Judge, 1883-07-28 · page 2 of 16
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This Judge magazine page contains three satirical pieces attacking Democratic politics and social pretension: **"Damon and Pythias"** mocks the Democratic ticket (appears to reference Tilden-Hendricks, circa 1876), sarcastically comparing their "ancient myth" of party loyalty to the classical legend, while suggesting their unity is false political theater masking corrupt reality. **"The Dueling Mania"** criticizes inflammatory newspaper editors (likely Bennett and Dana of major New York papers) for irresponsible rhetoric that could provoke actual violence, while lamenting insufficient laws to prevent dueling. **"Town and Country"** humorously contrasts city comforts with rural discomforts when New Yorkers vacation. **"Political Pleasantries"** uses heavy sarcasm to expose Democratic hypocrisy: claiming to champion "unity, brotherly love and perfect harmony" while systematically excluding Irish-Catholic members from public offices, reserving positions for native American Protestants. The satire targets the party's stated ideals versus actual discriminatory practices.
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THE JUDGE. | 20 and 328 Peart St. (Franklin Square.) Pearl St. New Yo DAMON AND PYTHIAS. Att the wealth of ancient: myth offers us no lovelier theme than that of Damon and then, that the world al when it finds the manly senti- ment, the poetic devotion of the old leg reduplicated in modern life; but when it sheds its beneficent influence on the dreary and arid waste of politics, might hail th hail it as we spectacle of a primrose growing in ade: grateful enough Can we ever be y amid the strife green old age ilden’s, we need never feel | and ina romancer of Mr. Henry Wat- rupulons fecundity we may rea- sonably look for myths of all shapes, sizes ; but the Democracy will no doubt hail the old ticket as a revival of the if not of the gol iden calf—and worshiy Hendricks will not_make Risuin teneatis and proportion n barrel and tthat THe Jepee ean searce and Utopian in THE DUELING MANIA. Fists appear te satime when th rteous is lost —when the dry-as-dust THE JUDGE. of pen and ink will become insuilicient to express the passions of the soul, and it i such times that our Danas and Bennetts and | are liable to rush into the arena Curt with blood in their eyes and weapons in their | hands. Words will carry on a 1 words will carry for a certain time—p! tai on an argument for a time altogether uncer- ; but the end comes at last, ‘THe Jepar last week expressed a very tmmeasnred: and uncompromising opinion on ducting, A week has rolled by (stra om has not appear) his If the to prevent t 1 among gentlemen—and if the laws of the land ar insufticient to stay het-headed folly in’ those who should gi 1 ve them publicity—why, the cassuringly s the Kilken that the present y P per men may not prove immortal—and when things are at their worst they may be expeet- ed to mend TOWN AND COUNTRY. IT seems, somehow, as if our country cous- nerally man: in New York than they visit them. Our mosquite ge to have a better time i s when we are not so nue met » ferocic d the attendance pus oF sarule, better; and, on the whole, our appliances for making life enjoyable, are bet- ter and more varied than the country se¢ able to afford. It is very certain that when we city folks leave New York fora few weeks? we leave many comforts be- ** summerin; hind us. We leave the bed that we have | learned to sleep on, and we are unusually lucky if we roll of ticking stuffed with corn-husks, in its place. We © not offered ve the easy modes of transit. which span V barter them and intersect the at city, fi ide of ¢ quisitorial buckboard, We cer any comforts: but then we are fash- ind we leave town for the sammer ; or the ine ghteen m: a stag sinly don ionabl and town in summer—as our country cousins could assure us, if they would—has many ad- | vant But then we might as well be out of the world as out of fashion. POLITIGAL PLEASANTRIES. AMONG the many elements of great hi so beautifully character- ize the Democracy, unity, brotherly love and perfect harmony are the most prominent and afi i ty and love petween the Reman Catholic and strength whi noticeable stron, which exists Irish and the native American Protestant el- h that the Demo- ements of the part cratic happy-family is something sublimely heantifnl to coy tation of the intense love and my of virtuous and Asan ills regard which the nobl ts entertain for their law-abii hy patr American political friends, see how they spare the American portion of the party the public offices ry place in the p argument | tion—ineluding the penitentiaries political martyrdom and devotion one would kindly point out a philanthropist. ever rea Sunset Cox, per ng that he is to secure the Speakership, likewise desires to impr constituency that he does not hanker after ‘arlisle, Blackburn, Morrison, are likewise assuming the most indifferent at- ion to the Speaker . for it was apprehended that » if not all, of these virtuous statesmen might truck, considering t lover the country this Ben Butler is doubtless a shrewd, clever Ie evidently possesses excellent ex- ecutive ability rless in the dis- not seriously crus stionable value n the faculty, the blue- an empty title mn ostreet and his old enemy, casion of his re triumphant official visit to the x all his cleverne crafty enough to secure the The Southern d ret the exploits « oo late unple comicbooks.com