Judge — October 31, 1885 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge magazine cartoon depicts a military or authority figure (left, wearing what appears to be a general's uniform and labeled "FRAUD") pointing a cannon at kneeling figures representing commerce and labor interests. A train labeled "ARMY" carries armed soldiers in the background. A "WYOMING" sign is visible. The caption reads "fold your hands," suggesting these economic interests are being forced into submission or compliance. The cartoon appears to satirize heavy-handed federal or military intervention in Western economic/labor disputes—possibly referencing late 19th-century conflicts between federal authority and Western commercial interests, mining operations, or labor disputes. The "fraud" label suggests the cartoonist viewed this intervention as illegitimate coercion of civilian populations.