Life, 1920-10-21 · page 11 of 44
Life — October 21, 1920 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon, titled "The Poor Little Rich Boy," depicts a well-dressed child offering money to a farmer, saying "Please, mister farmer, here's five dollars, and can I rob your orchard?" The satire mocks wealthy children's entitled behavior and assumption that money can purchase permission for any action, including mischief. Below, "What Every Losing Candidate Says" collects hypocritical statements from defeated politicians—congratulating opponents while claiming clean campaigns, yet refusing to "hold spite" against voters. The satire exposes standard post-election rhetoric as insincere. The remaining items are brief comic dialogues: "Comfortable—For Him" jokes about a boring fishing companion, while another sketch shows two businessmen discussing fishing prospects on a stream.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
1 Little Rich Roy lie, PASSER ZL fi- SUN PLEASE, MISTER FARMER, HERES FIVE DOLLARS, AND CAN T ROB YOUK ORCHARD? What Every Losing Candidate Says HEARTILY congratulate my opponent and wish him a most successful administration.” “1 wish 1 could pe me. nally thank every one who voted for “My friends feel worse over my defeat than T do.” “No one can say but what 1 made a clean campaign.” m not the least bit sore, for 1 realize that it’s all part of the political game.” “Tam just as well pleased as if I had won, for now I can give full attention to business and get acquainted with my family.” “My record is an open book, and T have done nothing of which I am ashamed.” “T shall not hold spite against those who voted for my op- ponent.” “Tam content to bow to the will of the peop “All hail the winner! T shall do everything in my power to he of assistance to him, and shall ask my friends to do the same.’ Leverett Rentley. Comfortable—For Him HE RAPT YOUNG GIRL ADMIRER (to the lion of the in Oh, everything you sa Thanks awfully. It’s a g s interesting. : bore to have to put ones!f out, Mr. Spicer (off on a fishing trip with his head vestryman, a hard-headed business man): BROTHER, 1 AM RE- GINNING TO WONDER WHETHER IT 1S RIGHT TO TAKE ANY FISIt OUT OF THIS STREAM Rilter: WELL, 1GUFSS WE'D RETTER WAIT TILL WE SEE WHETHER WE ARE COING TO GET ANY OR NOT. comicbooks.com