Wilson-and-President-Taft-standing-side-by-side-laughing-at-White-House-prior-to-Wilsons-inauguration-ceremonies-March-4-1913.jpg Photo Gallery - President Taft and President-Elect Wilson Wilson's inauguration, March 4, 1913 https://michaelwolraich.com/unreasonable-men/cartoons daily 0.75 2014-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398185716919-NXRKC4ABEP51CPYADILM/25858v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - All in favor of the nomination will say aye! - Jun 15, 1904 At end of his first term, President Theodore Roosevelt's popularity enabled him to dominate the Republican National Convention despite opposition from conservatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398188807212-BZSC1BQ9XXV8CK7PJMJA/25869v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Time! - July 20, 1904 TR and the Democratic nominee, Alton Parker, shake hands at the start of the 1904 presidential campaign, caricatured as a boxing match refereed by Uncle Sam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190150628-737OH44ON2BEJSZO4QJL/080604l.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Keeping Cool - Aug. 6, 1904 TR's dour running mate, Charles Fairbanks, was mockingly called the "Indiana icicle." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190259142-MAPPGCO18AO2A6JGAPD3/10-20-1904_L-030_46_Berryman.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Badger State - Oct. 20, 1904 Senator John Spooner, a Wisconsin conservative, was horrified when progressive pioneer Governor Robert La Follette took control of the Wisconsin Republican Party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190396491-BSCIRG4UP07W5O7HE70A/25899v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Putting the Screws on Him - Nov. 2, 1904 Industrialists bankrolled TR's campaign despite his trustbusting. Here, his campaign manager, George Cortelyou, squeezes money from a bloated man labeled "The Trusts." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190495337-UB3XKATGTE5A6P5MB3UJ/Cannon+-+in+speaker%27s+chair_2_jpg.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Stand Pat Is Good Enough for Your Uncle Joe - 1900-1906 "Uncle Joe" Cannon, the iron-fisted Speaker of the House, used his authority to stifle political reform. He and his conservative Republican allies were known as Standpatters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190584056-3MS4T6R2KAEXHE4YC7KQ/Uncle_Joe_Cannon.jpeg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - No sir! Mr. TR, I haven't seen anything of any tariff revision sentiment - Jan. 17, 1905 In 1905, TR quietly approached Uncle Joe about reforming the corrupt tariff system, but Cannon rebuffed him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190666189-9W7Y0KBD0XOXDYN35IYL/25937v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - At the Keyboard - Mar. 15, 1905 Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island, the Republican "boss of the Senate," defended the interests of powerful industrialists like J. D. Rockefeller, caricatured here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190910186-W1WT9B0YOYZU8GDYKQZ9/25943v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - A Herculean Task - April 5, 1905 TR's relations with conservative Senate leaders deteriorated during his second term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398190977210-QOZZ015MYLORQM8EDB3F/25984v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Tariff Tots - Aug. 23, 1905 Trust companies benefited from high tariffs, which stifled competition. Here, Uncle Joe presses TR to abandon tariff reform: "Oh, Sir, you would not turn these helpless, half-grown babes out into a cruel world, would you?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398191490257-3DHBHHGVAJR9Q5QZBVY2/26008v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Making of a Senator - Nov. 15, 1905 Senate elections were notoriously corrupt before the 17th Amendment. Senator Aldrich worked his way to the top with the help of powerful Republican bosses, wealthy benefactors, and corrupt Rhode Island legislators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398191560706-AF20HBRKZ0207J8PHLIG/112505l.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - To a Finish - Nov. 25, 1905 In 1905, TR tried to convince reluctant Republican congressmen to regulate the powerful railroad industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398191714885-YLJ99D8Z25XZI8RIGD5D/26015v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The American Samson - Dec. 13, 1905 Delilah (TR) wants to cut the hair of Samson (railroad corporations) but has trouble with the scissors (Congress). Caption: "I must get these shears to work together before I can do any hair-cutting." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398191917281-GTUMGZ4OU0NUHZPNKW4U/01a-fightin-bob-la-follette-cartoon.