The political cartoon shows a meeting of the senate in the late 1800s: cartoon showing very large men that look like money bags overlooking the senate. they have the word trust printed on their chest. above them a sign reads: this is a senate, of the monopolists, by the monopolists, for the monopolists. © bridgeman art library/image quest 2012 what does the sign above the senate represent? government's movement to remove outside influences from law-making bodies senators' confidence in their ability to represent the common citizen undemocratic policies and practices of the government citizens' apathy toward involvement in government processes