Life — July 5, 1928 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "They're Throwing Mud at Will Rogers" This page satirizes negative campaigning against Will Rogers, who was apparently running for President. The article dismisses attacks published in the Kansas City Star, including a fabricated story about Rogers falling from a horse at a polo match—which never happened. The cartoon depicts a political orator addressing a crowd, with the caption asking if there are questions, and a small boy asking "Will you blow up my balloon?"—a visual pun suggesting the speaker is full of hot air. The page's point: Rogers' opponents are spreading false rumors and propaganda to smear him. The editors frame this as typical "mucker ball" politics, urging readers to support Rogers by sending their names to his campaign headquarters in New York City.