This cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding a bat on railroad tracks facing the train. His bat is labeled Greater Railroad Regulatory. He stands in the way of the train, which is heading toward overcapitalization. This represents the fact that Roosevelt and Congress are cracking down on railroads, by establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission and enacting the Elkins Anti-Rebate Act. The Interstate Commerce Commission began to regulate railroad commerce, and the Elkins Act made the railroads set rates according to current market conditions.