Life, 1928-06-07 · page 23 of 54
Life — June 7, 1928 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This satirical cartoon depicts an elephant (symbol of the Republican Party) juggling various campaign promises and political issues while balanced precariously. The labels visible include references to "Prosperity," "Old Guard," and what appears to be campaign pledges. The cartoon mocks Republican campaign promises, suggesting the party is trying to keep multiple contradictory commitments in the air simultaneously—implying they cannot deliver on all of them. The elephant's anxious pose ("Have I forgotten anything?") suggests the difficulty of maintaining this balancing act. The accompanying "Life Lines" section critiques the Daughters of the American Revolution as backward-looking "mossbacks" opposed to new ideas and speakers, contrasting them with the country's actual need for fresh perspectives. Other brief satirical items mock President Coolidge, Prohibition enforcement, and evolving women's fashion standards—typical of Life magazine's social commentary during the 1920s.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“Let’s see—have I forgotten anything?” of the same sort in the Women's Repub- lean Club in Boston, a row in the Daughters of the American Revolution over the blacklisting of certain speakers and writers by that organization. Per- s] gathering of women into clubs, sti ul and otherwise, is useful for their t : in public concerns. Certainly it 's instructive as to what they may need to learn about tolerance and playing the game The majority of the Daughters of the Revolution seem to consider that they represent the political and social norm the United States; the standard, that is, from which variation is hurtful. Sad to that is not true. Most of the ters are mossbacks. They are be- hind the times; they don’t represent the current life of the country and it would be much to the country’s disadvantage if they did. The United States has prospered by infusion of new blood, new energy and new ideas. Most of the Daughters seem not aware of that. Many of the people who fought the Revolution, Hamilton for one, were newcomers. Newcomers are still valuable, especially when they are ideas. E. S. Martin. LIFE LINES Tue Prince of Wales has been urged to marry an American girl. Now if someone could only persuade an Amer- ican girl to marry the Prince of Wales— LL Presiwent Cootspce has signed ‘a bill appropriating $325,000,000. That makes the second unexpected thing he has done while President. aL A New Jersey hunter captured an unknown animal without teeth. A law, no doubt. iL We are waiting to hear of the first woman to visit Paris on a non-shop flight. L Wuen it comes to a frank discus- sion of Prohibition, the United States Senate is the original speakeasy. LL Tue modern woman is under- clothed, say the reformers. From all ap- pearances, however, we should say that she is only very scantily undercfothed. comicbooks.com