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Pick a winner - Political cartoon, public domain image

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Cartoon shows an unidentified man, possibly Attorney General Philander Knox, on the left holding sheet "Remove Dutch standard technicality [paragraph] 209 Tariff Law 1897" and Henry Thomas Oxnard on the right holding a sheet "Remove 12 1/2 [cent] per. 100 lbs. on refined." They stand on either side of a billboard, "57th Congress. Solutions wanted. Reward offered. Prevent Cuba's annexation? Protect American beet sugars? Protect Louisiana cane sugars? Break sugar refiner monopolies? Preserve Republican harmony? Help Cuban sugar planters? Protect Puerto Rico sugars? Explanation [paragraph] 209 Tariff Law 1897. April 18, '02."

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01/01/1903
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Location

Santiago de Cuba (Cuba)20.02472, -75.82194
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Library of Congress
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