Life, 1916-10-12 · page 33 of 44
Life — October 12, 1916 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **Republican Party fundraising appeal**, not a cartoon. It's a 1916 campaign solicitation for Charles Evans Hughes's presidential run against incumbent Woodrow Wilson. The page features: - A call to enroll as a "Sustaining Member" by sending $10 to party treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss Jr. - A membership certificate specimen with Hughes's portrait - A "Patriotic Creed" asserting that Hughes's election is necessary for national honor and safety - Signatures from prominent Republicans endorsing the appeal The satire (if Life intended any) lies in the earnest, grandiose framing of partisan politics as patriotic duty—essentially asking readers to pay for their own political conviction. The broad appeal to "Republicans, Progressives, Independents, and Democrats of the Andrew Jackson type" suggests desperation to unite a fractured right-leaning coalition against Wilson's Democrats.
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Republicans, Progressives, Independents, and Democrats of the Andrew Jackson type—the American and National type ATTENTION This is a time for UNIVERSAL service by the rank and file of the Republican Party, and by those whe believe in its principles. Enroll yourself at the National Headquarters as a Sustaining Member of the Republican Party by sending a check for ten dollars to- gether with your name and address to Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr., Treasurer, 513 Fifth Ave- nue, New York. In return you will promptly receive a Certificate of Membership as reproduced below. A PATRIOTIC CREED E believe that the honor, safety and vital interests of our country, the preservation of her prosperity, and the maintenance of her just and fitting rank among Nations demand the elec- tion of Charles Evans Hughes as our President. Is this your creed? Lend it then your support by becoming a Sustaining Member of the Republican Party. Mert tam “OO oe Clantis A Partorce YY ar Oh veh oh Prop Rb Dhthe Repmn IRE : (3 New York PE Ly. Dear Bic -Baclosed find yh National Headquarters as a go Sustaining Member of the Repub- : gh Address... s comicbooks.com