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Declined with thanks. Illustration shows a huge Uncle Sam getting a new outfit made at the McKinley and Company National Tailors with President McKinley taking the measurements. Carl Schurz, Joseph Pulitzer, and Oswald Ottendorfer stand inside the entrance to the shop and Schurz is offering Uncle Sam a spoonful of Anti-Expansion Policy medicine, a bottle of which each is carrying. On the right are bolts of cloth labeled Enlightened Foreign Policy and Rational Expansion. The strips on Uncle Sams trousers are labeled Texas, Louisiana Purchase, Alaska, Florida, California, Hawaii, and Porto Rico.. Date 1900 September 5. Declined with thanks. Illustration shows a huge Uncle Sam getting a new outfit made at the McKinley and Company National Tailors with President McKinley taking the measurements. Carl Schurz, Joseph Pulitzer, and Oswald Ottendorfer stand inside the entrance to the shop and Schurz is offering Uncle Sam a spoonful of Anti-Expansion Policy medicine, a bottle of which each is carrying. On the right are bolts of cloth labeled Enlightened Foreign Policy and Rational Expansion. The strips on Uncle Sams trousers are labeled Texas, Louisiana Purchase, Alaska, Florida, California, Hawaii, and Porto Rico.. Date 1900 September 5
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Declined with Thanks - Uncle Sam's New Wardrobe, 1900
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This intriguing illustration, dated September 5, 1900, depicts a significant moment in American political history as Uncle Sam undergoes a fitting for a new outfit at McKinley and Company National Tailors. President William McKinley, with the help of his tailors, takes the measurements for the iconic figure, symbolizing the United States on the global stage. Surrounding the scene, notable figures of the era, including Carl Schurz, Joseph Pulitzer, and Oswald Ottendorfer, stand inside the shop's entrance. Schurz, a German-American statesman and former Union Army general, offers Uncle Sam a spoonful of "Anti-Expansion Policy medicine," symbolizing the desire to limit the country's territorial growth. Each man carries a bottle of the medicine, emphasizing their collective stance. On the right side of the illustration, bolts of cloth are labeled "Enlightened Foreign Policy" and "Rational Expansion." The strips on Uncle Sam's trousers bear the labels of various territories the United States had previously acquired: Texas, Louisiana Purchase, Alaska, Florida, California, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. The contrasting labels reflect the ongoing debate between those advocating for expansion and those promoting restraint in foreign affairs. This image encapsulates the political climate of the early 20th century, highlighting the tension between expansionist and isolationist sentiments in American foreign policy.
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