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# Political Satire from Judge Magazine This page contains three satirical pieces mocking Democratic political figures of the Gilded Age era. **"The Streets of Newark"** (top illustration): Shows well-dressed men on stilts towering over ordinary citizens and dogs. This appears to satirize prominent Newark or New Jersey politicians as absurdly inflated and out of touch with common people. **"The President in Danger"**: Mockingly suggests President Cleveland's health is deteriorating (chalk-colored face, threatened apoplexy), comparing unfavorably to rival James Blaine. The satire implies Cleveland is unfit for office. **"A Cold Day for Mr. Gray"** and **"Froimus Ascendant"**: These sections discuss David Gray and Daniel Lamont, Democratic party figures. The text sarcastically portrays Gray as too proud to accept political positions while criticizing the party's patronage practices—suggesting hypocrisy in Democratic claims about merit-based governance versus actual cronyism. The overall thrust mocks Democratic leadership as either physically/mentally unfit, absurdly pretentious, or corrupt in their political dealings. This reflects typical 1880s partisan attack journalism.
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JUDGR. | | THE STREETS OF NEWARK. | royal, or rath her y tive and profou The JepGE does not cate to stir up strife or ilosophical and Aly retleetiv inaugurate revolution; but there ane with respect to the first 1 yet ly which ven thou » touched upon « Happily. the ladies in the which destroys chia re not given te tre political str peculiar to er hood —the sex is well en 4, without we 1 we will not Sty that in some respects the t 1 this than the swe Is us to present the n with the utmost At justice rupture of may be done with the vault above THE PRESIDENT IN DANGER. the s face Te was observed durin paign that Mr. B principally of ehalk—uh Bright's dise Mr. Cleve rumsibly the tse to say It was likewise noticed that Iwas thivatened with apoplexy Hit have been serious indies neholy though rather sinister Ben Butler's left eyelid, but fortunately nil did not stand 1 | Jeney te ur enough to the uke anybody very apprehen we of Mr. Clevel: Blaine is Ii ime yet, but as for the Presi is very little hope. [tis not known that the apo: plectic symptoms have iner’ AS THE NEWARK DOG IS HAVING IHS DAY, THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THAT PLACE MEST: Heman has been attacked, if the reliable news FIND SOME MEANS OF PROTECTION With superstition in itst He was made ( had expired, and he was m: Wl eX | But the worse, Apparently 3 jovernor before Arizona, and | viewed te a day his | Th «butcher, the pair oing to | settin », Michigan thirty years to the party whieh, having ee: Statements of such cases might be multi- | in feels abl -d indefinitely, Of course, no really sine | have helped him a lowed | upper lip, swear in a and fill the atmosphere surr r | him with fume of whisk hand | comes of the absorbed toa . | But there is another thir ce. The Jupar heen obeys at the various resturants yas Mayor three shi Ad have been a subscription: pape President befe wife eloped with there | x dingy be forth in due form: his serviee of se » his term as pired. Having: reached t is no higher place for ead to forget him. It would wad deal to lenghten fore his present term xpires he must expire himself, We believe his term of ottiee as Sheriff expired before he was nude Mayor; but the fa corroborative of the theory a arsyllubles to t person believes that one circumstance fi rs misfe that case are even more do no harm f nt to put his head in aw f, swallow at liberal portion of beef te and go to bed. And if Danie stands his business he will go for a doctor r vaneed, for a Presi mneeted with | jcnedy number of men immediately: ¢ him expired —we may sty at his hands need an of L: Lamont unde be wise to consi ps it will ne | much deserves one, But, qualitications of his at this ¢ away whether he needs an oflice or not, sand whether Jat everybody ean remember eases whervit »plies for on ought to remember iy unimportant sequence of events A COLD DAY FOR MR. GRAY. bei 5 member hand work, how Lite bring about the most unfortun be to fill such an flier exigencies, We recall the case of Mrs, Smith who had rhe preceded t and that gitis, Each of these fore its pre and before last mer Of course, David Gray istoo proudly imelest draws thousinds a year for moderate th he is i apacitated sof the Democratic es only lund party work can ¢ n power in the sti , m of any kind has been offered him, it is acknowledged th: of any public trust ane cared, by long years of service cratic journalist, any honor that th ross the way | bestow. It is safe to say that, if would have permitted his preferm ns of Buffalo would not have ni rg Coxsackie, Mr. the Democrats have | a freight train pros ie pay, in whos service we | PROXIMUS ASCENDAT. for repairs—long be nt the man whose championshi | Tis) serve, it had reached its destination. There | was one of the great sow {} peculiar kind of aurora borealis th in Western New York.—RKochester Dost and Mr. Jones remembered it long | press y Dirvet]s stoppage P The proud modesty of David Gray ought to | freight a pameng have been dropped in behalf of humilati Lup,” on ace ago. Few men have done finally stopped > party; but his trouble tion eith asa matter of con ron which were two men stopped too, | science rath i es further | G east, This was extraordinary enou; but the | for it with the orthodox ac 1. On the very next | brs band. THe ought to day Mr. Jones heard that his best friend had | to see the bosses, no posi wd her be- | thous mame it does the party in whose service he spent ext the premises, wi been relieved of the lady dirvetly boy. his 4 m4 Llost his health ear for him ¢ Business is business, Mr. € business is business. Take medici recover your health, was de the case of Mr. Tin due season y will think about it om, the reader will ob- ather man upon the stri r scalp is dangling at hor belt ow the winter's chilling blasts are felt ttered ashes of the spring. slow ssa long tin | Tis but another man upon th Another sealp is dang at her belt lady for the suffering « F tender lips have rr than of pelf had wanted office he should have though its destination was some mi heart, whi «© pity never dwelt, fry voice triumphant s worst remains to be , nother man upon the stri on he should have inter: SAHCEL OOPTIELD onBORNE. | comicbooks.com