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - For Any Old Trust - 1906 "Fighting Bob" La Follette, the progressive Republican insurgent from Wisconsin, went to the Senate in 1906 carrying a "big stick" for the trusts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192150987-SF6BVZI8MG78IYSY9BPU/26044v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Recent Flurry in the Senate - Mar. 21, 1906 TR's railroad bill triggered a battle royal in Congress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192244481-YXLLITLNX7R8BTER2VNS/26055v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - An Eruption of Mount Teddy - May 2, 1906 TR radicalized during his second term, much to the chagrin of Republican leaders. A snow-covered Vice President Fairbanks is depicted in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192361481-ALFZ2PHA9FMS3WFOH1JV/hepburn-l.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Heburn Rate Bill - May 15, 1906 Even though Congress watered down the railroad bill with amendments, TR declared his satisfaction with the compromised legislation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192453120-Z9UU2KALEDC8X47K9FZO/26059v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Killed in Committee - May 16, 1906 Nelson Aldrich exploited his control of Senate committees to quietly kill progressive legislation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192528873-0VM66BLDLS8VBBWGJECL/26082v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Crown Prince - Aug. 1, 1906 Vowing not to serve a third term, TR championed his friend, Secretary of War William Taft, for President. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192617182-NL9A2XK9N6FZQE085L3C/26103v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - On to Washington! - Oct. 10, 1906 Republicans capitalized on TR's popularity at the midterms. Union leader Samuel Gompers, depicted here with a sling-shot, tried unsuccessfully to defeat Uncle Joe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192716548-HJYR2NXD56F6L7MCRS03/26134v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The One Best Belle of the Ball - Jan. 23, 1907 More mockery of TR's preference for Taft over Cannon, Fairbanks, and other presidential hopefuls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398192816488-8BF252QZUO8VO6M6VJ59/26184v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Bigger Stick - July 17, 1907 The illustration satirizes TR's retreat on tariff reform, which he abandoned to avoid divisions in the Republican Party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398195724559-PTKB31QJ1JZ4P4OS0MUP/26215v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - A Pretty High Bar to Clear - Oct. 30, 1907 Many voters blamed Republicans for supporting high tariffs, which contributed to the rising the cost of living. Republican leaders worried about losing seats in the 1908 election. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398200781474-40XM5PQQNQQ0C69010A8/26227v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - How the diabolo can I keep this going till nomination day? - Dec. 11, 1907 Many Republicans were unenthusiastic about Taft. TR encouraged the party rank-and-file to support Taft's nomination by rewarding loyalists with federal jobs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398200950177-XR3G0E626B7HXCZGYWVK/4-16-1908_A-027_46_Berryman+-+sm.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The House in Session - Apr. 16, 1908 Uncle Joe Cannon, the autocratic House Speaker, only permitted loyal congressmen to offer motions. Each morning, they lined up at his office to request the opportunity to speak on the House floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398201015516-YGX8Y1HSTUDIFI4LYLTI/26267v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Leader of the Minority - Apr. 28, 1908 Here, Uncle Sam futilely cries for recognition while "Big Interests" keep Speaker Cannon under the thumb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398201130890-GKAXOBRZ2LR8K7NRL3A6/26283v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Back! - June 24, 1908 Republican "Standpatters" attempt to ward off a tidal wave of anti-tariff sentiment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398201232406-4NBGG5PSX9FDRHBL17OH/26078v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Drifting Match - July 6, 1908 Republican presidential hopefuls, including Taft, Cannon, and Fairbanks, drift toward the nomination as TR looks on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398201463249-LKB9F26X9P7M5IDC766X/26287v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Rake's Progress - July 8, 1908 Speaker Cannon and Senator Aldrich pour "Stand Pat Dope" into Uncle Sam's drink while land speculators and corrupt politicians exploit America's natural resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398203016665-4CRV02HBHQC8EMEZF5N4/26319v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - After the Blow - Nov. 4, 1908 Despite growing public hostility, Republicans survived the 1908 election with minimal losses. Caption: "All right now, boys. You can come out." