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

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# Analysis of This Judge Magazine Political Cartoon This cartoon satirizes the Rochester Chamber of Commerce's business-friendly positions on tariffs, antitrust law, and government regulation. The upper panel shows two figures labeled "TAFT"—likely President William Howard Taft—wrestling with tariff policy while holding a top hat marked with an American flag. The lower panel depicts a procession of businessmen marching under a "Rochester Division" banner, with the caption "THE PROCESSION HAS STARTED. FALL IN!" This mocks the Chamber's call for conservative business policies, suggesting businessmen blindly follow such recommendations. The five numbered statements express skepticism toward tariff debates, capital concentration, Sherman Act enforcement, Supreme Court decisions, and congressional investigations—positioning these as obstacles to business "evolution" and modern commerce methods.