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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 39 **Top Cartoon:** A demon or devil figure holds an umbrella while a person shivers below, saying "Get back there!" The caption references spending summers in Philadelphia and feeling chilly from "flames"—this is satirical commentary on strikes and labor unrest, suggesting violent or heated conflict. **"Our Cartoon" Editorial Section:** Criticizes a laboring man on strike, comparing his actions to a cow kicking over milk or a vicious dog—crude animal metaphors dismissing striker agency. The piece defends President Cleveland's use of Federal troops against railroad strikers (likely the 1894 Pullman Strike), praising General Harrison for supporting government action over state autonomy. **Right Cartoon ("Sporting Odds"):** Appears to show betting odds on unidentified figures, likely political commentary. The page overall defends strikebreaking and federal intervention against labor organizing.
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“Hi! Ger Back THERE!" “ONE MINUTE, PLEASE. I USED TO SPEND MY SUMMERS IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN AL AND THESE FLAMES FEEL CHILLY. I HAVE A BLANKET OR SOMETHING?” Can OUR CARTOON. HE laboring man is again on a big strike. Again he has turned and is, as usual, doing his best to injure those against whom he has no complaint. He has simply struck. Struck for what? Are his employers making money? No, they are losing money. Has he any grievance? Is he oppressed? Oh, no! He simply strikes, as a cow kicks over a pail of milk, or as a vicious dog flies at one’s heels. GEN. HARRISON ON MR. CLEVELAND’S ACTION. Inptanarotts, Ind., July 9.—Ex-President Harrison to-day mildly criticised the proclama- tion of President Cleveland regarding the railroad strikes at Chicago. He said it was the first time in the history of the United States Government that a President has ordered Federal troops into a State without the request of the Governor of such State and over his protest. He did not question his right to do so, however. The above press-dispatch is another evidence of that good sense, good taste and largeness of mind which always characterized the former President and present aspirant, With the national government confronted by a desperate emergency it was the duty of every good citizen like Gen. Harrison to strengthen dissension in just this way. There's your true patriot, for you—the man who sits back and criticises—even mildly—in time of peril. SPORTING ODDS. comicbooks.com