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# Political Satire from Judge Magazine This page contains two satirical pieces attacking Irish immigrants and political corruption in late 19th-century America. **Top cartoon**: "The Bloated Bondholder and the Mechanic" depicts class conflict. A wealthy capitalist ignores a working mechanic's greeting, illustrating economic inequality and the indifference of the rich toward laborers. **Main article**: "The Extermination of Irish Patriots" satirizes nativist hysteria by describing a fictional society formed to eliminate Irish immigrants, framed as dangerous "dynamite-wielding" anarchists. The satire reveals the article's true target: American elites (particularly a former California vigilante) willing to accept British funding to suppress Irish political activism. The piece mocks xenophobic fears while exposing how anti-Irish sentiment served economic and political interests. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows the mechanic's contemptuous response to the capitalist, reversing the power dynamic through verbal mockery. The page reflects 1880s-90s tensions over Irish immigration, labor organizing, and Irish-American nationalist movements, targeting both anti-Irish prejudice and corrupt collaboration between American wealth and British interests.
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BONDHOLDER THE JUDGE. AND THE MECHANIC. jood-morning, governor,” said the humble meckante to dignity of the B. C., as he quietly ignores the mechanic The Extermination of Irish Patriots, BY PRINEAS TOYVESANT. ‘Tue Society for the Extermina Patriots, recently formed in th y ing nightly sessions in a west side hall. The ob- ject of this ety is so clearly set forth in the | title that it is scarcely ne ry to offer any further explanation, It must be plain to the most ardent sympathizer in the movement, that it would be injudicious to make public announcement of the place of meeting. When the formation of such a societ well-known philanth urged that as the chief desire of Irish patriots is to exterminate some one, that the peace of the community de- mands that the patriots themselves should be exterming Itwas hinted by the tr that communication with the British ment would be established at once, in order that British gold may freely flow into the strong boxes of the society. e are assured by the president of the organization. who was a resident of California in the early days, and who was for a number of years Chairman of the Executive Committee of Vigilance Committee No. 301, that the work of the y is not to be limited to this ci ion of Irish is hold- was ‘o my mind,” said the old Californian, in one of his confidential moods, ‘‘the time has arrived when we should remove from our midst | those blood-thirsty Irish patriots who, with | cans of dynamite, are roaming around the | country. I will admit that we expect to re- ceive the ‘sinews of war,’ as politicians pleas- antly speak of campaign funds, from the British Government, and why should we not thus be enabled to thrive? In the course of a fow weeks there will be a rapid disappearance of Irish patriots. Of course, [ am not at liberty to describe the manner in which we shall dispose of them.” Lloated Capitalist. Tease notice the “1 suppose,” I with O'Dono—” “Tush,” interrupted th tion no nam Of cor him. He will be taken by supris saying this the pres ter. Determined to learn more of this society ible, T engaged the attention of the tr aid that after strangling or knifing the patriots, their bodies are to be eaten up with quicklime on ground not many minutes’ id, “that you will begin After who psident; ‘men- ¢ will dispose of lent burst into a fit of ride from this i turb the peace I have no wish to dis- and quict of any Irish patriot’s mind, but merely desire that all of them shall not be left in ignorance of the existence of a y especially formed for their extermina- Because a young Scotchman, named Don- on, does not jump from the Brooklyn bridge he is stigmatized as a co’ If he should jump and thus kill himself, what would then be said of him? josity, Suoup the Democ fight in Pennsyl able, the honest Commonwe: that the ‘ats be victorious in the , as now ans of pins prob: the Old thankful ay. wed a ball, ared at by all; ked a sympathetic on replies: p don't litle **Alein'? Well, I should smile, if just pour it in to him by the gallon! ‘Tue trouble in Egypt has sent up the price m Arabae, it is said, but the i s haven't concluded yet whether vance the price of ice on that con. they “Damned old hog!” says the humble mechanic. part of the B.C. Ah!" says the mechanic, * you Triumph of th Now remark the sudden change in heard that, did you? [said the other just as Towa.” comicbooks.com