Judge — November 24, 1883 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon satirizes the Republican Party, depicted as a elephant (the GOP's traditional symbol) lying drunk or incapacitated on the floor. The title reads "THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MUST GO" with the subtitle "But somehow it is the Democrats who to list." The satire criticizes Republicans as dysfunctional and unfit to govern, while ironically noting that Democrats—despite the Republicans' obvious failures—somehow remain the ones being removed from power or losing elections. The scattered papers and disheveled state suggest incompetence and chaos within the Republican leadership. The cartoon reflects a period of political frustration, likely from the late 19th or early 20th century, when *Judge* magazine regularly attacked Republican policies and leadership through such pointed visual commentary.