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398203217623-8F8RACXI51NAKDMTD4DU/26323v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Bringing in the Teddy-turk - Nov. 18, 1908 Standpatters and business leaders prepare to devour the "Teddy-Turk" as he enters the lame-duck period of his presidency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398203355720-GW5ZKUGN77LS4B2IOV1J/26338v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Runaway - Jan. 13, 1909 In 1909, Republican leaders reluctantly bowed to popular pressure for tariff revision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398209373131-V6PF1VCPT8EUCD8ETPXK/26352v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Baby, kiss papa good-by - Feb. 24, 1909 TR left for Africa believing that Taft would continue to promote his progressive reforms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398209787931-TR0NAQ4WD9T848MV00IJ/26359v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Bled - Mar. 17, 1909 Standpatters continued to resist anti-trust legislation on the grounds that it would hurt industry. Caption: "Uncle Sam: They say he needs it, but he doesn't look sick to me" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398209429097-9JE90V7A7QBXPGA8B212/26353v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Teddyfication of the White House - Feb. 24, 1909 TR remodeled the White House during his first term, stuffing it with hunting trophies. As president, Taft had trouble escaping TR's shadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398209864136-Y2FF4BJDNW88NIS1N3VF/26358v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Another Saint Patrick? - Mar. 17, 1909 Taft promised to continue TR's policies, raising expectations that he would take on Aldrich, Cannon, and the trusts, depicted here as snakes and lizards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210073303-MSYZ41GIDH7VMIIK6ZIT/26365v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Minority - Apr. 14, 1909 After fifteen years in the minority, the Democratic Party was powerless and riven by infighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210205980-JFY7ERQ1VGRVHEJTGAJR/26373v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Try Your Strength, Gents! - May 12, 1909 Tariffs benefitted trust companies by stifling competition and raising prices at consumers' expense. Here, Uncle Joe Cannon shows the trusts where to strike for maximal profit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210852472-7CKO243AEYSP6HZWWRPM/26396v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Building of the Ark - July 28, 1909 Senator La Follette and a small band of Republican insurgents defied their party by demanding lower tariffs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210530126-5UBNYE6Q41LID0013GL6/26389v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Honest Bartender's Bracer - July 7, 1909 Aldrich proposed higher tariffs to reduce the federal deficit. Here, he is depicted as a devilish bartender feeding Uncle Sam's tariff addiction. Caption: "Quit nothin'! Why, a little more of the same'll make you feel O.K." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398210793187-NL2GFEDC6IX3OI36P0FD/2a14443r.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Saved - 1909 Taft worked closely with Cannon and Aldrich to expedite the tariff bill, ignoring the complaints of Republican insurgents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398221772947-PPQRWTPZ5IM6Z4E80LD8/26403v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Discharged as Cured - Aug. 25, 1909 Though the revisions were mostly cosmetic, Taft praised the legislation as the best tariff bill ever passed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398222018227-9G0HDH2ECV4EBQ0CVPLC/100209l.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - “En Tour” - Oct. 2, 1909 Taft further antagonized progressives by publicly praising Senator Aldrich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398222687652-WY1W15ZEQQ4WEM6H3K7P/27591v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - A Bad Outlook for Harmony - Dec. 22, 1909 Taft had promised "harmony" during his campaign, but by the end of his first year, the Republicans stood at the brink of civil war. Caption: "Pity the poor leader of the Washington Symphony Orchestra." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398222816764-AJBBS5H23PE4OIULJVD6/1909New-wine.JPG Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - New Wine in Old Bottles - Dec. 25, 1909 Taft tries to pour "Roosevelt Progressive Policies" into cracked bottles labeled Aldrich and Cannon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398223024503-7JHGTOUX1RAVYQ6C4W6I/38_00181.