Life — June 25, 1914 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of "Consolation for the Anxious" This editorial page critiques the Wilson administration's amateur governance. The text argues the government is run by inexperienced idealists rather than skilled professionals, citing failures on tariffs, currency, Mexico policy, and the stock market. The central cartoon depicts a woman telling a man: "Can't I write you some life insurance, Madam? You may need it on a day like this" while he responds he's too busy hatching eggs to be bothered—suggesting the administration is distracted by impractical concerns while citizens face real economic dangers. The satire mocks Wilson's moral idealism as incompetent management, contrasting his administration unfavorably with previous Republican leadership and Democratic amateurs in Congress.