Life, 1902-10-16 · page 9 of 22
Life — October 16, 1902 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine satirizes industrial rivalry and wealth concentration in early 20th-century America. The top photograph shows Chicago's industrial landscape—"the metropolis of the West"—illustrating the scale of American manufacturing. The cartoon below depicts a figure (likely representing a wealthy industrialist or politician) shooting at automobiles while surrounded by other wealthy figures. The dialogue "I am going up in the Adirondacks shooting with a party of automobiles" / "Well, shoot all you can" mocks the leisure pursuits of the ultra-wealthy. The accompanying text discusses rivalry between wealthy men like McGovern and Cortright competing for Senate attention, and references President Baer's views on wealth concentration. The satire targets both the absurd extravagance of the rich and their political influence, suggesting their competitive vanity wastes resources and deserves public ridicule.
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PICTURESQUE AMERICA, CHICAGO, THE METROPOLIS OF THE WEST, A Good Work. Rivalry. sa AM going up in the Adirondacks shooting with a = Aes every good thing that the country has at the present rty of antomobilists.”” ; moment,” remarks the St. Louts Glote-Democrat, “aside from its party sq government, its climate and its natural resources, is due to Republican “ Well, shoot all you can.” sway.” But President Baer, speaking of the happy concentra- tion of wealth in the hands of a few men, distinctly asserts that it is God who has brought this about. In the meanwhile, moderate opinion will deprecate serious rivalry ; there is glory enough for all. N view of the difficulty those two strenuous gentle- men, Mr, McGovern and Mr. Young Corbett, are having to secure a place where they may, with proper formality, make active excursions after each other's solar plexus, we wonld suggest the United States Senate Chamber as perhaps the most suitable place. To be sure the affair would lack the charm of novelty, but it would have the educational advantage of show- ing the Senators the scientific way to do the thing. comicbooks.com