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# Explanation of Judge Magazine Page This page contains political commentary on two separate topics: **"The Machine" (main text):** Critiques Republican "half-breeds" (moderate Republicans who opposed the party machine) for hypocritically denouncing political machines while benefiting from their own party's organizational apparatus. The author argues both Democratic and Republican parties operate via machine politics, and that the Republican machine—despite being "rusty" and "inefficient"—has accomplished significant goals. **"The European Scare" (cartoon):** The illustration shows a road agent (bandit) frightening travelers into surrendering their valuables. This appears to satirize public fear of European radicalism or anarchism—a contemporary American anxiety. The caption suggests recent arrivals from Europe are perceived as threatening. **"Parnell's Honor" (sidebar):** References Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish nationalist leader. It questions his credibility regarding claims that ten Irishmen convicted of crimes were innocent, suggesting either his knowledge or his honor is suspect. The page reflects late-19th-century American partisan politics and anxieties about immigration and radicalism.
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THE JUDGE. as amachine. There is a machine in the | Democratic jarty; there is a machine inthe | Re an party. Granted,” ery the half-breeds, gleefully nd it is against hat very machine we have been inveighing.” poor half-breeds! How sblic cidly ye dis- cern the 4 in your ne nd of t hibor's eye how oblivious ye | e-beam in your | || own—for there is a machine in your own | ranks—a very rusty, battered, inefficient ma- | chine, it is true, bu There | is the parpoxe to be there is the | | programme by which it is to be obtained, | and there are the 1 who are laboring for at purpose a J upon that | ramme. There, ther achine, and if y pmponent nv cannot ent Do th 1 Roput who have inveighe |) loudly again alwart wingof the party || and the machine whereby it works—do they | | 1 Y | | exerrealize what has been accomplished by | ' , | that machine. In case they do not, THe | Jupar will tell them ina thing. Everything, that i accomplished. What h lican word—every- y that has kept the I reat Demo THE EUROPEAN SCARE A NEWLY-ARKIVED ROAD AGENT MAKES THEM HOLD UP THEIR MANDS. | rty alive in’ this | cessity outweighed his abhorre Are the | Meanwhile Mr. Parnell occupies the unen- f-breeds, in their hatred for the machine, viable position of am more imbecile than Shakespeare's brainless itadel inant © — The machine, we answer PARNELL'S “ HONOR." thing but the machine. For — in this Democratic city the rewards in the vift of Republicanism have been seant indeed the soldiers who have fought and are { city, and indeed th oughout the State? allows three ine | | iffer for a crime, | he | without testifying in their behalf, and with- out pointing out the real criminals. Did his ity reticence spring from a de: What has enabled the pa atures to ion against overwhelm rrison of re to spare trusty rts that Mr. Pare |tools for whom more work remained to do, o at Paris, gave his word did he fear that the ball of off that three of ten men recently | once set rolling in the direction, might Jin Ireland were innocent of the crimes | not stop till it reached his own fect. An- ie ahielic the: watered Tnlc :. Pare swer “upon honor,” Mr. or wrons, they deserve eredit for thats abuse | £0 Which they suffered. Unless Mr. Pu I it of place, for the stalwarts have at east | B&H i8 more reckless with regard to his word | ; . ; of honor than most men, and even than most an} at of David Davis mee to fusniehye it} J vamuers, Lis faieto nseume that he |2ere" fount for ne per jokelets, a Ha | Land Leaguers, it is fair to assnme that he | yoy there is nothing intrmsieally ridiculons | | { 2 knew what he was talking about. Buttobe bout it—except his vest patiern, THE in a position to so authoritatively affirm the JUnee is convinced that the Senator's fair | Tur Vienna Pres: nell, in of hor naries. R beng 1 intervie al inquiry, od fight are no mere ‘arnell. courage of their opinion I not e: ple come with a better g he half-breeds than innocence of these men convicted by due | bride did Uhissighs when beeeae || | | naa’ ts process of law, he must have been pretty well |: 00ing. or she wouldn't be to-day Mre, Da- vid Davi leat | da full y s expense. the jokes | | thi which 'isit? || Wle lt ter in expan izant of the seeret history of the crimes in question; it is not too much to assume that he must have known the real crimin; Tne “ona De it the anything—but above ake it te i people we Americans | op talking. are pret fo of € mM ih Ieper has all along pointed out the strong are pretty fond of titles, W e become | 1 pears crib fop who comes probability that the Land League is more or 8CCusto! ed to read UE, GUE DCWaT spers "i , mincing over the ficld of battle, and no figure | pel tt with thece musderons onpanians [tout © Smith, and Mrs. ex- vey UB that the divine bard has drawn for us ism Ls ssistant-d re nally ridiculous, The ing did not like the dread war, and he showed his dislike, y Brown, but when | he name of Ireland n like the following | tions whieh are eausin supremely, whit | 10 to stink in the nostrils of the civilized world. : sand ponders: “To- Circumstances connected with the late trials | be-hanged J. W. Jackson hes been repriev- ories of can- | have confirmed this assumption in a startling |° 1| NY not but laugh at his affectation, But, at st Paw | ‘ Meee ea en eetattone Bt at manner, and now comes Mr. Parnell, ple A yorNe Lapy hed a song sent her called wi! ort; he dil no} oer mil- | ing his word of honor in support of Tue | Under the Willow,” but her emall brother | at Sie The Wall bete die ee converse! ’s statements—explicitly asserting that | put it in the fire be got a chance to | i with, Tomi -breeds e as ridiculous fe sing ii e plained he c id t aim hel re sd ea as rague, as personified by him, knows the tng it.) He explained that he bad found a Hee his fop. e ce over a battlefiek ; mally place tod ' his fop. They mince over a battlefield inner history of those capital crimes for PUY plave, to Wig Heit on they have never struck a blow, and . id ;, Was afraid the snoc 4 jad otottr tee which Trishmen are figuring in the felon’s tt r emphasieg : ber ton By daring dock, Tt is reasonable enough; from repudi- _ Sowr: smart Yankee has invented an appa- | | criveize those who have fought through it | ation of lawful contracts to socialism is bat Tatus to relieve the strain on horses in start- | ii} And they wind up byasneer at the machine. | 4 stop, and between socialism and murder the |i heavily leaded | hor: Now let i] Shakespeare’s lordling did not like “villainous Rae eanid | ied'to a some one invent something to take the t : . 2 ;., | finest observer would be puzzled to detect a train off passengers who have to stand up in H salt pet nd thought cannons ugly things; _ | bat he | hat battles could Hot b 85} boundary line. the aforessid cars. vi eae that battles could not be fought “There is no wicket t+ the gate of law; a | ; | without them, so he contented himself with He who would e’er su lightly set ajar Tne Liant or otien pays.—Juet tho j a passive dislike of the hine whose ne- ‘The awful portal, must undo each bar.” same old sunlight. 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