Life, 1912-02-22 · page 9 of 44
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**Top Illustration:** Titled "The Wild West To-Day," this cartoon contrasts authentic Western figures (Wild Bill, cattle king, Indian squaw, Oklahoma heiress, Mexican vaquero, Polo Pete) with modern Eastern dandies in formal dress and top hats. The satire mocks how Eastern city dwellers, particularly wealthy socialites and businessmen, appropriated and played at being "Western" while remaining fundamentally artificial. **Articles Below:** "Come, All Ye Kings!" discusses a British Duke's visit to Canada, suggesting Europe's aristocracy was touring America for inspection. "Mr. Darrow" examines labor leader Clarence Darrow's credibility. "Passim" offers brief social commentary about foolish people being easily manipulated by words. The page satirizes class pretension and the tension between authentic frontier identity and Eastern urban affectation.
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Westerner to Easterner: THE TALL CHAPPIE WITH THE IG INDIAN SQUAW AT HIS LEFT TO US IS THE MEXICAN GAMBLER, Come, All Ye Kings! BRITISH royal Duke has been here, and has been a polite and agreeable visitor, and has made a good deal of copy for the papers, and we trust, has had a good time and gone back to Canada with pl it impres- sions of this lively city. We w Europeans of distinguished rank came here to visit The chief function to these titled and decorated sonages is to promote good among the peoples of the earth, and that they do considerably when they make a journey to inspect the Ameri- cans and to offer themselves for a reciprocal inspection. If the King of England should come here, without doubt, he would be an immensely popular visitor. And so would the German Emperor, the King of Italy and the Lord Mayor of Dublin. left per- will that is THE WILD WEST TO-DAY DOLIN: THE POLO PETE, PLAT-NOSE WHO CORNERED POTATOES. Mr. Darrow l the time of the McNamara con- fessions, Lire spoke with consid- erable respect of Mr. Clarence Dar- row as a man who seemed to be a bet- ter adviser for workingmen than Mr. Samuel Gompers. Probably he is that, for he is a cleverer man than Gom- pers. Still, it is debatable. And since Mr. Darrow has been indicted on the charge of bribing jurors, the possibil- ity ensues that Mr. Gompers may have the advantage of him as a labor leader in being at large and master of un- restricted movements. For as yet Mr. Gompers has not been indicted for any recent action, so far as we know. Passim I* the great, the fool and the simple are touched by your words, you have possibly hit on a truth or two; but if only that easy, possibly maligned scapegoat, “the tired business man,” MUSTACHE 15 WILD BILL, AVR Wack oR THE CATTLE KING, THE OKLAMOMA HEIRESS; AND THE CHAP WITH WIS HACK is stirred by them, rise up!—you then may hope to sell them to a “ popular” magazine, A COOL PROCEEDING comicbooks.com