Life — October 19, 1916 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 658 This page criticizes Charles Evans Hughes' 1916 presidential campaign against Woodrow Wilson. The text attacks Hughes for allegedly being pro-German and appealing to German-American voters rather than supporting American interests. **Top cartoon**: Shows a hen (representing Hughes) refusing to raise her chick as a sailor—satirizing Hughes' stance on military preparedness versus Wilson's position. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts two young men wanting to "marry each other," suggesting Hughes and the German-American voting bloc are in an inappropriate political alliance. The article argues that German voters support Hughes not for American reasons, but because he hasn't satisfied German ambitions (like stopping munitions exports). The satire mocks Republicans for courting German-American voters while claiming to oppose German interests.