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The Bosses of the Senate
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THe Bosses of the Senate
Presented by Miranda Lee
P - Parts
There are 12 total large men appearing to be made of money bags. They have writing on their torsos, naming different trusts and industries. They stand behind the Senate. At the far end of the room, a door labelled "People's Entrance" is shut with a "closed" sign on it. yet another sign behind the trusts says "This is the Senate of the Monopolists, by the Monopolists, for the Monopolists." The doorway labelled "Entrance for Monopolists" is wide open and full.
I - Inferences
The people's entrance remains tightly shut while the Monopolists' entrance remains wide open. Government must not be representing the people well at this time. The amount of Monopolists in the room suggests they were all connected to the government in some way - directly or indirectly.
C - Conclusions
The artist of this cartoon takes a side against big business in America. They model how corrupt the government has become in the pockets of these big businesses.
Historical Significance
It isn't an invalid claim that the artist is making about government corruption and the role of big businesses - the Populist party came to exist for a reason, and never once did the government side with the people when it came to disputes with businesses and their workers.
WHo's The Audience?
That artist likely sought to appeal to the disgruntled American public (especially industrial workers) and encourage them to remember that the government exists to serve the people, not big business, and that they have the right to do something about it.
What Was the Gilded Age LIke?
Based on the cartoon, it's a safe assumption that the Gilded Age was only gilded for those who had money and didn't have to suffer under the big businesses who had the government on their side and little to no regulation. It was a time when Americans forgot for a while what principles America and its government were really founded on.