Life, 1902-02-06 · page 5 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 105 **"His Plea"** (top cartoon): A man seeks a loan from what appears to be a banker or creditor, attempting to negotiate favorable terms. The dialogue mocks the desperate borrower's negotiating position—he asks for a two-dollar loan at a "regular rate" while the creditor responds with an inflated rate, then warns about introducing disease into the neighborhood. This satirizes predatory lending practices and the power imbalance between debtors and financial institutions. **"The Remedy of Publicity"** (center): Lists 16 questions for Roosevelt's proposed "Superintendent of Trusts," grilling them on financial disclosures, ethics, and control of monopolies. The cartoon (a figure in a pot) symbolizes scrutiny of corporate corruption. This reflects Progressive Era demands for government transparency and regulation of large business trusts.
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405 Beware! LUMP little Cupid sits in the cold, Troubling the air with a woe- ful din, But if to comfort him you make bold, You'll be the one to be taken in. Brices: I wonder how long it will be before a man can write an impartial his- tory of the United States for the last twenty-five years. Grices: Oh, just as soon as allthe misstatements have become so fixed that every- one believes them true. PHOTOGRAPHER: Now I want you Tose Veen to look as if you were not having your picture taken. “vat! Do YOU MEAN To SHANGE ME TWO TOLLARS 4 Visit?" Customer: ‘Then you'd better give “THAT 18 MY REGULAR RATE TO EVERYONE.” me back the deposit) 1 made in “YASH, BUT L INDROTUCED DER DISEASE INTO DER NEIGHTORHOOD advance. HIS PLEA. The Remedy of Publicity. STIO to be asked by Mr. osevelt’s proposed Superintend- ent of Trusts: 1, ‘* Where did you get it,” and what is the difference between a dividend and a ‘“divvy”? 2. What legislatures do you own? 3. What is the average of the combined salaries of your Presi- dent and your office boy? 4. Why did the Grand Jury fail to indict you ? 5. What time is your President allowed for lunch? 6. How many persons have you run over, ruined, or otherwise killed during the year? Why? 7. Who is your Judge? 8. Do you pay him by the job or by the year? Of what church is he a member? 9. State all sums paid during the Jast year for false witnesses? 10. Are your contributions to both political parties dictated by love for mankind or by business considerations? 11, ‘ What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” 12. How much of the total consumption do you control, and why can't you tell? 13. Do you believe in Socialism or in Anarchy? 14, How were the books lost ? 15. Why don't your directors know anything about the business? 16. Where do you expect to go when you die? Sworn to by Jaxitor. (XN. B. ~The typewriter's oath will not be accepted unless she has THE HEIGHT OF POLITENESS. reached years of discretion.) Bolton Hall, oS Rawinop in Omir. HY wSRS comicbooks.com