Life, 1912-09-19 · page 10 of 44
Life — September 19, 1912 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon "In the Squeeze" depicts three figures labeled "TRUST," "CONTROL," and "LABOR" pressuring a small "MIDDLE CLASS" man caught between them. This satirizes the economic tension of the era where the middle class felt squeezed by monopolistic trusts, government regulation, and labor demands. Below, "His Master's Voice" shows a dog listening to a man on all fours—likely mocking political subservience or loss of dignity. The text pieces reference postal rate regulations and criticize President Taft's policies, suggesting he would lose re-election. "A Sporting Proposition" and "The Real Recall" discuss Taft's indecision and the recall movement, indicating this is from the 1912 election period when progressive Republicans challenged Taft's leadership.
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Life's Fresh Air Fund ¢ of 1911, Lire’s Fars Aik Fuso in operation twent, € ‘ars. In it time it has expended $133,340. and has na fortnight in the country to 33.737 city children, The F d is supported ntirely by be: uuests and voluntary contributions, which are acknowledged in this column Mary F. Carpenter: g i ? fr. T okie ACKNOWLEDGED WITH 1 ‘ 1 hox of Books from Mrs, It. F. Weymouth, M. + package of Rompers man, Woodmourt, Conn, Be Patient vy HERE is a disposition to criticise the new parcel post regulations on account of their comple We trust the objectors will be patient. It is true they are very much tangled and quite undecipherable 10 anyone who hasn’t been as high spherical trig- onomet but we must remember that these new rates are the direct 4 lineal descendants of the express rates, which nobody whosoever could under- ie Hue OULEEE stand, and we cannot expect to escape fro ini . TRUSTS 5 irom the dominion of the ) se pasiesuones aonipaiites (160. Fapialy LAboR | A Sporting Proposition } F Will Taft's son would row Woodrow, Would Woodrow row Will's son? And what would Woodrow Wilson owe Will's son if Will's son won? A 1 bres iting Mayor Gaynor The Real Recall | | wat we need most of anything | at the present moment is the Ik Recall of Indecisions. To recall a de- ms cision is simply’ to put one thing in place of another. But to recall an in- decision is to benefit. mankind If we could recall Mr. Taft's inde- cisions, how much better off we would | | he! They have covered practically all the subjects which are worth while— the Tariff, the Parcels Post, Pure ( Food, ete. It was Mr. Taft's inde- | cision, indeed, which made him Presi- | in 7 = dent. MIs MASTER'S VOICE And will lose his re-election. 4 comicbooeeen (0)