Life, 1926-03-18 · page 20 of 44
Life — March 18, 1926 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page discusses 1920s New York politics, particularly Governor Al Smith's potential presidential ambitions and related controversies. **Main Cartoon ("The Debt Sickness"):** A Russian ruble, personified and burdened with heavy debts and financial documents, complains to France about the weight of obligations. This satirizes post-WWI international debt disputes—likely referencing America and European nations' competing claims over war debts and reparations. **Political Commentary:** The text discusses General Andrews' push for a Prohibition investigation committee. It notes opposition from Judge Hughes and Owen Young (General Electric), whose business interests conflict with Governor Smith's water-power proposals. **Subtext:** The piece addresses anti-Catholic prejudice against Smith as a presidential candidate, noting that voters conflate religious objection with political opposition—an important 1920s controversy, as Smith was Catholic. The governor also wants a crime commission to investigate why crime is "so extremely prevalent."
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
‘ot back of him two such p as Ger eral Andrews would want on his com mittee One of them is Char the other, Owen 1 Judge Hughes is opposed to Gover h in politics. Mr. Young's $ interests as one of the mar he Ge Electric Company seer tu conflict e with Governor Smi MARCH 18, 1926 VOL. 87, “While there is Life e's Hope” proposal about water p er. Yet they Published by both back the Governor and say what LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY he wants to do is $98 Madison Avenue, New York tainly } R. E. Suerwooo, Editor Coare: Maxwet of General to:the's > ks Congress had i ¢ Prok UST now more Mr. Mel in favor people are. inter ested in Prohibi than in anyth was in the pay Mr. McAdoo had let on the competition for lidate of the Dem was out else General A presiden mitteemen nld have ng him do 4 ded themselves r Smith runs, the ma: rst will be that he is a Ror to be done And just by way of cles into current Pro! ant subject it would be nice ttee appointed by General Andrews feels inquiry such emen exist ald be made by persons outside of as Gene s, but our Put their s, of such ability, integrity and Gov Alired Smith, in his e AACS (AS Cere Bre ysoIme, nt that the public would have — to protect and develop the water rights ™#ke Roman Catholics inexpedient as | te confidence in their find of the State of New York and other- candidates for President. The objec tion to them for that office is not a | reli Very few voters underst All they prejud al one ious objection but a polit Jerstand is that there is a against Catholics as candi dates for President, and that it would be i me it, but wh d to overe 1 Church ar very h es claims of the P: how much danger there is ny, not m of them know Perhaps, if theydid know, their judgment be a little im on the subject we proved, but Heaven knows it is a good deal such a case as Secretary Mellon sees Prohibition to be, in that no con clusion on the subject by wise men would m much difference GOVERNOR SMITH wants the le it Alba crime commission that shall investigate lature y to create a and explain why crime is so extremely | nt hereabout Robbery rare the daily bread of the news If the legislature can do any } OSes Coad thing to put the papers on short rations THE DEBT SICKNESS in th (to French Franc): oF CoURSE YoU WON'T LIKE IT—BUT IT HELPED se particulars, the public will be The $ are pretty good and sudden death ru: Russian F oN Feet! To PUT 3 MY : I comicbooks.¢om )