I rather like that imported affair

1904

In this biting 1904 political cartoon, Teddy Roosevelt is depicted as a cowboy 'Colonel' eyeing a flashy crown labeled 'Imperialism' with obvious temptation. He seems ready to trade in the humble top hats of past presidents like Lincoln and Grant for this 'imported' European style. The artist, Grant Hamilton, is mocking Roosevelt's expansionist foreign policy—specifically his actions in the Philippines and Latin America—suggesting he was abandoning American democratic traditions for the trappings of a European monarch.

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