Judge, 1884-08-23 · page 1 of 16
Judge — August 23, 1884 — page 1: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This August 1884 *Judge* cartoon satirizes political hypocrisy regarding voting rights. The title "Sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander" compares Little Cleveland (likely President Grover Cleveland) to a "Workingman." The joke hinges on V-E-T-O-S (vetoes): Cleveland apparently vetoed legislation benefiting workers, who now question why they should support him politically. The workingman's response—"they were used on us as V-E-T-O-S, we will use them next November as V-O-T-E-S"—warns that voters will reject Cleveland at the ballot box, just as he rejected their interests through vetoes. The cartoon criticizes Cleveland's anti-labor stance and predicts electoral consequences.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
y y i vi ou | 7 OFFICE AT NEW YORK AS SECOND CLASS MATTER. COPYRIGHT 188: BY THE JUDGE PUBLISHING CO NEW YORK, August 23, 1884. 10 Cents. oe TT en ee ee SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE IS SAUCE FOR THE GANDER. LITTLE CLEVELAND TO WORKINGMAN.---“I say, Mister, what do those letters mean?” WORKINGMAN.---“ They were used on us as V-E-T-O-S, we will use them next November as V-O-T-E-S, and don’t you forget it!” comicbooks.com