Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16
THEY ENJOY. -CARICATuRES

II
The present generation of public men, as
a rule, are inclined to smile, rather than
to become heated, in the contemplation OF
cartoons In whiPfytAfy are caricatured.e no
matter how grotesquely. Senator Hanna,
for example. hse often been compelled to
literally hold his sides over some Of the
cartoons In which he has most ponderous-
ly, and yet most eomically, figured. and it
is said that he haSIpreserved the cream of
all these cartoons. Mr.. Mckinley never
fails to smile at-the caricatures Of himself.
He recently received from New York
publishing firm "a book Of cartoons-in
which he figures most Observation-Disclosures
for a democratic evening newspaper Of
New York by Opper one of the funniest
of the funny artists. The President is said
to have devoted an hour to the collection
of cartoons, and to have emitted many
chuckles as he turned the pages.
Vice President Roosevelt laughs with the
utmost heartiness over most of the car
toons that made of him. He Is per-
sonally acquainted with most of the car
toonists, so that the humor of their work
has an added weight of appeal to him. The
newspaper men who accompanied Mr..
circle during the campaign last fall say
that whenever they heard an unusual vol
ume of laughter from the compartment of
the vice presidential candidate they knew
OF newspapers containing uproariously idi-
otto cartoons Of himself. The cartoonists'
accentuation of the proportions Of his teeth
particularly amused him, although when
he was a police commissioner in New York,
and in that capacity came in for a good
deal of caricaturing, he was at first some
what surprised to discover that his teeth
formed so striking feature of his physi-
ognomy. Il will tell you anything proper
for the public to know" he would say to
newspaper tnterviewers at that time. eff,
teeth out Of the stuff you write What have
my moiars got to do with the conduct of
the New York police department? And
then he would smile SO that his really fine
II prominent, teeth would flash out, and
the newspaper men would have lot of diff
nculty to restrain their chuckles. Mr..
roosevelt IS not at all sensitive as to those
teetn, as, indeed, he has no reason to be.
IN the contrary, he has had lot of fun
with them.
Secretary Gage smiles dreamily over the
carlcatures of himself, but does not COM
ment upon them. The points of Mr. HAYS
tuil mustache rise with the smile beneath
When he contemplates the absurd cartoons
that are made of him. Mr.. Root only
giances at the cartoons drawn of him.
General Miles has enioyed the cartooninp
to which he has been subject for a good
many years. He Is so impressive-looking a
man that the artists have some trouble in
making MIN look ridiculous. 1t Is said that
Lord Pauncefote gave vent to many a J,fat
chortle over the funny caricatures that
were made Of him during the controversy
over the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and that
ne has high appreciation of the humor (if
not the 1nvariabe good taste) of American
cartoonists Speaker Henderson's rubic,,nd
countenance has always been wreathed in
smiles when he has gaZed upon the funny
cravings the artists have made of him.
and Mr.. Cannon was often observed during
the last session with a stack of Illinois pa
pers piled up on his desk going over the
cartoons and smiling very broadly. Mr.
iBeveridge, the young senator from Indiana
Is said to have carefully preserved all Of
the cartoons made Of him since his entry
into public life IL q
The public rfen of today have been edu-
versal caricatufing 81 big men was compar-
atively a new idea some Of the most dis
tlnguished subjects Of the humorous artists
pencils quite often got sore over the car
looms roscoe SConfling-who had a de-
cided sense of humor, despite an erroneous
impression to fahe Contrary, produced Inv
his almost exalted public dignity-did not
IKE the cartoons that were made Of him,
even py the most eminent cartoonists, such
as the late Keppler. The reason Conkling
objected to them wfs that he was almost
invariably represented in turkey-cock,
ooncel.ea posture, or else In domineering.
arrogant attitude Mr. Blaine highly en-
preclated the cartoons of himself from a
humorous point Of view, yet, as a states
man man skilled In the art Of measuring the ef-
feet of such things, he felt that these car
toons had an unfavorable effect upon bis
political fortunes. The "plumed knight"
cartoons generally moved him to Laughter.
and, while he instantly perceived how cal
1dency the ,tattooed man. cartoons ware
he couldn't restrain his smiles over soma
of these. too, particularly the famous one
called me and jack - =, nav
/ 1t Is natural enough for those uho a,
JOY cartoons Of public men to ina CINE that
the cartoonists are inspired by the most
malignant feelings toward the eminent
i igmres "a 10 they hold up to public
CHS. Nothing could be farther from the
truth. however. Men of artistic instincts
are not often partisans In politics, and
most OF the pest-knoWn cartoontsts of this
country for the past quarter of a cen
fury have. as matter Of fact been neu
trails in politics. -Cartoonists are in the
employ OF publications of differing po-
copy. They do the work thew are in.
structed to- do by'their EMPLOYERS. They
conceive the ideas and execute them of
course-and. this work requires them to
keep In most. careful touch with political
affairs-but PERSONALLY they are in no wise
involved In the poT1tfcal antagonisms which
their ths pencils portray; Their position in
TINS respect = laentical with that Of news
papers. The matter of the newspaner
mans politics is never inquired into. If is
not essential for the purpose for which
he is employed that he shall be In unison
with the policy OF his newspaper in no.
litical affairs. He does the work laid out ont
for him. 1t Is the same with the car
toonist. The best cartoonists in this coun-
try are a high-grade and well-paid lot of
men. and 1t Is not at all an uncommon
thing for them to stretch their legs under
the mahogany of the very public men
whom their pencils picture the most unc-
tuously or even bitterly
Rivers Under the Sea.
From La Nature.