Judge — November 10, 1883 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of "The Judge" - November 10, 1883 This cartoon satirizes **Bennett Fired** — likely referring to James Gordon Bennett Jr., publisher of the *New York Herald*. The caption "Score one for the Newsdealer" suggests Bennett's dismissal benefited newspaper vendors or competitors. The main illustration shows a caricatured man in exaggerated contortions being literally kicked out of a building by newsboys or street vendors. The figure's wild posture and the violent action parody Bennett's apparent fall from power or influence. The satire appears to celebrate Bennett's downfall among the working-class newspaper distribution community, suggesting he was unpopular with or had mistreated newsboys and dealers. The graphic exaggeration was typical of *Judge's* aggressive political cartooning style.