Judge — March 22, 1884 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Out in the Cold" — Judge, March 22, 1884 This cartoon satirizes the exclusion of Chinese immigrants from American society. The title and image show figures being turned away from a building with a sign reading "POLL ST. WOMEN AND CHINAMAN NOT ADMITTED—BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE." The scene depicts Chinese people (rendered in the offensive caricature style common to 1880s American media) barred from entry alongside a woman, suggesting this references contemporary debates over both Chinese immigration restrictions and women's political participation. This likely relates to the Chinese Exclusion Act period (implemented 1882) when anti-Chinese sentiment was widespread. The cartoon appears to criticize such discriminatory exclusions, though the specific political angle—whether supporting or mocking the exclusions—remains unclear from the image alone.