Life, 1902-09-11 · page 7 of 22
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 215 The top cartoon illustrates "Lessons in Politics," satirizing the admission of territories to statehood. The dialogue suggests senators resist expansion because they cannot afford to hire orchestras for private musicales or maintain their current lifestyle standards. The satire attacks senators as self-interested and indifferent to the genuine political and economic arguments for territorial statehood. The lower cartoon ("First Aid: How Do You Like Your New House?") appears to mock housing or construction issues, though the specific context is unclear from the visible text. The "Infatuation" section discusses the German crown prince's marriage prospects, mocking his expectation that an American woman would accept his authority—satirizing aristocratic presumption versus American independence. The overall page criticizes political corruption, territorial politics, and European royalty pretension.
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WHEN THE PRESIDENT OP A REPUBLIC GOES SHOOTING. Lessons in Politics. wh UT, unfortunately, my son, the admission of these three terri- tories to statehood would be likely to lower the tone of the Senate.” “* Pray tell me, father, how that may well be.”” “Considering the hetero- geneity of the influences that touch our civic life, it is perhaps inevitable that there be always in the Senate members whose wives cannot afford to hire the Boston Symphony Orchestra when they give private musicales. The practical problem, then, is not so much todo away with these as to keep their number at the minimum.” “And the exclusion of the territories makes for this end?’’ “Very probably. In anything like strictness, a territory First Ant: now po You LikB YOUR NEW MOUNT? Second Ant: 0-8! W-HE'D BOB-BE ALL R-R-RIOUT IF B-H-HE DUD-DID-DIDN'T bub-buck ALL THE TUTTTIME Ht SITTING OD A DAMP CLOUD AD PLAYINO A HARP ALL DAY 19N'T WHAT CRACKED UP TORE. 1 WISH I'D BROUGHT A ROX OF QUIDIDE Fitts,” ought never to become a state until a man need be worth at least ten million dollars in order to own it politically. The fact that this is a higher standard by four or five mil- lions than has been adhered to in the past, is, after all, nothing in point. If we recall former errors, it is in order to avoid, and not to justify, their repetition.”” “ But does not politics enter, father?” “Indirectly, my son. Politics is quite a fad in the West. Now and then the people there become frantic over politics, and while in that state of mind they have been known to send Senators down to Washington who actually saved money out of their salaries. It is needless to say that everything possible will be done to guard against theso painfal solecisms,”” “FTERE'S an antomobilist who got while running over a lot of other people.” “How careless !"" killed himself Infatuation. ERLIN: The crown prince's infatuation continues. His Highness insists that he will marry an American or die in the attempt. Yesterday an adventuress eluded the vigilance of the guards and chewed gum noisily under tho prince’s window. His Highness at once called down to her : ‘I perceive you arean American. Will you be my wife?” “Why, cert,” replied the woman. It was pointed out to the prince that a genuine American girl would have said ; ‘Aw, chase y’self!"’ But his High- ness is quite blind to the imposture. The Kaiser is much prostrated, his total output during the past twenty-four hours being only six tragedies, four- teen comedies, two symphonic poems, twenty-three trilogies and eighty-five historical novels. comicbooks.com