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Judge — October 2, 1886 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Page 3 of Judge Magazine: Political Satire and Social Commentary This page contains several satirical pieces targeting Democratic politics and social issues of the era. **"Popular Expressions"** cartoon ridicules Democratic Party hypocrisy, depicting party members as morally compromised—associating with "ultra temperance men" who advocate violence despite claiming reform principles. The satire suggests Democrats are unprincipled opportunists. **"Some Horrible Examples"** extends this critique, mocking Democratic politicians (likely including Boss Tweed, referenced later) for corruption and moral decay, with obesity serving as a metaphor for their moral excess. **"Can Faith Cure Fat?"** discusses a Jersey City woman's failed faith-healing attempt for obesity, using this to satirize both religious charlatans and corrupt politicians like Tweed, implying their moral corruption manifests physically. **"The Theatrical Chestnut"** shifts tone, offering lighter commentary on theater's reliance on recycled plots and tired conventions—"chestnuts"—while acknowledging some merit in proven material mixed with novelty. The page combines partisan political attack with broader social criticism typical of Judge's satirical mission.
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POPULAR EXPRESSIONS. “Contempt of court.” ring Democratic clements, and the confiding public is just as sick as if there had been no upheaval at all. And the hat is overboard still, SOME HORRIBLE EXAMPLES. The Democ! ity is not particular with company it keeps—why should it be? Of late years the ultra temperance men are equally unexelusive, having become into cated with the desire of assassination and being willing to associate with ‘body who is willing to help them in that matter of reformation. These two bod of men strike hands and sw more or less eternal friend- ship; but of course it is only a matter of day: rpaigns, hypocrisy being the chief char- ic of each and treachery one to the ving the ruling motive of both. But it is an interesting spectacle. The pro- fessional horrible example is not more repul- sive than the professional good one. The hon- est Democratic bummer takes no pains to hide the blossoms on his countenance—he couldn't if he tried, and perhaps he mal of nece: conceit the other party will win more than the con- tempt that belongs to him. CAN FAITH CURE PAT? A woman of Jersey City tried the faith cure for obesit she called it, voluptuousness, and she say «an her down in about two weeks from to 300 pounds, The court looks upon superfluous flesh as a visitation of Providence in punishment of sin. No man who respects himself will be fat if he can help it, and if he doesn’t respect himself he will grow in impropriety and consequently in flesh. There is a theory of the hereafter which gives the wicked double chins, moun- tains of flesh, and a walk which is merel, wobble. There isyourterror. Let the preach- ers talk that kind of retribution and th will have no trouble in ig converts. Poor old Tweed must be bigger about this time than ever Daniel Lambert was; and as our indicted aldermen, they can look ahead to themselves in the sweltering noon of the unhappy regions, wearying of their flesh and wondering why the heat, instead of diminishing it, produces more. The court hates a fat man, The universal advice should be “Laugh and grow lean.” | And if there is x cure for that sort of ugliness mn good faith let us have it without delay. THE TIlE ATRICAL CHESTNUT. | When Gabriel blows his horn there will | probably arise some idiot to ery out that he has heard that sound before, and possibly that he has experienced that resurrection ; but the truth is, there is nothing very new under the! sun, or perhaps over it, the wit and wisdom| of this century varying from that of the last! only as the old material is manipulated to] meet the modern idea. The opening of the new theatric: unavoidably the opening of a new burr and a new shell of the old kind, and discloses for the most part the old meat. Faith, if there is new kernel its tenderness is not halfas likely to be gratifyi The theatrical chestnut of this jseason is good enough. It includes all the product of the tree that has been thoroughly |proved, at the same time that it ¢ for whatever of the new that is promisi It is fair to the new at the same time that it is| i 28 pudd just to the old. This, behold you! is a matter J But vat of money rather than sentiment; but in the ¥: OL Jew: you preaks de gl Den T hollers * end what sentiment is there that does not re-| duce itself to the rule of three j—and the the- atrical manager knows what that is to the last figure. We shall wel the stage chestnut. There is the requi amount in it of abbre |Viated skirt and lessness of waist to give the | Necessary variety, to say nothing of the real lions and the impending water-pow but | there is not too much of that to give t part of the chestnut all the patronag the little bell ring. ome Wuat Mr. I ter the first whae! iteraves. ing our coast defences. HORNET TIME IN THE COUNTRY. r Mr. Tilden’s will a ¢ better’ reminds us of the urgent necessity of improv- Remove the burr, take off the shell, — Look here, John ! did I do anything of that kind to you ¢ VOICE FROM UNDERNEATH THE comicbooks.com