Life, 1904-06-16 · page 9 of 22
Life — June 16, 1904 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon, "A Difference of Opinion," depicts an elephant (Republican Party symbol) wearing "G.O.P." labeled clothing, being bucked off by a donkey (Democratic Party symbol). The accompanying text presents animals at a meeting protesting their depiction in books as lacking human reason and instincts, with a bear's secretary proposing they be excluded from literature henceforth. The satire critiques anthropomorphic animal representations in children's literature and books. Below, shorter pieces mock medical ethics ("Forethought") and vacation spending. The elephant-donkey imagery suggests partisan political conflict, though the animals' "protest" primarily targets literary representation rather than specific policy disputes. The exact historical context remains unclear without a publication date visible on this page.
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“TEE Protest. s the elephant who spoke first. y he said, ‘this is an indignation meeting to protest st the way we are ng written up by man. I look around me and on every side sce nothing bnt the heroes of some animal book. s a matter of fact, there isn’t one of us that has any one of the feelings or instincts of a man. And yet these fellows try to make it appear as if we had ‘The sand-hill stag sprang to his feet. “What my friend, the elephant, has said is most true,” he cried. ‘It’s a shame that we should have to submit to this sort of thing, Has anyone a resolu- tion to make?" A Rocky Mountain bear, with his secretary, Mr. Crow, got up. “ My secretary has prepared the following: ‘‘* Whereas, Man is a creature of mere instinct, and not reason, that his habits of observation prevent him from ever knowing the true character of the animal world ; therefore, “* Resolved, That from this time henceforth, he keep us out of his books.’ ’* And amid the most tremendous enthusiasm the resol tion was unanimously adopted. Addison Fox, Jr. Forethought. PATIENT: Doctor, I'll give you a thousand if you'll get me well without operating. Doctor: No! I would lose more money in the long run, because this would establish a precedent, “ wes your vacation a success?" “«Complete. I spent so much money on it that now I've simply got to take a rest."” A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, Never Again. Heery DUMPTY stepped into the ele- vator of the new office building, but, glancing hastily upward, precipitately got off at the second floor. “I've had one good ‘fall in my life,’’ he ob- served cautiously. “ D° you suppose it is possible for us to be any more civilized than we are?’ “Well, they say there is no limit to our é Mags wit vat at! THERE, WHAT CAN IT Bi capacity for suffering. MNS, VANASTORIILT'S GOING TO TEA, AND ONLY A KUNDRED AND PIFTY To SRE! HE boy resolves to discover the universe; the W"#N# CAN THE oTWUER stx MILLION Be youth, humanity; the man, himself. comicbooks.com