Judge, 1886-02-27 · page 3 of 16
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This page contains political commentary and illustrations from Judge, a late-19th-century satirical magazine. **Main Political Content:** The lead article criticizes Secretary of the Interior (appears to be A.H. Garland, referenced in text) for alleged corruption and bribery. The satire compares him to a child with "lampblack" on his cheeks—his dishonesty cannot be washed away. The piece invokes past scandals ("Credit Mobilier," "Star Route") to argue Democratic officials deserve the same punishment Republicans received. **Other Content:** - "Table Etiquette" cartoon: Shows a servant teaching proper dining behavior, likely mocking working-class social pretensions. - "The Dignity of Peace": Essay praising politician Horatio Seymour for refusing to duel—contrasting "amiable" peacefulness with masculine honor codes. - "The Butter-Fly Mask": An ornate jewelry design advertisement or illustration. The page exemplifies Judge's mix of political attack, social mockery, and miscellaneous commentary typical of Gilded Age satirical publications.
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JUDGE. countenance, but the lampblack with which the roguish girl's cheeks had been previously neared. The assembled company is vastly pleased, and the astonishment of the amorous yuth when he discovers the deception pra tised upon him is frequently mixed with some half-pardor nation. The Administration nnot safely kiss or cotille Mr. Secretary Garl an would had a right acquired for nothi ar no right to take tain it that sign that sent r Republic as Democ life and kept them there, The story is the old story of the Credit Mobi over again, It is the Star Rout rated, fish of another. What was good punishment for the Republican party must be proper pun t for the Democratic inet minister s shown his willingness to be bribed, be assumed that the overt bribery has been accomplished or not. No, Mother Cleveland; scrub) that boy Garland as y the stains of his traancy are not to be effaced. As a private citizen he : be happy yet; but as a member of your household he is inetfa bly marked. You 1 scrub him before the world and kiss hi butif he is retained in your family the of his official dishonesty will fasten itself upon your honest cheeks. He cannot the Let give acquired property and the fact nt will still remain. The lad rdid not restore his honesty The theft was still There is but one proper method of re form and that is to * reform it all together.” Serub the boy down to his official marrow tain will stand out li cloud to place where he but let him goand there is vindication for you, possibly for him Christian a muay, escape disfigurement him y throwing it away used to be; and We don't know who is more entitled to a $40,000 diamond necklace than Mary Au son; but is the amount mentioned a something for the big bills « veritable and. sparkling fact? A NEW DESIGN, THE BUTTER-FLY MASK. Pliegende Blaetter, ler: | TABLE ETIQUETTE Warren" Wipe de thing some bloke will be askin’ fer a iipe!” THE DIGNITY OF PEACE. unling to a conten Tt is The ar: mut unbelligerent, C eno Virtue tof that amiable gentlens x in question his peculiar superior to every. i between indivi Hs ane frequently yument fails ute to his opponent and retire nwith the law, The belligerent of the controversy we that is where he super but that is his mistake. A proper appreciation of this fact would save half the out and mi fluous to say it, sand murders which fill our the gallows unavoidable Sut it does not follow that because prisons aman is Ss necessarily not belligerent he a coy takes a scoundrel to. by f thing which long to him, and it takes a gentleman, that person being at the same time a brave man, to refuse the privilege of the club or the revolver which rightly belongs to him by way of self defence. On the whole, what « thoroughly man, what a courteously, he ously brave man Horatio Seymour He would not face an angry bull, but sensible would? He was that pture argument de estly, what man What's yer coat ster ntle that he would turn his toes to save the | He would have gone to helpa man or we There are belligerents who weakness; but there are other nm: the amiable face and court as th life of a worm, of his w far out n who reeall more 80 ats there was little in his splendid life which can be revived with any emotion of malice or re admitted that our tlong with the The most serious complaint against them at present is “immoral conduct.” They used to be guilty of long sermons. Ir must in candor be preachers are improvin age nin distress. | I that merey | ve fer, ¢ feller? De next HANCOCK. One stood in Milan near that sacred fane Whose wondr Where t lute the az Old dusty statues stained While at their side, all 1 new-born day, last. pty niches wait upon the hands hat sinite the snowy marble far below— je block before the: rstands: like forni will shortly grow. Lo this m A fane to on Anil toils have seen—a nation rears in the x dl strives through eruel bleeding. And fills her niches with the wing West nis loved bent See Washington! a century of fame Shows yet no children grown beyond the sire: Then view the line where shines full mai Embalmed in glory and bapt al with fire, And there be br hands ht new forms our loving Have lately lifted to the broad facade. As Grant, MeClell nd from other Is Rare spirits who for us unsheathed the blade, And to yon waitin We raise to-da iche that empty stood another statu ul so brave g tl men will love to see him there, O, toiling millions, Freed: Leave in your lives a time for loving tears, Give into Freedom's care these sons of And hold their x years, worshipers, ms ames immortal through the Tue Bland dollar is a thief. and all swine It swindles, What would purchased a dollar's ed that eighty cents What would be r who insisted that a dollar's worth dl for? The gov Tt must not injustice previously bang ernment cannot afford t bea thief. It is nota to anybody in onde the matter, Give us honest work, honest ways and honest | dollars, comicbooks.com