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# Political Cartoon Analysis: "Police Brutality" and "The Plancus Ring" This *Judge* page contains two distinct satirical pieces: **"Police Brutality"** critiques the conviction of Policeman Conroy (apparently for murdering a citizen named Kerrigan). The author ironically doubts Conroy's sentence will be carried out, suggesting the police brotherhood shields its own from justice despite the brutality being obvious. The cartoon (right) depicts a confrontation on New York streets, illustrating such abuse. The satire attacks both police impunity and public sentiment that protects corrupt officers. **"The Plancus Ring"** satirizes a political operative (General Plancus) nominated by the Greenback Party, along with his associate "Nymphia," an artist. The piece mocks their arrival in New York and suggests they'll "haul over the coals" political enemies. It's unclear which specific election or figure this references, though it appears to ridicule opportunistic political machinery. Both pieces exemplify *Judge's* muckraking approach to contemporary corruption.

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THE JUDGE, terfere in the cuse of O'Donnell. British justice is swift and sur nell’s fate remains av However, and O'Don- arning and an example to other assassins. POLICE BRUTALITY. Somenow or another, the fate of Police- man Conroy does not scem to operate very hts of 1 Perhaps the brethren in arms ot the lite beneficially on locust, t believe that his sentence will ever be carried out, Tire JepGe is ine to agree with them, and doubts if it ever will, To bring a policent officer do lined citizen sounds almost too good to be true, | To be sure, the murder n Was as brutal and der well could nprovoked an be hand, Conroy was a policem: nd asa mur: | but then, on the other | noand run of ununi- privi- the ordinary niders leged | formed 0 that as it may, his conviction appears to have strie! hearts of the the force, and po! be reported almost daily in the pape many occur which a of the bruised he throughout the « terror | into the P to Ilow “1, acount limbs netell, Pers is carried out, the y alone haps, if Conroy’s sentence moral effect: may be least a chance of th Conroy’ haps the memory of poor Ke wounded, and in that ce clabbed through the streets to. the house, may check the outflow of maudlin ya lutary, ‘There is at ao let us hope that sentence will be carr put. Per. . mortally nd station sentimentality and false sympathy which is generally poured over the convicted mur- derer. If this should happen, Conroy's ex- ample might prove moi he for a bric salutary still, and | clubbers f space realize that above them, as above their unofl 1 fellow citizens, towers supreme the majesty of the Law, The Plancus Ring Locates. Tne General has decided to accept the nomination by the Greenback party for phia thinks he is as good a coming around in his favor, and his popular. | ity is daily ine | His portly attract att he is never forgotten. What a stirring up there will be at the Capital when the General becomes chief. Such a hanling over the coals as never was before; for the General knows just where to | look for tri | Togue to catch J F | The Plancus Ring, with Nymphia at the head, have located in New York City, that, during the canvas, they may take occasion by the hand. The General is proud of them, and well | he may be. As a company, there is not such another in the Union—perhaps the world. They will act as body guard if he is called to pass through trying scenes, never losing sight of his majestic figurehead. | I over the Union, nd intellectual face rywhere, Once seen ON TIE STR TAKING Nymphia has made a fignre in artas the General has in polities—in faet, she s quite at the head in New York City Hailing from Boston is ene point in her r ‘Then her work is effective, every dy admits at; but her name is the ¢ yne that makes her art work popu an hardly ask too much for it, She gets just what she asks, and is sorry she didn’task more every time she sellsa picture. New York bows down to he: The General, who h eye for the beautiful, ‘her snow storm is unlike anything he ever saw in the heavens above or the h, in the way of art,” and he p the waterproofs the Planeus Ming-are to wear schon they par on stormy honld have a picture of that style em ne quite as noted fi \ vd on the back. It will with the day, and will ment for Nymphia. ‘Tuene’s a Venus in marble at Munich, Which they tell me is perfectly unique, But I think that the lass Would look better in brass, For she hasn’t as much as a tunic. 'S OF NEW YORK THINGS EASY. The Old Year to the New. “Nay, hold not out to me vour hand So iey i white “You've lived, you've ruled, you've had your day, Nor should you now deplore The fate that takes your power away,” Said pert young ‘84, “T murmur not, for well ’tis known,” Said 1883, “That Time waits not for king or clown, Why should he wait for me?” Even as he speaks he disappears, Old °83's no more; And bells ring out to listening ears, And welcome ‘84. young man of Penzance always learning to dances Being weak in his toes | He fell on his nose 1 comicbooks.com