Judge, 1899-06-24 · page 13 of 17
Judge — June 24, 1899 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This cartoon depicts **two elephants in formal dress** shaking hands or trunks, with the caption explaining they're forming a "trust" to avoid competition—a direct satire of the **monopoly and trust-building era** of the 1890s. The white elephant represents one business interest, the other elephant another. By anthropomorphizing them as gentlemen agreeing to eliminate competition rather than compete fairly, the cartoonist mocks the period's rampant corporate consolidation. The phrase "Fin de Siècle" (end of century) adds ironic commentary on the era's defining economic practice. This reflects real Progressive-era anxieties about **industrial monopolies** like Standard Oil and Carnegie Steel, which dominated markets by eliminating competitors through trusts and mergers rather than honest competition. The joke: rather than compete, businesses simply agreed to divide markets—rendering competition meaningless and harming consumers. This was a central political issue of the 1890s-1900s, eventually leading to antitrust legislation.
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