POLITICAL CARTOONS

In this political cartoon, the man with the hat represents Herbert Hoover, and the woman represents the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
The doctor is forcebly injecting Prohibtion into the test subject, which is the American people.
The women is dressed very old-fashioned mirroring the views of the Union.
The person on the table is strapped down and is in a state of anxiety and fear.
Herbert Hoover once called Prohibition "the great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far reaching in purpose."

This political cartoon is depicting 'Uncle Sam' sitting outside of the National Treasurey.
At his foot is an extremely small bag of liquor revenue.
This shows how Prohibition decreased the amount of revenue from bars and liquor companies.
Selling alcohol was illegal under the 18th amendement, therefore causing a lack in liquor income to the National Treasurey.
The cartoon is titled "The Thirty Pieces of Silver", references the bible when Judas sold out Jesus to the guards for thirty pices of silver.

This saying is generally used when people "sell out" their principles or standards.
The cartoon seems to insinuate that the small Prohibition organizations sold out the rest of the country resulting in small revnue for what once made the country a lot of money.