Judge — November 16, 1918 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Everybody Wants to Get Aboard" This cartoon by Walter Tittle satirizes the rush to board a "Win the War Car"—a streetcar or trolley promoting wartime efforts. The image shows an elephant (the Republican Party symbol) and a donkey (the Democratic Party symbol) competing to board the vehicle packed with eager passengers. The satire targets opportunistic politicians from both parties seeking to capitalize on patriotic wartime sentiment. By depicting the animals as desperate to "get aboard," Tittle mocks how politicians rushed to associate themselves with the war effort for political gain, rather than acting from genuine principle. The competing animals suggest partisan rivalry despite shared patriotic rhetoric—a critique of self-serving political maneuvering during wartime.