Life, 1914-01-15 · page 14 of 40
Life — January 15, 1914 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon "The New Sin" depicts two figures in conversation, with one saying "Archibald, I grant you a kiss on one condition. You must vote for me for sheriff." This satirizes **political corruption and voter manipulation**, suggesting that even intimate relationships are being exploited for political gain. The caption criticizes how politicians use personal favors or leverage to secure votes. The accompanying text "An Important Matter" discusses whether President Wilson should consult with various government figures (Hapgood, Harvey, McClure) before making decisions, raising concerns about **proper governmental consultation and executive authority**. The smaller cartoon "Her Success" (lower right) appears to address women's political participation or influence, though the exact reference is unclear from the visible text.
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THE NEW SIN “ ARCHIBALD, I GRANT YOU A KISS ON ONE CONDITION, YOU MUST VOTE FOR ME FOR SHERIFF” An Important Matter IF it not getting to be too much of a nervous strain upon the American people for President’ Wilson to go ahead and do things without proper consultation with recognized authority? We are aware, of course, that the busi- ness of the government must go on, and that it is not always possible for President Wilson to get hold of Nor- man Hapgood, Colonel Harvey, Hop kinson Smith, Colonel McClure and other literary lights: at. the proper * moment, they sometimes being out to lunch or delivering speeches to their immediate admirers, etc., etc. With a little thought, could not this matter be arranged? For example, could not Norman Hapgood be at a certain place during those hours of the day when it might be necessary for President Wilson to consult him? Of course, neither Mr. Hapgood, nor Colonel Harvey, nor Colonel McClure, nor the other editors whose names we do not immediately recall, could be ex- pected to go to Washington to live. Contact with the machinery there might possibly confuse their thinking apparati. But are they permitting their sense of duty to be paramount when they appar- ently with deliberation explain to us what ought to be done from time to time without first giving the President the opportunity to carry out their views? This is highly important for all concerned. More Heroes? Oh, Nol NE of the great objections to a war with Mexico is that we should have a new crop of heroes. Ninety-eight gave us T. R. and Hob- son. We still have them. One crop of heroes to a generation is ample. For locusts we can stand a seventeen-year period. For heroes a thirty-three-year period is the least the country could bear. And pensions! Stars above! sion bill be? What would the pea- HER SUCCESS comicbooks.com