The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26
CALIFORNIA; ANTI-CARTO0N
LAW: THE STORY OF ITS ORIGIN

N&feI u WH>eG pI6Ek4GA1tF 6ex0Q14
- s~xspae<r. in shnt esate OF stcs4gea-
- taH IL one Of the NOS. sweeping II tt
&16sssscrs ard panishmenss ever snaaTed
RI thss country. So drastic IL Il that many
- iAwyerE are convinced tkas X n la
<nn5ct with that pr1yisiors OF TIE ecnstE-
fnf3sn 81 she Unstsd States which guAran-
- the right 1t free sp<sch ana the liberty.
n the press.
20 nsw law provides - soisowss
ri shall be unlawful 10 puhslSa In any
spwsp2psr. hsnfbsH. poster. tosk % serial
YNbs3csssgEs. or supplement- th4rese. 4 ff1
f6etra:t % AIRY living person ressden: 81
Gniiferusa oshsr than that OF q person
hn1dssg public Office in this state, with
II ihe r1nsens Of sarn psrson nrs had
- o1tainsf. provided. that u sfaH be
5o4fci 70 publish The portrait u = person
Nqv3cts.1 Of = crime II shall ik<psse be
u6fawfuissfc publish lsl any Newspaper.
hentbsn. poster. book OF serial publication.
Fl supplement- thsrssoi AIRY eArlcAtuR Of
~ 5erson reMdink Id this sfsse. uf,sea
- tonor. intserity, fnaxgnoosi. virtue. rep
nfntiea ore bukln3H Or political iAotives ~
- person 70 cAFIcAturezi. on whsEh tends
~, ss' s.srs z. ass's y 2 sessss:s's4
fucrssonmen. and iikhfii;y under the act
egtenas from the managing editor 81
neespAper To the artist. fspofser.. enxraysF.
1easrnan and or dSwr almost toAhe news
~ disseminating the paper In which tns
cartoon or picture appears.
That csrseature and cartoonsng have been
enfrssd 20 excess BY the San Francizco
uSspapers caanot, it's cizlmsd. Be de-
nteA The liberty IL xne prees has been in
n4ny eases turned into license. and car.
Sosus have gore ffom rad 70 wors<. until
ny have. IL Is charged, tended 10 Degrade
rp4her shan ridicaIs tEse subjects ~ the
6aYsoonists pencil Tssc head and front u
~ alleged offenders has been unit. recent
h tae Examiner. bur during tne present
eenA so.lai deadlock fn California both tna
Chrouisie ard the Call have osst-ffe1o <3sd
Nefof In the carieasuxe Of legislators and
IeAoyists who favored the cause Of DAEiei
~ BErnt better knuxu as Mexican
uon" who with T.. =. Grant lr.. stands
ct the top Of TIE senatorial voting list.
IL was tie last straw, this joining Of the
chronicIe and cal 10 the cartoon crusade
aomsnsf pubic men. that broke the hack Of
~, California legislature. The worm 40
lnAk iroa upon has turned. and uni.ss the
suprenie court OF the state or al the United
Gsstes comes 10 their rescue Davenport.
Edgren. swinnerion. Cahiil. Lewis. Lyon.
Wallace and this rest OF .he earsoonists
Who have made fame and fortune In Cali.
fefEia By the pictorial ridtcule OF public
E4&I. Will, ksAE oiffsiiu. UNI tlfiF
ton gone and be compelled 10 seek other
ADDS Of labor. for not alone Is their work
n ear,oonists prohibited, bu, all portrait
ere well must cease. except pictures OF
men In public office and men convicted Of
Z crime Just WHY these Two exceptions
were eiassed together Ia nol easily under
stood bur the satir.sss. who are already
t&kng with their pen the places OF the
a.tIsss with their pencils, agree that the
nta fef4a "a tfH tsfz. xz;a xxf
the law.
csrtoonIng In California practically dates
hack TO the solvent Of Homer Davenport
the iong-jegxed sebfoot OF Oregon
Davenport eamc into California anaes~
Aided and unknown some eight years ago
ard went 10 work on the San Francisco
Chronicle. At that time Jimmy swinner-
ton. mere boy. was the only newspaper
artist In SaE Francisco who attempted
anything In the way OF newspaper nfustra-
ton other than the portraits uf man and
women. with an occasional niesure of a
train wreck or building devastated BY
are and H~innerfnn'z work WAS mainly
devoted 10 drawing pictures Of bears and
brownies Tor ths Sunday papers.
