Life — January 22, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page 66 of Life Magazine - Political Commentary This page contains two satirical pieces about early 1900s labor and political conflicts. The **left cartoon** depicts the Indianola, Mississippi post office controversy, where a white postmaster position was given to a Black appointee under President Roosevelt. Southern white citizens demanded her resignation; when she refused, she faced threats and was ultimately removed. Life satirizes this as demonstrating Roosevelt's inconsistency—claiming to support Black civil rights while yielding to Southern pressure. The **right section** discusses Congressman Griffith's bill to limit railroad fortunes and prevent excessive profit accumulation. Life sardonically questions whether limiting millionaires' wealth contradicts American free enterprise principles. Both pieces critique government overreach and inconsistent progressive policies of the Roosevelt era.