Life, 1892-08-11 · page 5 of 14
Life — August 11, 1892 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Life Magazine Political Satire Page Analysis This page presents **Life magazine's 1884 presidential endorsement** for Ward McAllister (VP candidate Albert E. Wettin). The cartoons mock competing candidates through humor. The top illustration shows a butcher's preference anecdote—likely satirizing a political rival as unsuitable. The middle engraving depicts two figures in conversation, possibly referencing political debate or backroom dealings. Most significantly, the lengthy right-column text endorses McAllister while critiquing other parties' positions on tariffs, pensions, and prohibition. The magazine positions itself as a serious political voice despite its satirical format. The bottom anecdote about an Irishman and Black man settling disputes via repetition of "sufficient" appears to mock political rhetoric's hollow repetition rather than substantive argument—a commentary on campaign discourse itself.
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Adelgitha Brophy: ListeN TO ME, Monty, Montressor Duffy: Too LATE! Too LATE! You HAVE sHOwED A PEFERENCE FOR A BUTCHER BOY, AN’ MY MIS'ABLE LIFE MUS’ END; GOOD BYE. DON'T EXPEC’ TO SEE ME AGIN FOR I HAVE FILLED MY POCKITS WID LEAD PIPE AN’ COLD BUCKWHEAT CAKES. FAREWELL! (Plunges.) “SOME ONE SAID TO-DAY THAT THE NEW MINISTER PREACHED OVER THE HEADS OF THE CONGREGATION, Do You THINK so?” “HE DIDN'T PREACH OVER MY HEAD, I HAD ON MY THEATRE Mat.” N Irishman and Negro had agreed to settle the question of who was the better man. They also agreed that as soon as one was satisfied he should indicate the fact to the other by simply saying “sufficient.” After pounding each other for some time, the Irishman sang out “sufficient,” when much to his disgust the Negro exclaimed, “Sho, I've been tryin’ to think of dat word for twenty minutes.” OUR TICKET. FOR reasons which are obvious to every Democrat, Lire finds it impossible to support the nominees of the Republican party. For reasons which will penetrate to the understanding of the densest Republican, LiFe finds it impossible to support the nominees of the Democratic party. Foi reasons which every thirsty soul will appreciate, LiFe finds it impossible to support the nominees of the Prohibition party. Not being a crank, Lire finds it impossible to support the nominees of the Farmers’ Alliance. ‘Therefore, for the benefit of itself and its readers, LiFE feels forced to put in nomination a ticket of its own—a ticket which in November will sweep our glorious country, from Maine to Kalamazco, from the cafions of Colorado to the cranberry swamps of Cape Cod, from the faro banks of Texas to the snow-clad hills of Illinois, like the cry of “Free Beer!" at an Anarchist pic-nic. The selection of a ticket has been the work of weeks. LIFE felt that it owed it to its own reputation no less than to its readers, tochoose for its standard bearers men who first of all should be eminent for their piety and respectability. Next, they must be men who from their personal eminence and popularity should surely be elected. More than that, they had to be men who should be sound on the great questions of the day. The greatest issue now before the American public is that involving the propriety of pie fur breakfast, and Lire’s candidates will be found unwavering on this vital question. Their loyalty in the support of the doctrine that a straight flush beats three fours is not to be doubted. Lire has not yet ascertained their position with reference to the Tariff and Silver, but it can assure the Grand Army of the Republic that they are in favor of large pensions not only for the soldiers and suttlers of the late war unto the third and fourth gener- ation, but they are also in favor of even larger pensions for the survivors of those who attempted to read the war articlesin the Century Magazine. Here then is the ticket for which Lire asks the support of its readers, confident that the destinies of the nation can with safety be entrusted to their charge, and that in their hands the ship of state will be steered on a straight course, For PRresivent, WARD MCALLISTER, OF NEW YORK AND N PORT. For Vice-PRESIDENT. ALBERT E, WETTIN, OF WALES. Conscious of their integrity, trusting in their valor, assured of their patriotism, L1FE gives three cheers for its candidates and presses for- ward to the contest with the war-cry of MCALLISTER AND VicToRY ! comicbooks.com