A thing well begun is half done / Victor Gillam.
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Illustration shows President McKinley straddling the "Gulf of Mexico" with one foot on the United States and the other on Mexico or Central America, rolling up his sleeves to resume work on the "Proposed Nicaragua Canal"; Uncle Sam, in the background, departs Washington with an armload of tools. Ships line up on both sides of the proposed canal site, waiting to pass through. U.S. flags fly over "Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska, Cuba," [and] "Porto [i.e. Puerto] Rico."
Caption: Uncle Sam "Finish the canal, McKinley, and make our national expansion complete in your first administration."
Illus. in: Judge, v. 37, no. 938 (1899 October 7), centerfold.
Copyright 1899 by Judge Company of New York.
This volume of Judge has been mutilated, with loss of cover and centerfold for this issue.
William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 25th President of the United States from March 4, 1897, until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term. McKinley was the last president to have served in the American Civil War. He promoted the tariffs to protect manufacturers from foreign competition, and in 1900, he secured the passage of the Gold Standard Act. He led the nation in the Spanish–American War of 1898: the U.S. victory was quick and decisive. "The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation."
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