ACTIVITY 3.16
Contrast Fig 3.15, the cartoon, with the source below.
Does the image conveyed in the cartoon agree with
the views expressed in the article in the Independent
magazine? To what extent did Roosevelt fulfill the claims
in the cartoon?
The notable thing about his two presidential
terms is the multitude of things he has said and
done from the initiative of his own brain ... he
dared tackle the combinations of wealth and
compelled them to cease their unfair competition
he has demanded a square deal for all, and
we have loved him for the enemies he has made.
It would have been vastly easier for him to
have kept quiet... but he wanted the just thing
done... he has purified the civil service as well as
business methods, protected our forests, ended
conflict with miners and investigated agricultural
conditions.
...
From the article "An Assessment of Theodore
Roosevelt's Presidency", Independent
magazine, 1909