Judge — September 4, 1926 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon satirizes the relationship between capitalists and laborers. The large figure labeled "CAPITALIST" sits atop a pedestal, wearing a top hat and appearing comfortable and well-fed. Below him, a much smaller laborer (labeled what appears to be "WORKING MAN" or similar) is forced to climb endless steps while carrying heavy tools and an axe. The caption's irony is sharp: the capitalist claims "every day is labor day," but the image shows the opposite—the worker labors constantly while the capitalist rests comfortably above. This reflects early 20th-century critiques of economic inequality and exploitation, contrasting the wealthy elite's leisure with workers' unending toil.