The Mfdwinter fair In San Francisco
gave Davenport his opportunity. He he
gar TO draw earleasHres OF the people In
hahstfng the FAIR grounds In gaod-na-
turs4 way. and they took as the saying
goes. ,ss.
IN tho sifss campaign following the Mid
winter fair thH eaftooninR Of people pol III
faliy promi4eut Mas commenced by lse
Examiner, which had secured the services
u Davenport In addition TO those Of Swim
Neegicn. and the TWO managed 10 make the
DSse Of shr candidates their paper opposed
4 burden. The forte and effect of cartoon
NJ was 80 apparent that the Chronicle
essr had Lyon and S,andish at work and
fsesi the Call then under the conservative
mAnzkefnsnt OF Pickering and Deacon
Fitch, followed the furrow witt, an oeea-
sicaai cartoon of more ar less merit. once
Ea.ted. the cartoon fad spread like Wild
nss. and few there were Tn public or pri.
sass life OF any prominence. whether per-
manent or of merely temporary notarieiy.
Who escapes the scathing pencil OF tse
artist.
In the memorable Mckinley campaign
Davenport ard Swinnesson. the two ac-
knowissigs: great cattoonsstx Of the coast
we're transferred to New York To work
upon she Journal and the men who had
etsn eaFscatured untii they were ashamed
u lsok into mirror heaved a sigh ~
relief for Lynn. cahiI. Wallace and the
otssfs had been as meal To mustard Tn
snport- HUI their relief MAS hut naomef-
iafy Tor "A new Elosmcad appeared lr the
asia ard Robert Edxsen. the foremost
Ssfseonlss aa the coast today. ard hy
many considered Davennnrf's only rival
tnnspst from ensuar3tY "a an Illustrator
ana carteunisf into the front ranks Of tha
smns marching on 50 fame in enc bound
fsixrsa Is a California fsty ard matn three
years ago was known only tc tho rahise
Essxx t.
United STATES, he aas not a professional
athlete, bat student of the University OF
.aaEnEEia sls0 ssevli.a tn athletics aYd
M soNsed as unlike an artist as dsd the
srns iaaky Bssy.npart With his shock
Oh sefs coissresi natr an.s his nigh water
ssstssss ahen ne first appeared in Sac
Francisco
Bat i was FSigreh ihas csasels the pas
sa8e OF tho present hsis, assisted IN nsS
saaff ~ Davenport. Swinnerten. Grant
"assAee and cahsg IL was during tire
N'1 y ths celebrated Martin ssst case
sa&s the FNanltnar began Saetee.4sng
.sFSse l. 5eHesan. ane AZ the nrasssis,ss M
ssvFs ~ Cafeteria. then a United
ssasss congressman ard nou u senator IN
faasorufs senate f-snA Sacramento
Waly. I6hnsssa Il tas sas.or af the anil
e~Ftaon hsI beyond question aisisnusn hy
- nss father Il Ia tsse iegisasase. In sng
e TIE MARTA VIII case JaAssssenta
1s7s save tae castoanssf aaaFssn st,fnAr-
sSs'sf ard th@ lawyer ably sscsrY.gsst hs.e
49, ssSa song - tae iasagfh ~ ka~st-
sfefr tae tafy ansi praying "a ts..E f,r
A,S.sce ~ hAs eseasrx speesa H. ~ss
q ,ssgeefie3 s1sssssst4falgv ana ssssss As sas-
go <fasaesnfssssc IA sxeeifssss wsassxs fse
r.sssAsase was aos snsress Shortly after
NJ seNf 80 -agErssss ana IA she sasa@e was
A.seks-1sn fos Islsls r. HssntSngtass az ERE
1lscsssassn lseAae is tha SCAT made ~ hsrs,
ho ased raylFss ise yasis0aa ,lses 10 the
government.