Judge — May 15, 1926 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon, titled "The Brewers' Big Horses Can't Run Over Me," depicts a figure (likely representing a labor organizer or reformer) standing defiant beneath two large brewery horses pulling a heavily-laden cart. The image uses the metaphor of horses as the brewing industry's power. The cartoon appears to satirize conflicts between breweries and labor/reform movements in early 20th-century America. The resolute stance of the small figure suggests resistance to industrial intimidation—"they can't run over me" despite overwhelming economic pressure from the brewing industry. The context likely involves labor disputes, prohibition advocacy, or broader conflicts between workers' rights and corporate interests during this era, though the specific historical moment remains unclear without additional dating or caption information.