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This page satirizes **political corruption and nepotism in New York City government**, circa the early 1880s. The main cartoon illustrates a story about Mayor **Franklin Edson** (identifiable from text references to "City Hall" and the mayor's desk scene). The narrative depicts Edson's private secretary frantically trying to wake the sleeping mayor to address urgent city business—a visual joke about administrative incompetence or negligence. The "Conundrums" section—a series of rhetorical questions—mocks various political figures and situations: Senator Pendleton, Congressman Mather, Mayor Low of Brooklyn, Justice Patrick, and Governor Cleveland. These target perceived failures in governance, public works management (blocked sidewalks), and judicial corruption ("police judge"). The sentiment throughout reflects **Progressive Era skepticism** toward urban machine politics and the capacity of elected officials to serve the public interest rather than personal or partisan advantage. The Irish-accented servant's poem opening the page adds period-specific ethnic humor.

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THE JUDGE. fe Old Woman Who Sat in Our Pew, | Weer the diamonds allezed to have been stol — from Mme, Albani, the pri she knelt int $7,502 wealthy swept by in The Litt Ove Sunday 1 apied her As past her t She was feeble thro’ pity, L asked her to come in our pew. Wuat has become of that Christmas nt wh | Wall Street Byrnes? r8 were preparing for Inspec Witt President Arthur follow Tur Jcpas’s advi . she hobbled therein, | of hee ti : } and dismiss While the rest of the occupants then in the pew Gave me looks of reproval that uigh pierced sme through, | political loafers? a service was over, abe tackled iy arm, | bat said she: Or'll da yew no | | May the blessie «l gerl, be an yew! | far axin’ the loi atefal for 4 |All smiles fro ce holders who have secre vat of to her ¢ maze Way do the clothing people at Broadway and Ch bers streets perinit the sidewalk to be blocked » es o° meailf in yer pe Mayor Franklin Edaon at his des An’, darlint, yer kolnd: it the City Hall ng his tevth and will, faix, OFH minshin ye yit His private ary, M of tied to his head, in sleep thought at another desk. “Great God!” shrieks bis Honor, and Me. G from his ¢ Tie: 9a. w 44 OF'IL nivie for Samthin’ foine in All in tokins far avin’ me into yer pew. Grant, with a chan HN he Lavin’ to yew fal alr, oft after, on Sundays st The church as desi Viv she always a kat me threw, hee come and sit down in our pes lowly erept in The policeoiticer on duty kindly assists Me, Grani his feet. Then, in a voice choking with eme ute, knowing w . For to bel ant, oll boy. Il 1, These politicians will drive as pe-bell itr One day And the «The very sharply, our « no place mal. Let's go back to the ». Wecan stand the racket the you, shail become a murerer if Iam forced to listen t From the litt evant who answer'd it oat to me a boy waitin’ bere, miss, with @ messaze for | chan: 1d woman who sat in your pew.” la s' of any more of these polit Grant—" Your Honor.” in committay is widout awai My heart at that mome 1 for to thrill Asi thought what shed meutione! con will So quick asa flash to To hear from the oh pol ar ene “To-—, 4 his Honor. Enter a delegation of di loor then I flew, . them in. dame who sat in our pew never mind, oifice rict leaders, amokin: ets umes of Bowery samt thas: Obt Oim 4 Her messaze rv An’ fur giv'n me il, to make Dick Ki ‘an faivor Oi ax ye, in the tail o° 4 1a chairman, way fur me buryin beyant on th i y committay of sivin to beseech 7 police jelge, Do ye hear that And wot's m will be a nin’ when we'es ait left, ye ean | CONUNDRUMS. yer bottom dollar on that, onkl man, | Way sume young are 80 fo Wu ew York | | are you gi hicago remind you of 3 Is Cincinnati really the Pans of America? Wary som Wu Is ang men ever get married? ole Congressman Maller’s yellow dog? B. Haskin really ag of Michigan, a a much nicer city than New York? Tuscarora? | Is Senator Fer Is Phitadelph Wir is the matter with Sheridan Shook’s pet cat? Way all rieh Californians pret authorities do not pat muzzles on down- town politicians? Way Sanset Cox, in Co mach like a monkey? Way Mayor Low, of Brooklyn, d Witt, Poles Justice Patrich t Delmonico’s 83, conducts himself so not give al ertainwent? ven Dusty grand banque Wuy Hadaut, the dra young men to stand in front of his Witt, Governor Cleveland be g public know what ails oar ist, employs such handsome | mi enough to let the er Dana? Way some one don’t tell Emmet that © Fatz amo the Gypsies ” i# the worst play in the world? Dip Grover Cleveland really have a big time with Mike Norton after the Manhattan Clab reception? wi Senator Pendleton called | George?” Is he the only gentlem: atleman onze in Ol Now that + poor Tom Costigan” has not been male a police justice will his 260 pounds of flesh melt away? The Agonies of the New Mayor. | t# © his hair, nor's tw en | Gentlemen,” says his Honor, trying to keep his 4 donna, really worth | hand away from his pistol-pocket, “1 will give this | matter dae consideration. ich | ** And don’t yer fenget it,” answers the chairman, as tor | he hustles the rest of the *committay * from the Grant.” gaspa his Honor, when he and his. pri 3 jone, “tind out, If you can, who thie Dick Kuifer is. The private secretary - | jis Honor erassls into a book-case for safety i) the p oticer ina at the door makes vigilant search for bis Honor, Over four hundred and departs on his mi te-chambers, or in the committees are in waiting in the idors of the City Hall, prepared to ur; claims of other eand At last Mr. Grant returns, and bis Honor et feom the b = Dick Kuifer.” well-tillel ny ilonse of B at Black: reading feu Me has done the s Laud at Sing servic Sing, He was tried cto | for killing a man some years azo, bat as he was a hic | member of the Tammany Hall General Committee, be was promptly ucqui He was - “Enough, "groans the Mayor, Lean never appoint him. SLs But you must." was thumlered in his Hone and as be turned he beheld t | counten leader of a x De This man Knifer,” bellows the hs sonal feiens) Mis Hh sir of wt peratic faction, ler, + is my per- 1 you dare not reject hum. jor sweons, and the leader departs with the » who has accomplistied teat objects of his life. ree = Atways in knead: The baker way ove is that hand: what makes Mra. Langtry so exe beautifal sith the prov 1) 4 Reavtar slopshop: Th wet | a mnperance publie-house, Ata vys on and off: The railway passen comicbooks.com