Life, 1912-04-11 · page 14 of 46
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This satirical cartoon depicts the Republican Party's attempt to court Southern Democrats during the Reconstruction era. The image shows a massive elephant (Republican symbol) pulling an enormous train filled with uniformed figures—representing Republican delegates or voters. A figure identified as "Field Marshal Hitchcock" leads them, while various obstacles and figures on the right appear to resist or obstruct their progress. The caption "THE SOLID SOUTH (REPUBLICAN)" mocks Republican hopes of breaking the Democratic stranglehold on Southern politics. The train's struggle against resistance symbolizes the futility of Republican efforts to win over the "Solid South," a voting bloc that remained consistently Democratic. The cartoon satirizes Republican overconfidence in achieving Southern political realignment.
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DOO: THE SOLID SOUTH (REPUBLICAN) THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS HIS LOYAL DELEGA party, for example, is extremely disconcerting to children and may often cause them to lose friends. Parents are therefore advised to inquire—say at the beginning of the week—what dances and other society events their chil- dren are going to participate in, in order not to obtrude themselves. Where should parents sleep at night? In order to an- swer this question it should be remembered that all par- ents have long since passed that period of life in which they pretend to enjoy themselves; their main business is to provide for the children; they have had their oppor- tunity and have cither used it or abused it. It is better, therefore, that a neat but unpretentious attic room should be set apart for them somewhat remote from the rest of the household, so that they will not disturb the children in their evening amusements. It is very unfortunate to have a parent come running down to you in the middle of the night when you have been sitting up dancing for four or five hours and have him state that he is lone- some. Many parents err in thinking that they ought to know some of the young men who are calling upon their daugh- ters, We teach them not only not to do this, but also how to avoid all young men who call. It is extremely distressing for some of our young ladies, say of seven- LED BY PIELD MARSHAL HITCHCOCK or eightect that every time a young m, calls upon them, the parents may enter the room at moment. This is in atrociously bad taste. What w is to bring home to the parents their responsibility. i the matter and show them that to know even remotely any of the young men who are calling upon their daus ters is a breach of good faith and an attempt to under mine one of our most necessary social institutions. What freedom should parents have about the house? Our system is to take up individual cases and treat them on their merits. Generally speaking, however, a paternal parent should smoke only the kind of cigarettes that the young men who are calling upon his dau: ters prefer, and he should always see that a good supply is kept on hand. In case he should be inadvertently ting in a room when a caller upon his daughter enters, he should immediately arise and make his exit in silence. Generally speaking, parents should move about the house quietly and unostentatiously; and if they have nothin better to do should spend most of their time in pickir up things after the children. This is something that we teach with great care. The average parents, up to re- cent times, have been apt to deplore the necessity of pick- ing up after their children and have even stated in the presence of others that children in these days are re-