Judge — June 3, 1911 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Bill Board Page Analysis This 1912 *Judge* magazine page presents three political cartoons satirizing the 1912 presidential election: 1. **"Can't Lose Him"** (left): A balloon labeled "TAFT 1912" floats upward—likely depicting President William Howard Taft's struggling campaign, suggesting he was being "lost" or abandoned by his party. 2. **"Uncle Sam—Hey, There! Stop Booting!"** (top right): Shows a bull labeled "BULL MOOSE" (Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party) kicking figures representing politics and other institutions, satirizing the chaos Roosevelt's third-party candidacy created. 3. **"No Turning Back Now"** (bottom right): A runaway train with "BILL" (likely the Progressive or reform agenda) careening downhill uncontrollably, suggesting momentum toward radical change with no stopping point. These cartoons criticize the Republican Party's 1912 split between Taft and Roosevelt.