Judge — October 11, 1884 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a satirical cartoon titled "In the Democratic Graveyard." It depicts a sexton (gravedigger) labeled "Dana" confronting a resurrected figure identified as "Hendricks," who appears to be climbing out of a grave. The text reads: "Here! Where are you going? Don't you know you've been dead a long time?" The cartoon likely references Charles A. Dana (editor of the New York Sun) and Thomas A. Hendricks, a Democratic politician. The satire suggests that Hendricks or Democratic politics generally are being revived despite being politically "dead" for an extended period. This appears to criticize either a political comeback or resurrection of outdated Democratic policies/figures, using the graveyard as metaphor for the Democratic Party's poor electoral fortunes.