Judge — September 6, 1884 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon titled "TRASH" satirizes the 1884 presidential election. A figure labeled "DEMOCRACY" is shown dumping refuse into a barrel, suggesting the Democratic Party is discarding its principles or platform. The scattered papers visible include references to "DEMOCRATIC JUNK SHOP" and various political debris. The cartoonist criticizes the Democratic Party's political state during this election cycle, depicting their agenda as literal garbage. The timing—September 1884, just before the November election—suggests this responds to specific campaign controversies or policy positions the magazine deemed hypocritical or worthless. The satirical message: the Democrats are peddling nothing but worthless refuse to voters.