The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-09
caricatures that Laugh Back.

Baltimore sun.
Rdicule is admitted to be a legitimate
campaign weapon, and the caricnture has
come TO be a feature or every political
battle. Candidates and public men expect
TO be the victims OF the humorous writer
aud the cartoonist, and accspt their fate
with all possible patience and philosophy
AS a part OF the penalty OF greatness. 1t Is
doubtful il even the most hardened anA
stoical OF them really enjoy it. Tor al
though few things are more amusing TO
the general puDlic tnan clever cartoon
which brings out In an exaggerated way
the peculiaritieS and comic1lites of some
well known face, no man eer felt the
artist draw him in this style with good
opinion either of the artist or the pie
ture. Yet the pencil OF the political satir-
ist Is weapon recognized BY the rules OF
civilized warfare, ana no public man pro-
tests against its use as long as 1t is kepi
within its proper sphere and devoted TO
legitimate objects or attack. But while
an effective agency in the main, there Is
always danger that the cartoonist may In
jure his own side BY zeal without
knowledge and in the excess OF his clev-
erness may offend more voters than he
amuscs. An illustration OF this 10 eforde1
by Judge, the comic illustrated weekly
published in New York, which has recent
~ been presenting a series OF caricatures
''of distinguished citizens VINO will change
their votes this isll' AL the caricatures
are supposed to represent voters who
were formerly for Mckinley. but who this
year will support Bryan, and the artists
purpose is TO indicate by their pictures
that they are mushbeads and imbeciles.
as atrociously repulslve IN countenancs
as they are deficient In brains. The
genius who originated this series OF car
ICONS imagined he would make them mora
telling by carlcsturing the representatives
/ OF various nationalities, taking for his
subject enc week an irishmsn, another
week a German. and so oil. One OF the
/ latest of these distortions. hideous oari-
cature which is supposed 20 represent
?. German, IS accompanied by the follow
ing imaginary dispatch from st. Louis.
which. It may he we'll 10 explain, Is in
4 tended to be funny:
st Louis. Mo.-Jacoh Stufhnhoeher, a
big sausage manufacturer, leading German
citizen and ardent republican four years
ago, IS for Bryan and death TO special
privileges. Mr. StuifinhOeffer announced
MS change yesterday Immediately after
his return from Washington, where ns
went to ask the president the privilege
az placing a sign on the white House adj
yertising the stufhuhoeffer sausages."
This sort OF thing may elicit campaign
smile from republicans. but VIII II add ia
their votings strength? What Judge Il
after and what other professional funny
fellows are after Is to strengthen their
side but a Joke that costs more than Il
comes To is a poor Investment. The trou-
bic with the caricatures in question Is
that they libel those classes OF intel
gent and respectable citizens and tend t,
arTay ali OF them against the party which
the eertoonist is trying to serve. People
naturally say: These voters were good
enough for you when they voted FOR Nc
Kinley four years ago; 1t is singular they
should suddenly become so hideons. Sc
ridiculous and contemplate simply be-
cause they are going TO vote for Mr.