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# The Judge, Page 2: Satirical Commentary on Dueling, Democracy, and Currency **"The Dueling Mania"** attacks the practice of editors settling disputes through pistol duels. The piece ridicules Virginia editors specifically for fighting over opinions, arguing that while dueling was once necessary, it's now barbaric absurdity in civilized society. The satire suggests editors should use their intellect, not firearms. **"Drifting Democracy"** compares the Democratic Party to Elaine's barge from Arthurian legend—a corpse floating dangerously downstream. It sarcastically portrays Samuel J. Tilden as an incompetent helmsman, "deaf, dumb, blind, and decrepit," steering the party toward disaster. The criticism suggests Democratic leadership has lost direction. **"The Trade Dollar"** attacks the trade dollar coin circulation. Originally minted for foreign markets, it entered domestic circulation through employer greed, paid to workers who couldn't easily spend it. The piece condemns this fraudulent practice as economically damaging. All three pieces exemplify Judge's role as sharp political and social criticism.

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THE JUDGE. 321, 926 and 328 Pearl St NEW (Franklin Square.) PUBLISHED OSCE A WEEK IMS TO SUBSCRIBERS THE JUDGE PENLISIING COMPANY, HES anal 228 Pratl St, New Yor. N AGENTS 11 Roaverie St Lastos, F Tue Istensatioval News Comrasy Fleet $¢.) NOTICE, THE DUELING MANIA. Now apaysan editor must not only write, but he must fight, Miles Stanc ing his lack of education, ( r, who was at ¢ a writer and a fight- and in both -was equally skillful.” J. ( r, then, would h tor fe » made a model edi- a nineteenth century Ameri Tt is » idea—much less paper. ‘This is pretty hard on editors. difficult cnough to have aconviction—this warm weather; but when it comes to defending your ideas or convic- nthe or not to hazard any opinion whatever. ** Hazard” tions with a pistol at twenty. paces, green-sward of honor, many would p: is a good word, by-the-way, in this connec. ifa hazarded an opinion, he would not have haz arded a life. In tion; and ain Virginia editor had not all seriousness, howeve this dueling —always a barbarity—has become At least it is ridiculous where it ical, At one time the state of so. and the law wink- ow it is reprobated by ridiculous, ciety rendered it nece: every re- ble man in the community, ly dealt with by the law (thoug The Jew it is se- sh not half severely enough, in opin- ion), and it is high time civilization of the age relegated it forever to its proper place among the exploded barbari- ties of the past—the Inquisition, the burn- witches, and kindred atrocitie f the press that we who fight of their position, my masters. much better keep what they have, and em- ploy them for the benefit of the publie whom they serve t thems: yet for the pistol of anot alled . than ves up fellow a field of honor they are, onthe s IeveMeN have a peculiar weigh with them. an news: | | security whence it should n | culation. that the advancing | And | | a coin into cirenlation, remains. Prorie who have beautiful idyl of Elaine, and the scarcely less beautiful picture whieh founded upon it, have per to ponder on the folly of entrusti ical barge with its enhood to such u of the dumb old man, he them to keep out of his way: and, if du he wa ‘obably and could not hear the whistles of passing steamboats or the Assuredly, it was more » that the safely shouts of the sailors. by good luck than ge corpse of Elaine ws mto “towered Camelot The remains of Democracy are bei ed along the course of a> far river than the old Seve steer- more crowded nd it is being Lby ahelmsman who is deaf, nd -decrepid with age They thr post of responsibility—Henry Wat- nd his fellows—and you know in your t that youare unfit to hold the steer dumb, purbline Poor o Samuel J. Tilden! into the st_ye Win mstances may carry Democ and tide are in the barge Camelot. THE TRADE DOLLAR. trade dollar has » and the ob- ted to the ob- Tie er been shor against th sharp and decisive naxious coin has been rel ged. Noone will receive it except the bro- | kers, who bny it at their own price (a heavy dise who r their own purposes; and the noestuck * with it are loud in It is a good thing that lise has passed out of cir: It is difficult to sce how it came in, or what good purps rved by its being. Origit foreign market, it has beer unt) f oh their objurgations. the nnauthorizer ever been sub- Hy coined foi nally intro- duced (principally by the greed of employ- ers) into home circulation, and millions of the alleged “dollars have been paid out to working people and factory hands. It ; it never w to pay ac surface were the spelling of a lie, And thus it went through the country, irredeemable nsible or ultimate “ tre ing on its own comps: insignificant merits, and foistir odd cents’ worth of silver « munity as a hundred cents, It is all over ently TH Jeper outcome will be—who, if A patient ¢ now, and perma What the anyone, will pay the differen I value of the coins in circula- But the ily introd over, trusts, e between th and ac tion—remains to be seen. stupen- lous idiocy of unnece ing such it for? There was no lack of subsidiary sil- er have emer- | | the bone | as far | vena prom: | Jar—the letters stamped on its | What was | Har bill: ment in redeemable by the Govern- ld, were tolerably plenty, and the old dollar could have been had at any time, Ah, well; it is like many another deal: thon sands have by those n lost by the (rade dollar. and thousands must have been made by somebody. ASSISTED EMIGRATION. ave been receiving a good many people from the other side of the o part by have been paid in An im hecome prevalent that that I nd superiluen nment. pression seems to have land is eon charge upon and are pauper: 1 the community at home is saddling them as a cl If that were the case we stand that a vigor Upon the community here could well und protest from this thers would be in order; bu appears neither proof nor yr tion that here have been a In the ajority of these emi- grants were never panpers in the proper sens f th They wer not deported. ‘They p: bout the matter, orm. sted to emigrate of their ly witha a port and arrive here, few dotars in their pocket riably with stout hearts own pases y to work for more, most desirable cla r have, and everyone of them is worth a thou- dollars or more to the wealth of the country of his adoption. If, among a la sand number of such immigrants, we reecive on nd there who is not of this desirable . we have little right to complain. ding to the laws of proportion, in every given number comprising a community, a . be—whether from old sickness or any oth ain number mu infirmity—depend- ent on the others, The purchaser of a roast onably refi as the country that nts refuse to support that quota of helpless which the tabl expect in that number. of beef might as to pay for receives ten thousand emig. teach usto Furth s regards the allegati against the goes without the which is char, they would not come here ats: but am ¢ n who anno’ which is the rea ‘on for their leaving rel arily a pauper, nor low that he will be idle when he The conditions of life a rent in America from what they a iy of our citize —is not nec loyment here—and a nee 1 who would of becommg moder- nd even if his ernment I sisted him to reach where he can better himeclf, that is no rease comicbooks.com