Life, 1912-11-28 · page 9 of 44
Life — November 28, 1912 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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The page contains political commentary on the 1912 election. The main illustration captioned "Curfew Shall Not Ring To-Night" depicts an older man (likely representing a political figure) being put to bed by children, satirizing loss of power or influence. The text discusses the Bull Moose party (Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive split from Republicans) and suggests they may lack staying power. It references potential Democratic strategy under William Jennings Bryan, implying the Progressives could spoil Republican chances while remaining politically unstable. The fashion illustration labeled "A Silk-Lined Costume" appears unrelated to the political content. The commentary suggests uncertainty about whether the Bull Moose faction will maintain independence or reunite with Republicans before the 1916 election.
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scems to be over, except ‘he settle- ment, and that begins to move into sight. The Balkan allies will doubt- less get a good deal. We must not be too confidently disappointed if they seem not to get enough; not to get their dues. It may be better that they shouldn't, for their dues will be con- quered territory, with a population about as varied as that of New York, and requiring a greater varicty of judicious treatment than unrestrained victors would be likely to provide for them, One can understand how if Kansas, Arkansas and Texas formed a coalition with Missouri and proceeded to thrash Illinois, folks with friends in Chicago would hope that, whatever the victors’ deserts, the reformation of that city might not proceed with too indiscriminate energy. Watching such a far off war is much like secing two strange ball-nines play. One doesn’t know the men, and it is by so much the less interesting. It helps A SILK-LINED COSTUME “CURFEW SHALL NOT RING TO-NIGHT” the imagination when one reads that, on the day war was declared, Sofia in Bulgaria was so cleaned out of men that the leading paper was reduced to a half sheet for lack of printers. How different in our last war, when Mr. Hearst in Park Row carried on opera- tions against Cuba in such large type and so many editors! OOTBALL really seems to be im- proved. The boys still get hurt, but not so seriously hurt. The game scems more cheerful than it was; not so deadly serious, not such painful drudgery. It is more like a game again, and they say some of the play- ers nowadays really like to play it. Possibilities ULL Moose enthusiasts are still strong in assertion that their branch of what was the Republican party is the Aaron’s rod that is going to swallow the other. But that is de- batable. The Progressives have got some of the best ideas. but the Regu- lars have got their full share of the best men. If the Democrats can manage to use the best ideas of the Progressives they can go far to put the Bull Moose party out of busi- ness, attracting in the process its Lest men. But those best men of the Regular Republicans will stay where they are, moving unobtrusively up to the times, but holding together. They are old soldiers with the habit of ad- herence to the colors no matter what cries are afield. So they look more permanent than the Bull Moose re- cruits, with their easy-come, easy-go implications. A lively revival meeting is a fine thing and does lots of good, but when it is well over cards are re- dealt and household duties resumed. The thing that may happen is that Mr. Bryan will set up as leader of the Democratic party, attempt to prescribe its legislative action over the heads of Underwood and Clark, appeal to Pres- ident Wilson for backing, fail to get it, and go back off into the wilderness, taking with him whom he may. Thus his cohorts and the Bull Moosers may combine, their leaders tossing a cent for the candidacy in 1916. That would leave the Regulars divided, and the Erratics united, and the boot on the other foot from this year. comicbooks.com