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Uncle Sam: "Don't Let Up, Little One, This Must Be to a Finish!" - Feb. 26, 1910 La Follette, the "Progressive Champion," fights Aldrich, the "Machine Champion," for control of the Senate. Caption: "Don't let up, little one, this must be to a finish!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398223155167-XLW4A6LQHM0QXIJOAF6O/Empty+desk.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Empty Desk - Mar. 20, 1910 On March 19th, 1910, a coalition of Democrats and Republican insurgents voted to reduce Speaker Cannon's powers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398225920803-065F18UPTIMB0300IEJH/Cannon+-+after+fight_2_jpg.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Uncle Joe - Mar. 20, 1910? Uncle Joe Cannon, battered and bruised after the insurgents curtailed his authority. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226067557-6Z5PD0DCGR8C943Z888O/27625v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Republican Voters' Revolt - Apr. 20, 1910 A wave labeled "Republican Voters' Revolt" crashes into a ship's dining room where the Standpatters are feasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226166086-BXY652DEE9G3YIQ8EXH5/27629v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Coming Lava - May 11, 1910 As Taft's popularity plummeted, some Republicans looked to TR for salvation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226440563-WD2VZWNZYR9B765IUBAV/27663v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - A Ticklish Feat - Aug. 31, 1910 Taft struggled to deal with the Ballinger affair, Republican infighting, and unpopular legislation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226596412-Y5EV19UNBUVASQ0LCMZ8/27673v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Walls of Jericho - Oct. 5, 1910 As the midterm election neared, Democrats and Republican insurgents hoped to wrest control of Congress from the Standpatters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226763671-H7G1M6W52JK67KOKGPSK/01-fightin-bob-la-follette-cartoon.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Mr. La Follette's Strongest Card - Dec. 29, 1911 La Follette, running for the Republican presidential nomination, highlights his progressive achievements in Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226862509-6Z1GAJW46FLMX36BLWH4/0106120007d12w.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - “The Little Fellow” - Jan. 6, 1912 The illustration satirizes La Follette's long-shot campaign to defeat Taft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398226937120-1L5GYJSAN1TCUC2V578U/27809v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Quoth the raven, "Nevermore" - Jan. 24, 1912 TR was unhappy with Taft's leadership. As their relationship deteriorated, Taft feared that TR would challenge him for the Republican presidential nomination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398227056609-0APRVBZDQ6AIFEG4XDWX/a0161.gif Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - Progressive Fallacies - Mar. 18, 1912 When TR announced his candidacy, he abruptly siphoned off La Follette's progressive supporters, infuriating La Follette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398227201865-ZA0YJMWSW5JGA7NF67R8/For_Auld_Lang_Syne_-_Leonard_Raven-Hill.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - For Auld Lang Syne - May, 1912 As Taft and TR fought for the Republican nomination, their friendship shattered. Taft called TR a “dangerous egotist,” a “demagogue,” and a “flatterer of the people.” TR called Taft a “puzzlewit” and a “fathead” with the intellect of a guinea pig. The epithets escalated—“honeyfugler,” “hypocrite,” “apostate,” “Jacobin,” “brawler.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398227377157-HJZELCSZT3K0Q6VJQG9R/27849v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Confusion of Tongues - June 12, 1912 By 1912, the once unified Republican Party was splintered by ideological factions and personal feuds. Caption: "Sad finish of the Republican Tower of Babel." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398227708284-67SZL77LWOR527JFTFO6/0720120007d12w.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Latest Arrival at the Political Zoo - July 20, 1912 After losing the nomination to Taft, TR bolted the Republican convention to start a new progressive party popularly known by its nickname, the Bull Moose party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d1f7fee4b06f22d604eb10/1398228067554-J45XZLKM1Z5467MA58IW/27869v.jpg Unreasonable Men - Vintage Political Cartoons - The Great American Bull-Fight - Aug. 21, 1912 TR drew fire from enemies in both parties as Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson launched his campaign. 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