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# Analysis of "Seven Years Late" (Judge, October 4, 1919) This political cartoon by Grant E. Hamilton satirizes failure to reduce the cost of living. A thin, exhausted donkey (representing the Democratic Party) struggles to pull a cart labeled "MAY I NOT" while dragging an enormous boulder inscribed "1912 ELECTED TO REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING." The caricatured figure in the top hat appears to be a Democratic politician or leader, depicted as impotent despite his promises. The "seven years late" caption refers to Democrats being elected in 1912 on a platform to lower living costs, but failing to deliver by 1919. The cartoon criticizes the party for broken campaign promises regarding economic issues—a major concern during post-WWI inflation.
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