Uncle Samuel - "William, 'pears to me you're having a powerful hard time finding nine fellow-citizens who think it necessary to investigate your War Department."

This illustration entitled "Uncle Samuel - William, 'Pears to Me You're Having a Powerful Hard Time Finding Nine Fellow Citizens Who Think it Necessary to Investigate Your War Deparment", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on September 21, 1898, depicts the difficulty William McKinley had in finding those willing to serve on a panel to investigate the War Department amid claims of ineptitude and possible criminal behavior during the Spanish - American War.
Berryman Political Cartoon Collection