Life, 1885-08-13 · page 7 of 16
Life — August 13, 1885 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 91 The main cartoon titled "A Warning" satirizes the spoils system in American politics. It depicts a figure (likely a political appointee or office-holder) riding atop a vessel labeled "The Man Always Goes With The Spoils By The Man Who Never Got Any," while various well-dressed men in hats stand below watching. The accompanying text in "Washington Dots" section mocks Republican and Democratic political corruption: an Ohio Republican defends misusing club funds; Ex-Secretary Chandler boasts the Dolphin ship surpasses others; and someone proposes raising the Washington Monument higher with a mud capstone—all satirizing political waste, nepotism, and incompetence. The overall message: political appointments reward loyalists rather than merit, and public resources are squandered for partisan gain.
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MILDEWED MAXIMS. WITH MODERN MAYONNAISE. | “ ONEY makes the mare go;" but buyers of pools at Brighton assert that more frequently it is the mare that makes the money go. “ BE virtuous and you'll be happy;” but great Heavens! how lonely you'll be! “ LITTLE pitchers have long | ears.” This is respectfully re- ferred to the base-ball editor. “WoRTH makes the man.” This may have been true when originally written ; but in these days it is Worth who makes the woman, “ALL roads lead to Rome ;"— of course, to roam, that is. (This joke if rejected by LIFE will be at once cabled over to Punch.) “HOPE deferred maketh the heart sick;"’ or in the case of a | dinner it has a similar effect up- on the stomach, “A PENNY saved is a penny | gained.” True ; but as you can hardly take a very extensive summer vacation on the strength of it. why not spend it—not wastefully, of course, nor all at | once, but firmly and with judg- ment. “HASTEN slowly.” “Slow, but sure.” Probably composed by a District Messenger boy. H.T. P. WASHINGTON DOTS, IDELY-CONFLICTING rumors are afloat as to the number of fish that the President caught on his recent excursion. The President is not regarded as an authority on the subject. STALWART Republicans are very indignant over the removal of a postmaster, who was a loyal sutler in Sherman's army, to make room for one of Lee’s traitorous’ wagon- drivers. An indignation meeting will be held, and Mr. Blaine has been invited to speak. A POSTMASTER in a Western town, who had his coat-tail burned off at a Democratic bonfire, will be retained in his position. A REPUBLICAN office-holder in Ohio has written to the | President defending himself from charges of offensive par- tisanship. He admits that he was treasurer of a Blaine club, but alleges that he spent all the funds of the club at a Demo- cratic saloon, so as to preserve a political equilibrium. EX-SECRETARY CHANDLER (accent on the “ex”) is preparing a vigorous letter, in which he will swear that the Dolphin is bigger than the Great Eastern, stronger than the Devastation, and that she can make more “Nots” at one trial than any ship in the world. A LETTER has been received from Mr. Buddensiek sug- gesting a plan for making the Washington monument a quarter of a mile higher with a brick addition, to be sur- | mounted with a mud capstone. J. A. Macon, comicbooks.com