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The Republican Nomination |
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“I Believe in Giving Every Man a Square Deal” |
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Cartoonist: Edward Windsor Kemble |
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Source: Harper's Weekly |
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Date:
March 9, 1912, p. 7
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
During the anthracite coal strike of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt declared his intent to negotiate a “square deal” (i.e., a fair settlement) for labor, management, and the American public. Thereafter, his administration’s domestic agenda became known as the Square Deal. In this Harper’s Weekly cartoon, Roosevelt is depicted as a mugger preparing to steal the Republican nomination from President William Howard Taft by hitting his rival, who appears in elegant evening dress, with the “square deal” of a brick. |
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