Life — April 20, 1922 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical cartoon from Life magazine featuring a caricatured figure labeled "Gamaliel" herding various animals marked with labels including "Bonus," "Budget," and "Prohibition." The caption references "King Daugherty (worried)," likely referring to Harry Daugherty, Attorney General under President Warren G. Harding. The cartoon satirizes the difficulty of managing competing political pressures and interest groups—represented as unruly animals requiring "herding." The specific issues (Bonus, Budget, Prohibition) reflect major political controversies of the early 1920s: veterans' bonuses, federal spending, and alcohol prohibition enforcement. Gamaliel likely refers to Harding himself, satirizing his struggling attempts to control conflicting political factions and policies during his administration.