Judge — March 6, 1886 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains political commentary and satirical articles rather than traditional cartoons. The main illustrated pieces show caricatured figures in 19th-century dress, though their specific identities aren't entirely clear from the image alone. The text discusses several topics: Mormons facing legal trouble, a man "killing himself with his own medicine" (likely a metaphor for political self-destruction), and commentary on Postmaster General issues regarding removals and appointments. One section titled "The Old Crowd and the New" references Hon. Peter Bismarck Sweeny returning to New York, discussing old versus new money and social dynamics. The overall tone is critical of political figures and institutional corruption, typical of Judge's satirical approach to Gilded Age politics and society.