Judge — December 26, 1885 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon depicts **Justice as a winged female figure** (a classical allegorical representation) holding a scroll or document. The text on the scroll reads "PEACE AND GOOD WILL TO ALL" though partially obscured. A figure below—appearing to be a judge or authority figure—holds what looks like a gavel or staff, labeled "THE JUDGE." The satire appears to critique the gap between **idealistic proclamations of peace and justice versus actual judicial or political implementation**. The classical imagery of Justice suggests the cartoon questions whether lofty principles are genuinely upheld in practice. Without a visible date or additional context, the specific historical event or political target remains unclear, though the theme of institutional hypocrisy is evident.