Life, 1911-09-14 · page 12 of 46
Life — September 14, 1911 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct political commentaries: **"She'll Get Him"** critiques President Taft's tariff policies. The text argues that American public opinion (personified as an old lady) will ultimately prove more influential than Taft's arguments, suggesting his tariff defense tour is futile. **"Non Sequitur"** satirizes Senator Aldrich's management style, mocking the illogic of holding him responsible for Senate issues while claiming he bears no responsibility for injuries—depicted in the accompanying cartoon showing four men in top hats labeled "TAKING IN THE BACKS." **"Sailors for Salem"** addresses Salem, Massachusetts' difficulty maintaining religious sailors due to insufficient funds, proposing the income be used to hire guaranteed sailors instead. All three pieces use humor to critique political leaders' reasoning or governance approaches circa the Taft era (1909-1913).
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420 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1910, Live’s Fars Air Fux has been in operation twenty-four years. In that ce it has expended $12 7-44 id has given a fortnight in the country to 32,730 Poor city children, The Fund is supported entirely by bequests and voluntary contributions, which are ac- knowledged in this column Previously acknowledged. «++ $7,695.60 cw, EPs ‘The Wainscott Chi eee 6.02 “17 Battery Place + 1$0,00 Grenell_ Island Sunday is . 5.00 “The Twenty-first Annual S tion to Fresh Air Funds + 100.00 . Wyckoff. * 5.00 ‘Lunch Party". + ACKNOWLEDG: Packages of clothing from Mrs, Hager and avens, of Ridgefield, Con t of ice cream for ‘the children by Jack and Russell Lynch and the Doubleday children, all of Ridgefield, Conn, She'll Get Him UBLIC OPINION is a more in- Nuential old Jady than Mr. Taft seems to realize. When she smiles upon him he pulls her nose or slaps her face. The American people earnestly de- sire a reduction of the tariff, and they Paft ignores ure tired of wai! this fact, or has not yet discovered it. Stumping around the country on a tour of explanation promises to be a waste of breath. Better stay at home, Mr. President, attend to business and take your medi- ‘The Old Lady is after you. Missionary : Non Sequitur Because he (Senator Aldrich) was manager of his party in the Senate, it doesn’t follow that he is responsible for all ot the iniquities of his party.—Tampa Tribune. F course not. Quite the contrary. No shrewd manager would take responsibility for iniquities. TAKING IN THE KACES WHAT 1 OFFER YOU YOU AND YOUK FEOPLE Ak” ON THE KOAD TO PERDITION, 1S CERTAIN SALVATION, “you Got sample?” Sailors for Salem ALEM, in Massachusetts, has a problem on its hands that it thinks is difficult, About seventy years ago a Salem sea captain left $40,000 for the maintenance of religious worship in Salem for sailors. The $40,000 still remains, and services are still regularly provided in the Salem “bethel,” but there are no longer any sailors in Salem. So it is a question what to do with the income of that money. But the answer is easy. The fund probably pro- duces about $2,000 a year. Spend $1,000 on the services a the other $1,000 to hire two guaranteed sailors of suitable age and habits to live in Salem and sit regularly under preaching. There ought to be sailors in Salem, and with the mea le to maintain them then there is no use for not having them, Salem should no more ist without sailors than Berne without bears. Unfeeling Milwaukee is to be made famous once more. Atwood, the aviator, is to leave it.—Philadelphia Inquirer. OT for you to say so, and Pittsburg so sensitive about parting with high-fliers. comicbooks oxo)