1073: Lady Justice with no blindfold and a thumb on the scale? @DanHenninger, @WSJOpinion
Image: Lady Justice. Cartoon shows blindfolded Justice holding a scale labeled "Republican Administration." On the heavier side of the scale is a baby labeled "Sugar Trust" wearing a bracelet "12 1/2 [cent sign] and sucking on a bottle labeled "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209, Dutch Standard." The lighter side of the scale holds the island of Cuba covered in gravestones and a label "War Bill $300 millions." The cartoon implies that the Republican administration of Theodore Roosevelt favors the sugar trust over Cuba and the debt incurred during the Spanish American War. Dan Henninger: @DanHenninger, @WSJOpinion; editorial board and Wonder Land column; in re: Contrast the 2020 demonstrations at the White House and the unacceptable conduct on 6 January at the Capitol. Press corps focused on right-wing characters, QAnon, et al. But note Seattle, where left-wing anarchists are attacking federal buildings. WSJ: one person arrested in the Capitol, a cop, wrote: “I can protest for what I believe in and support you demonstrating for what you believe in.” In practice the country has a double standard, engendering cynicism; doubting equality before the law. A sense of grievance. Lady Justice is blindfolded and holds a balanced scale. If the blindfold drops and there’s a thumb on the scale . . . Seattle has a new chief of police, but the city attorney refuses to prosecute. If no criminal is prosecuted, they assume they can get away with anything they want.