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Judge — October 12, 1912 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes American politics from German and European perspectives, likely from the 1912 election period. "The Kaiser of America" compares an American leader to Napoleon, suggesting autocratic tendencies despite Republican claims. "Adventure on a Big Game Hunt" mocks "Teddy" (Theodore Roosevelt) and his "trunk"—likely referring to his moose-hunting expedition or political ambitions as a third-party candidate. "The American Election Campaign" depicts three political figures (labeled Taft, Roosevelt, Wilson) as competing "fly-catchers" manipulating voters. "The Bull Moose" references Roosevelt's Progressive "Bull Moose" Party, portraying him as wild and chaotic. The caricatures express European skepticism about American democratic pretensions, suggesting that despite rhetoric about republicanism, American politics involved strongmen, manipulation, and chaos comparable to European authoritarianism.
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AMERICAN POLITICS THROUGH EUROPEAN EYES. The Kaiser of America. “Ja, lieber Napoleon, wer Zwei sind gute Republicaner.”” “Yes, dear Napoleon, we two are good Republi- !""—Jugend (Munich). nich Ihnen mit der Faust ein inal an den Gehirkasten klopfe, Sie mir doch hoffentlich, dass it ein ehrlicher Mann ist?" “If I hammer your noodle a dozen times with my fist, I hope Gtua! Ginel Gluecones |! I can get you to believe me that “-Jetat sind in Nordamerika Drei Solche Fliegenfiincer da; Dy Adventure on a Big Game Hunt. Rao ie le an bocest wan ft soll man eine Wah! erleben ! So oder #0,—das Volk bleibt ef —Der Wahre Jacob (Stuttgart). “There are now in North America three fly: catchers abroad. An election is to take place. In one way or another the people will get caught! “Oh, poor Teddy, that terrible trunk !"" —Pasquino (Turin). —Lustige Blaetter (Berlin). “Ahi! Povero Teddy! che terribil tromba !* — : The Bull Moose. The Bull Moose on his hunting ground Fills hill and dale with frenzied sound. —Kladderadatsch (Berlin). comicbooks.com