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Anybody ought to be able to hit an elephant, but it's getting it home afterwards that counts
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows a dead elephant, labeled "Four Billion Dollar Bonus," lying in the jungle. A satisfied hunter, labeled "Congress," strides off, leaving President Harding expostulating, "Yes but how about a bundle carrier or something to carry it home?" In 1922, reacting to the demands of World War I veterans and their families, Congress passed a bill to provide paid-up insurance policies, estimated to cost the tax payers four billion dollars. Harding vetoed the bill and the Senate sustained the veto. The cartoonist, Jay Darling, known as Ding, was editorial cartoonist for the Des Moines Tribune and the New York Herald-Tribune for many years, winning two Pulitzer Prizes. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Legislation--United States--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Elephant hunting--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Veterans' benefits--United States--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Harding, Warren G.--(Warren Gamaliel),--1865-1923. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Congress--1920-1930. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
