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# Political Satire from Judge Magazine This page contains three satirical pieces targeting Republican Pennsylvania politics, circa 1882: **"Cameron's Hot Boxes"** mocks Don Cameron, the state's Republican boss, as an autocratic "hot box" (political liability). The satire criticizes Cameron's iron grip on party machinery and his suppression of Independent Republicans challenging his control. **"A Ridiculous Army"** ridicules the U.S. military as bloated and ineffective—composed of foreign nationals and misfits, commanded by excessive officers. The satire questions why maintain such an army when it inspires mockery from foreign powers and Native Americans alike. **"The Clown's Transformation"** (fragment) appears to reference Guiteau's trial following President Garfield's assassination, discussing whether a new trial might be permitted and how such proceedings would affect public perception. All three pieces reflect Judge's reformist Republican stance, attacking political bosses, government waste, and institutional failures while supporting cleaner, more merit-based governance.
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THE JUDGE PUBLISHING Cc., 3H amd 6 North Moore street, Nv Vs BLISHED ONCE A WEEK TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. rt NoTICE: Cameron's Hot Boxes Dos Cameros, of Pennsylvania, tinds that he one that may supply. Thi old Keyste As a very hot box to ¢ Lan Independent » before the Cameroni. a fair shape to be sat upon, followers of Mitchell and Wolf it in the most emphatic if they can do all that they claim is within their powe with as that is ng new recruits into their army every that the time ha we yto Washington or H if they over, mis at T the wil! sit upon declare an earnestne when men need sburg to ask and Senator nt of hot can be candidate Mitchell tells them that the Conkling, Cat af the govern nand Logan is nota ernme but And th ently said to If the don't people. an usurpation. thus dares the Cameron clan neighbors in Tioga County: me | but f will goon want to. follow no them to dos nthe only man in ‘Tioga County, or in fight.” He al £ that the movement of the Independents Mvania, in this is not an 1 to defeat a man » but lidates who represent autocrat 0 to the candidates, but every man, f the Ri down to the lowest 1 at the feet of Boss C power, Cameron ticket did no ople fort! Jeaver, candid: non the tick: meron and b the desired place. Senator Mitchell told his p Leen said that, should a stro brought to bear against th chine, that the Dem power in the State lition of att asked wheth badly 1 than she ist ther he whether 1 would be worse than Stalwart. be cratic party will slip into Intimating that sucha possible, he ald be more And fur- nag m. He confidently expects to witness the complete triumph of the Independent. party in the ate. The new party has come, he and | that the impr THE JUDGE. it has come to ependent t canvas in ylvania between Republicans bids fair to It isa tight between the stal- Republican party, of which and front, and Pennsyly insist that t Ven be a hot one. wart wing of th President Arth Don Cameron, the | the publi tators if the; dependents was hie Philadelphia, and the battle | Camerons, old and your ir heads abov fow in or out of Pent they sink ont of can do to keep th wate: yIvania will grieve when A Ridiculous Army Is it at all surprising that the rulers of other countries sitting on the wall give veut to their feelings inlaughter when the American sin review? And is it at all tonishing that the noble red man of the W contemy | his thumb on his nose and extends his fingers when viewing: What an American all, made up as itis ina great mea ving Am cle? arm) of every nationality exe there is an army on the f n eye y of the Un proved itsc ilians, it is th 1 Stat ore to ¢ it hi Indi: on the plains, or in their natural hear our old friend Dana, of the Sin, eryin duce the army to 10,000 men.” tof maintain- erable item in the fortre and yet we ing ny is no incon pense account nation, but why havean army at all un had? one that may be of service can b Ifit is believ wwe that the ( army that at st the face of the and. thus wernt night wiy arth, why not have such an P to settlers in tl curity which they the hand ent wrt notice them otf host of officers and men in the ranks of the American private hte afford to dispen: who should be retired to t the Government could well with their allege s. t them be weeded out, army > army ine sed aid enlivened by liv ‘The people the fir V such protection, and the people of the whole ned it. implore the Government for country shoulil det The Clown's Transformation. ‘Tuose: who have feared that Guit obtain another trial may rest easil the ee led against him, Unless the monste a raving mariac before the is hanging next month, tainly be removed from the sight and hearing of mankind. the court in bane was not un yers, but the peopl tomed to needles the law in the ¢ au might how that rtin bane has « become he will e have becom cus of condemn jon bean 1 murders wir 1 that the Iudians | an be kept in a peaceful frame of mind by | and is a The decision of | pected by law: | Iclays in the exeention of | the law the brazen assassin of President Garticld ini permitted to mock.:at dustic in be famous scene: sentence must he = we have said, me aomadman within the tmeani The of the wis of Guitean is but anc Vr evidence the trial and e¢ eedy trial a it hav rent fore The haman im vietion V taking ter of a murderer, ott ef su had some ns of Pre in this her rors in it for would ies but the law's det too numerous to mention, have tiv fevil rather than of tends to say that the hanging of Guiteau in have the that it But whiie this true, an provoes rol, No one pre: dune w had ret it more than Aime should have Lnone re ‘ans do, a sigh of sat- coup throughont the land when neck is broken on the gallows. ist n will wreteli’s WY that the appeal of Guiteau for a new trial hy pare the rope. been denied, let the hangman pre- THe 1 opportunity to cleet a Republi ublicans never had so good an next November 1 mayor of New York s they will hav Republican State Convention city last year, the outside of New York said Gartield stalking ad that no man who w ministration could hope in this State, and they tly. Does Re Conkling imagine that the ghost of Gartield ceased to stalk through this State? Let him y Wey the was he legates from the conn that through the State, ghost o was unfriendly to. his ¢ to be elected to offi probably and reflect. Citar Jude Fou of the Court of Appe 1 most excell Is of this St emt a the content as the chief f ntry, the Stalwart rmined to make hit untly referring to him as their vernor of New York this fall. most acceptable Seeretary of sury of the United States. Not with having so cial officer of the pond a na Ane tepab- licans now seen mis- rable by con date for Swrrn, of Cineinnati, « Te Jevce to kindly contradict the wid spread rumor that he intends to spend the nt country home of Mr. Dan: ( oN Cove, L. 1 A cat that ( h from Berlin in neral Loris Melikoif has gone to St. and we hasten to lay this start. b disp ms us readers. Ousection has been made to the selection of Colonel Robert 4. 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