How times have changed! / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Uncle Sam sitting on a throne, reading a "Petition of the Railroads for Permission to Raise Rates" while diminutive representatives of railroad companies stand before him; the ghost of Cornelius Vanderbilt, aghast, appears behind Uncle Sam with a notice that states "The Public Be Damned! Vanderbilt".

Caption: Ghost of Former Magnate I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it with my own eyes! Asking premission!! Asking!!!
Illus. in: Puck, v. 75, no. 1931 (1914 March 7), centerfold.
Copyright 1914 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.