Judge, 1921-08-27 · page 10 of 36
Judge — August 27, 1921 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page features a portrait sketch of **Senator Henry Cabot Lodge**, drawn from life by Leo Mielziner. The accompanying text is satirical commentary on Lodge's privileged background. The satire's point: the quote mocks Lodge's complaint about poverty and disadvantage by listing his actual advantages—attending Harvard University and Harvard Law School. The joke is ironic: Lodge claims hardship, yet he received an elite education that most Americans could never access. The phrase "the poor dear never had a chance" is sarcastic; clearly he *did* have chances that ordinary citizens lacked. This appears to critique either Lodge's claims of self-made success or his sympathy for the poor, implying hypocrisy given his aristocratic education. The article referenced on the opposite page would provide fuller context for the specific political situation being mocked.
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Washers lo vag Drawn from life by Leo Muevziner. \monGc THosrt PLeasant—SeNnator Henry Casor LopGe “TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE FOR HIM, MR. LODGE, WITH SO POOR A START, HEADED OFF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. HE ENTERED HARVARD AND WAS GRADUATED FROM THE Harvarp Law HOOL. So, —E, THE POOR DEAR VFR HAD A CHAN ; (See article on opposite page) 10 comichooks.com