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# Explaining This Page from Judge Magazine This page contains two main pieces of political satire: **"How Lunatics are Made"** criticizes New York's commitment procedures. The piece argues the system is dangerously flawed: wealthy men with insane relatives can be institutionalized by just two obscure physicians, losing liberty without jury protection—while actual murderers receive better legal safeguards. The satire suggests this enables scheming relatives to steal property from mentally sound gentlemen. **"Mr. Folger"** mocks Republican Judge Charles J. Folger's failed political trajectory. Months earlier, Republicans hoped he'd become President. Though initially respected as a lawyer and judge, his elevation made party factions (Stalwarts, Half-breeds, and Conkling's faction) view him with suspicion. He received no real political support—even Arthur and Platt abandoned him. The satire ridicules how quickly political fortunes reversed and how apathy surrounded his rise and fall. Both pieces lampoon institutional failure and political fickleness in Gilded Age America.
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Bat a gentleman whose insane relatives covet his property, may have the services of a jury of only two obscure idiotic physicians, whose angrammatical pet sign away his liberty, reason, happiness and lif wish to get Under tly sal and obtain their property. pres- al system, a pe be arrested his otfice con. wards scheming rel Uemanly vie with the aid ¢ docto murderer ha is against county. who murdered, We believe in the protection of the com- munity against lunatics. If the authorities had been wide-awake there would have been no wholesale stabbing atfray by the crazy Frenchman who ran in Fourteenth street. Those authorities confine themsel usually to the incarceration of people. ‘They permitted the crazy man to walk among his future victims, with his sign over his shoulders, bat they will not deliver the posted letter of an inear. cerated gentlemen to his friend: A few physicians should be arrested for malpractice. A few superintendents should be dethroned for maladministration. One of these days some much-abused man will shoot somebody for swearing that he is insane, and then the ses innocent THE JUDGE. authorities will try to prove that the assassin was responsible for his actions. Mr. Folger. A FEW months ago it w number of both practical and theoretical Re- publicans that Judge Folger was to Presideut of the United States, F as re- garded as a wise lawyer, a just judge, an e ucated ntieman. He took office under the ministration, and seemed at once to rise to what under Washing decided by a ‘on, and since the elec- tion of Lincolu, bas been regarded as the most important post the President. After his elevation to the office, Un began to regard him with disfavor, politici ed him to the of Judge Folger no colors, while t and him kept aloof, Te battle Mr. Bla who wishes to be President from his flattery of Southern States, fe Much of Mr. Bla Fol ger publican, but Democratic The Stalwarts did not aid Mr. Folger. Mr. Conkling did nothing brave. Orly Arthur and Platt did) the business, and there was no public D did not float fur in the machine way was done for He had only judge of tl ‘Apathy marked the + where. Atal events, the Republican party in the State of New York, where the Stalwart and Halfbreed fight is bitterest, can hardly hope for anything. Folger : he is no longer “Se By this big fight the nothing. the ide: under people nd the snbyjc animus suspicion. doubt ol by his politi- cians a his fought unaided, ne ght against him, "3 Half-br vote against was not machine Ban- Nothi Folger. Arthur, who suspected him. A Court fo eat” speaking Supreme le no longer ** Judge, ‘y,” he is Mr. Folger. dministration wins It wasa silly adviser who prompted that the winning of New York State by the administration would redeem every- thing. The State of New York, whic! furnished the money-spending, economical Morton, and the sheep-witted Astor to foreign courts, will not provide the next President of the United States. has A Cloudy Day for the Republican Party, Yes, it wasa cloudy day—a cold day for the Republican party last Tuesday. It was not only cold here in New York, but it ap- pears to have been ‘several degrees below zero in several other localities. New York, was stranded on while Ben Butler, of Massach sailing triumphantly to the State House. And here in New York City—what a breaking up of plans and things! Where is that Citizens’ Committ Where those candidates now ? © those hopes which that awakened’ The old tune of th “ Campbells Are Coming” hasbeen reversed. ‘The Campbell is going—is gone! Well, it is the old thing over again. ‘The Republican party gets fat and impudent, and nothing in the world could do it so much good as to get a “ warming * pow and then. And now they have got it—got it just Folger, of n iceberg, ts, goes ? are Where committe about as bad as they des nd perhaps it will put some honest nerve into them, and enable them to brace up for 1884. We hope 80. Ben Butler—Governor Butler, Tuk JupGe salutes you, akg | Langtry as an actress?" With this festive question doth our little contempoi Puck lead off its ainusement notes in its issue t ing date Wednesday, November Ist. Prob- ply it is not necessary for THE JUDGE to re- Li try had not appeared, her debut having been erred in deference to the fire which burned up the Park Theater, Wasn't Puck a tritle ature in its question ? Wait till next little man, and the public may have an r for you not toask any questions at all till you know what you're talking about, w do we think of Jers Lily ary mind his readers that at that date M but the safer way would be * How doth the little busy Pyck ' to bark and bit And gather up amusement Before th ruck, fone writes that “the Brazilian em peror lives int very plain style.” to brag’abont? Mike MeDuily, the dray man, livéd in the same mnostentatious manner is not an emperor in his family. But he is not proud on‘that noth. account. NoTHING gives an author a poorer opinion of his literary efforts than to visit a fr find that he has been utilizing his p: ation copy of poems for shaving pap It puts him on the same level with the author of the ultural reports, and other pul ments issued by the government. nd and agri docu- CoNKLING, our own Apollonarian lost his grip—sack. The finder will re- ceive a friendly grip at the hands of the ex- tinguished statesman on the return of the issing grip—a fair exchange and no rob- cott ! and now Labouchere is com- ing to America! Have these Britishers no bowels of compassion? Is there absolutely no prospect for peace or rest this grave? side the ‘Tue Times heads an article: ‘Cold Water from Republicans.”» We wonder how the mischief they happened to drink it. To cover false hair with a Swear your tresses are hom false hood : grown, Scurvy outbreak: the Arctic expe Journalistic attacks on ion. Ir is easier to go through the hole ina mutilated coin than to pass one on the horse- ar conductor. PeorLe with plenty of money are not always well bread, but they are pretty sure to be well buttered, Wetcome the coming, speed the parting guest: Vive Langtry! adiew comet. comicbooks.com