Judge — March 29, 1884 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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ROOSEVELT'S INVESTIGATIONS. Ovn artist has undertaken to illustrate the filthiness and impurity of the political sys- tem of New York and the actual sanitary value of the task undertaken by Assemblyman Roosevelt, by a very striking and f comparison. Our city has long been the prey of a peculiarly noxious species of polit- ical vermin, who have fed upon its life and waxed fat at its expense, ‘Tie JunGE -d in letting in the light of public opinion on this that walketh velt is applyin ‘cible been for some time e pestilence and Mr. Roose- measures for the The question of the moral well-being and honest government of this great city is one of such paramount importance as fairly to invest anyone who ater, like Mr. Roosevelt, in the right direction, with the character amissionary. Tue Juvor has so r and so often recapitulated the abu which a faulty a 1 darknes drastic abatement of the nuisance. moves in the 1 s for 1] partial administration ure responsible, that he will forbear going over the nauseous catalogue again. The subject is not a ph o handle; the more so as, to be dealt with effectually, it must be handled without gloves and with no delicate touch. The striking at the root of the disease not fail to be instrumental of mu in fact, they have already born and ing satisfactory fruit. Let the good work goon; and let the public remember that, if foul and sickening and obscene things come to light, it is better that they should be seen and r nized—angl killed, than that they should be suffered to continue to prey u our city in asant one Roosevelt investigations are and can- 1 good— re bear- on 1 in silence. he pestilence that walketh in darkness”? be exposed to the full light of day ere it can be extirpated. Wherefore Te JUbGE says, and every citizen who loves law and morality will echo his wish ‘< Macte virtute, Assemblyman Roosevelt!” secret must WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY OF US. We print the following gratifying extracts from a letter received from a valued contrib- utor—a well-known gentleman of Oit City, P. ** Allow me to » sir, as an old New Yorker, that I have been much pleased with your two last leading toons, so vividly depicting the existing rascality of the ruling powers in the Empire City. For incisive point I have seen nothing equal to them since the productions of Nast during the palmy(?) days of Tweed & Co. worthy of Hogarth. Your temperate and well-written article, with regard to Comstock, will meet with a hearty response from thou- sands of intelligent, order-loving citizens who have no special admiration for the man. It isa pronounced expression—which Tam sure will be well understood—that Tne Jupce has no sympathy with the vicious law-breaking cl whether high or low. As an instrument in defense of justice, law, and order, the influence of Tur Jupce will atly THE JUDGE. sae PASTOR'S CLASS. Youne Cincekex Scarven (who is still a little inclined to skepticism)—** Dat’s all right to done say its a miricle, but what am the differ’nce “tween a miricle and a natural consekence ?” Paste me to len’ you a nickle. ever got it back agin dat would be a miricle. be great, and, sustained by order-loving citi- zens, his success will be eat. Yours, truly, O. Jones. Tne JupGe will continue the policy he has marked out for him needs be t f, and if “it must at offenses come,” they shall at least encounter prompt exposure and fearless denunciation at our hands. Tuk wife of a millionaire plumber Was left all alone, in the summer; When the town was not full She found it so dull, She went off with a handsome young drummer, A MAN up west writes us father-in-law and all his prayer daily, that they n peculiar people. Why should th pray something else in their p peculiar people don’t exi as follows, —“ My amily unite in y be made a I should fora more “Janes, I acold, I know I have, and I was certainly a little hoarse this morn- ing.” “Nonsense, my dear,” replied James, “that could not have been the c: are certainly a little ass now. “Mure you must be good or no one will love yi No one loves naughty children. Oh! yes mamma, some one does. I know very well some one that does. “No, Muricl, no one does. Who do you know that does?” “The devil, u he loves naughty children.” Sovomon—* Well, LU splain by an illistrashun. Now, spose you was toas’ De natural consequence would be Vd up an’ len’ it to you; but if 1 Diary of Patrick O'Callahan, Car Conductor. 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