A skeleton of his own. Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding a paper labeled Protest against Russian Outrage; he is standing with his back to a slightly open door revealing a skeleton labeled Lynchings and holding a handgun and rope in his closet, he looks at the skeleton, realizing he is caught in a double-standard. Date 1903 July 29. A skeleton of his own. Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding a paper labeled Protest against Russian Outrage; he is standing with his back to a slightly open door revealing a skeleton labeled Lynchings and holding a handgun and rope in his closet, he looks at the skeleton, realizing he is caught in a double-standard. Date 1903 July 29.