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# Political Satire from Life Magazine, Page 234 This page contains campaign material for the 1872 U.S. presidential election. The masthead shows Ward McAllister (for President) and Albert E. Wettin (for Vice-President) of New York and Wales respectively—clearly a satirical ticket. The "Campaign Notes" section ridicules both major parties through mock quotations, particularly attacking arguments about American exceptionalism ("pork and beans") and eligibility requirements for Senate (the "high treason" reference to wearing high hats appears to be absurdist humor). Two illustrations commemorate historical anniversaries: one from October 26, 1872 (a "National Cat Show") and another from October 29, 1618 (Sir Walter Raleigh's beheading)—the juxtaposition likely mocking the seriousness of contemporary politics by placing them alongside trivial or tragic historical events.
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A STRANGE OCCURRENCE. E strolled upon the beach one eve, ‘Twas in the month of June, The summer wind was soft and sweet, And brightly shone the stars. We sat us down beneath the bluff, Upon the soft white sand ; No human creature was in sight, —I held her little shawl. Her face was very fair to see As up she gazed above; And as my arm stole round her waist, T told her of my debts. She turned her lovely eyes to mine, And down I bent and kissed her: And strange as it may sound to you, She said she'd be my wife. 1. W. Watter, ANNIVERSARIES OF THE WEEK. Octoser 26TH, 1872. NATIONAL CAT SHOW OPENED AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE, SYDENHAM, OctoRER agTH, 1618. SIR WALTER RALEIGH BEHEADED. LIFE’S TICKET. For VICE-PRESIDENT, ALBERT E. WETTIN, Of Wates. For PRESIDENT, WARD MCALLISTER, * Of New York and Newport. CampaiGn NoTEs. HE excitement is now at fever heat. Those good citizens and patriots who wish to see the old parties buried in the oblivion their corruption deserves are sending us money by the bushelful. Go thou and do likewise!” THE speech made by the head of our ticket to the voters living in the neighborhood of Paradise Park was impressive in its simplicity and full of telling truths. We append a few quotations from this noble effort: “As for this great American people, it can truly be said that they have never for one instant swerved from that sacred institution of their forefathers—pork and beans.” “Columbus discovered America, it is true, but to me accrues the higher glory of being the humble instrument in the hands of Providence to discover the Four Hundred.” “+ Our opponents are trying in vain to boost upon the people of the country such false issues as the Tariff and the Force Bill. But they will not succeed. These trivial matters fade into insignificance beside the momentous question involved in cooking a canvas-back thirteen or fifteen minutes.” “No man should be eligible to the United States Senate who can not trace his genealogy back at least one generation.” ** Let pigs eat pie.” “The wearing of a high hat with a sack coat should be declared high treason, punishable with death.” THE. Hon. Josiah Winterbottom, Road Commissioner for the town of Jones Centre, N. H., called on us yesterday. He has carefully felt the political pulse of his district and assures us that all three votes will be cast for our candidates. After borrowing five dollars from the campaign fund he departed in the direction of the Democratic Cam- paign Committee's Headquarters. AO ladies with spectacles, horse-hair side curls and black reticules called to see us Monday, animated with an ambition to draw sal- aries as the officers of a Women’s Auxiliary McAllister and Wettin Asscciation, We were forced to decline this proposition because we are assured that Wyoming is solid for the ticket, and women elsewhere have no votes.. Besides this the visiting statesmen are drinking a good deal of champagne at our office, and we have to be economical with the campaign fund. T is rather difficult to explain just by the use of words how a cross-eyed man can look pleasant. comicbooks.com