Judge, 1885-11-21 · page 12 of 16
Judge — November 21, 1885 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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**"Why They Demoralize (Irish) Labor"** (top cartoon): A well-dressed politician offers Irish washerwoman Mrs. McGoonigal "fine work" at low wages, claiming it won't "demoralize any decent Irish washlady." The satire mocks how employers justify exploitative labor conditions—particularly targeting Irish immigrant workers—as somehow beneficial. **"The Starving Democracy"** (right column): A parody of Psalm 23 comparing American workers to starving sheep under President Cleveland. The poem bitterly attacks Cleveland's failure to remove Republicans from civil service positions despite his election, leaving Democratic "lambs" unfed while Radical "shepherds" remain in office. It's a critique of unfulfilled political promises regarding patronage reform. Both pieces satirize labor exploitation and political disappointment in the Gilded Age, when Irish immigrants faced discrimination and job insecurity, and when civil service reform remained incomplete despite reform rhetoric.
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