Judge — July 17, 1886 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Half and Half: Cleveland's Part-Colored Attorney General" This 1886 *Judge* cartoon satirizes Attorney General Augustus Garland under President Cleveland's administration. The title's crude pun refers to Garland's alleged racial compromise or hypocrisy—likely commenting on his Southern background and positions on race during Reconstruction's aftermath. The central figure appears distressed or conflicted, flanked by smaller figures representing different political or racial constituencies pulling in opposite directions. The "Pan-Electric Investigating" text visible in the background suggests this relates to a specific scandal or investigation, possibly the Pan-Electric telephone company controversy. The cartoon mocks Garland as attempting to satisfy incompatible political factions—a common satirical trope for politicians perceived as unprincipled or evasive on divisive issues of the era.