John T. McCutcheon's "Cartoons of the Day," commenting upon the creation of the League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations and the brainchild of President Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921). Ironically, the League of Nations was not adopted by Congress. In the second and third panels, soldiers begin to asking questions and vigilance committees spring up to "protect" portions of the country, such as the southwest, where the government's presence was minimal.

Captions: "Under one: The Monroe Doctrine Rides after all. Under two: Beginning to ask questions. Under three: The Municipal Voters League is not the only organization of that kind that has been denounced."]]>
John T. McCutcheon's "Cartoons of the Day," display political ambivalence in the face of America's pastime and the popularity of former Republican president (1901-1909) and 1913 Bull Moose candidate for president, Theodore Roosevelt (TR).]]>
Alton B. Parker, a New York judge, ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1904 against newspaper tycoon William R. Hearst. With the Democrats splintered, delegates at the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis (1904) saw Parker as a compromise candidate, but delegates also threw around such names as former president Grover Cleveland. Cleveland, Governor of New York (1885-1889) and the twenty-second (1885-1889) and twenty-fourth President of the United States (1893-1897), danced to a unique political beat for his era. As a conservative Democrat, Grover supported business by opposing high tariffs and found fault with American imperialism in the Philippines and elsewhere. However, Cleveland strongly opposed political patronage and corruption as Governor of New York and as president, and had a reputation as a reformer, drawing many like-minded Republicans to vote Democrat.]]>
The Bonus Bill, or the World War Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924, sought to reward veterans of the First World War with cash compensation based on their tour of service. The act saw extreme debate in the House and Senate in 1921, culminating in the 1922 bill. President Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) vetoed the measure. Likewise, Harding's successor, Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) vetoed another measure on May 15, 1924, but Congress overrode the president, passing the Bonus Bill. At the time, Republicans like Harding and Coolidge pushed for tariff increases with a vigor that political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon felt should be reserved for the veterans of World War I.]]>
Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon puts the political bossism of the early twentieth century on display.]]>
The City Beautiful movement flourished in the early twentieth century in cities like Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Cleveland. A mixture of urban planning and architectural design, the movement accomplished such wonders as the National Mall in Washington, D.C.]]>
The future of America's children looks bleak according to political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon's interpretation of President Woodrow Wilson's administration (1913-1921) and its policies. Wilson, the twenty-eighth president (1913-1921), moved forward with an ambitious, progressive legislative agenda that included the creation of a Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Farm Loan Act, an income tax, and implemented antitrust legislation and child labor reforms. His second term was marked by U.S. entry into the First World War.]]>
Socialism leads to anarchy, purports political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon. The late 1800s and early 1900s saw the proliferation of the Socialist Party of America, as the industrial revolution and big business transformed America into an economic power. Workers, farmers, and immigrants, however, put in long hours for basement pay, spawning the creation of labor unions. The Socialist Party of America voiced their concerns and made a lasting impression on the American political landscape, running candidates for president and boasting six percent of the vote in 1912. Eventually, both elements of the progressive and socialist movements were absorbed into the Democratic party, particularly under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.]]>
A critic of American imperialism, political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon may be critiquing the American gunboat presence along the Yangtze River in China during the first half of the twentieth century.]]>
President William H. Taft (1909-1913) called Congress into a special session to discuss tariff reductions in 1909; however, once the bill reached the Senate, powerful Republican Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island (1881-1911) added provisions reversing reductions and increasing other tariffs.]]>
William R. Hearst built his fortune around sensationalized journalism and served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1903-1907). He ran campaigns for the Mayor of New York City (1905, 1909), Governor of New York (1906), and the Democratic presidential nomination (1904).]]>
Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central Railroad (1887-1906) and a board member at the Mutual Life Insurance Company, joined a committee aiding a state investigation into Mutual Life in 1906, which caused railroad executive Edward H. Harriman to remove him and appoint James T. Harahan as president of the Illinois Central Railroad.

Captions: "Above drawings: Harriman and Harahan versus Fish. Under cartoon: (to be continued - probably)."]]>
Captions: "Under one: Wring it again! Under two: Who says the Farmers are not coming across? Under three: Every day is Moving Day in Austria.]]>
Captions: "Under one: Established in 1899. Under two: Filipinio War - 1899-1900. Under three: The Boer War - 1899-1900. Under four: Russo Japanese War - 1904-1905. Under five: Italian Turkish War - 1911-1912. Under six: Balkan Wars - 1912-1913. Under seven: Mexican Wars - 1913. Under eight: The Great War - 1914."]]>
Captions: "Under one: I want to hear Grimy Stewart because he's a Chicago Product, so I'll get around there only early tonight and get a good seat. Under two: Well, I got a good seat and not to hear Mr. Stewart! I wonder why he doesn't come. Under three: Great Scott, that man up there has talked an hour, I wonder when Stewart speaks. Under four: Well, I can't wait all night. I guess comething happened to him. Under five: Well, well, it seems that he spoke at other places last night and I didn't wait long enough.]]>
Captions: "Under one: Gen. Tape - 'A burglar is Trying to break in!' Under two: Gen. Swivel - 'What kind of a gun shall we have made?' Under three: Gen Delay - 'What kind of paper shall we use in making our estimates for the gun?' Under four: Gen. Tape - 'What kind of a pencil shall we use on the paper for the estimate for the gun?' Under five: Gen. Swivel 'What kind of a knife shall we use to sharpen the pencil that we shall use on the paper for the estimate for the gun?' Under six: Gen Tape - 'I move we call a meeting a month from today to hear reports on the kind of knife we shall use to sharpen the pencil that we shall use on the paper for the estimate for the gun.'"]]>
Captions: "Under one: I tell you, gents, I've seen some pretty stirring things in my day. I s'pose you know that I was with Custer in '76 and only escaped being massacred because I stopped to tie my shoe. Under two: There's always been a great fascination about danger for me. Once I lost a finger and part of one ear while attempting to storm a fort. Under three: And back in the 80s, when I was invading Thibet alone, the Grand Lama captured me and seared out an eye with red hot irons. A year later I lost a leg while attempting to turn the tide of battle at Majuba Hill[.] Under four: But excuse me gentlemen from the Cook County Building, I draw the line on that death trap."]]>
Captions: "Under one: Man is arousing the jealousy of nature. Under two: Our Color Bearer arrives in England."]]>
Captions: "Under one: REPRISALS. When the German planes bomb London. When allied planes bomb German cities. Under two: Rewards. An obscure General is blamed for the failure at Verdun. But the Crown Prince would have gotten all the glory if Verdun had been a victory. Under three: Reactionaries. The old troupe of political reactionary. The present type of political reactionary."]]>