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Bill, ye d better go up to the barn an git some more fodder
Bill, ye d better go up to the barn an git some more fodder. Illustration shows Theodore Shonts milking a cow labeled Canal Commission that is feeding on a mixture of hay and money labeled Appropriation; Shonts has a bucket labeled Progress between his knees. William H. Taft is standing in the background holding a pitchfork, up a hill on the right is an outbuilding labeled US Treasury full of hay. Date 1905 November 15. Bill, ye d better go up to the barn an git some more fodder. Illustration shows Theodore Shonts milking a cow labeled Canal Commission that is feeding on a mixture of hay and money labeled Appropriation; Shonts has a bucket labeled Progress between his knees. William H. Taft is standing in the background holding a pitchfork, up a hill on the right is an outbuilding labeled US Treasury full of hay. Date 1905 November 15
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Bill, ye d better go up to the barn and git some more fodder
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- a humorous illustration from a 1905 issue of Puck magazine. In this depiction, Theodore Shonts, labeled as the Canal Commission, is shown milking a cow that is feeding on a unique mixture of hay and money, labeled as "Appropriation." Shonts sits comfortably with a full bucket labeled "Progress" between his knees. In the background, William Howard Taft, then Secretary of War, stands with a pitchfork, looking up towards an outbuilding labeled "US Treasury" located up on a hill. The barn scene is a satirical commentary on the political process of funding infrastructure projects during President Theodore Roosevelt's administration. The use of a cow and the label "fodder" adds to the playful nature of the illustration, as it humorously suggests that government funds are being used to feed the insatiable appetite for progress and development. The date of the illustration is November 15, 1905.
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