Judge, 1887-09-03 · page 2 of 16
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The central cartoon, titled "Heroic Self-Restraint," depicts two figures—labeled as "Walter (of Tammany Hall's during the winter-budget season)" and an unnamed companion—apparently engaged in a financial transaction or discussion involving money and documents. The satire targets **Tammany Hall**, New York City's notoriously corrupt Democratic political machine. The cartoon suggests that despite having opportunities for theft or embezzlement, these political figures are showing "heroic self-restraint" by not stealing—a sardonic commentary on the endemic corruption associated with Tammany Hall politics. Without the specific historical date visible, the exact political moment remains unclear, but the satire mocks Tammany's reputation for graft and patronage.
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Sidyes PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK. President Vice-President Art Department Paitor Renswano GULam 1.3L Gaxnony TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. POREION SUBSE “RIPTIONS. To all foreign enyntries in the postal union, $a year. THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY (Potter BUILDING), Park Row, New York, ce autvertivers a larger circulation at cheaper rates than any Amer: 1 publisher. THE NEW political triplets and never produci Iris THOUGHT that Boulanger and Ferry other, and that each is a little ahead. A CONTEMP Sun.” By Jov ke yet, Mr. BLAINE witnessed an eviction in Ireland, but gave no thought to that of his friend John She man in Ohio. This was not fai IT SEEMS to be settled that, whether the president's priv ‘y wants the Albany Ar- gusor yotrhe isn’t going toget it. yincering—Offering prizes for twins and any are still chasing each RARY xpeaks of ! that’s the best j the honest opinion of the New York 2 THE czan's Weicom! to “Prince, Berdinand—" Hello, you little wfetch! Now. that. you have-come it’s about time for ‘you to go.” Henry GrorceE goes’ up like a rocket. The remainder of this * story will be givensin the New York Smasher, early in Novem ber. Goop HEAVENS! let us havi no more horrible railroad, acc dents. Perhaps the daily ne papers will go to work and illus- trate them too. WE RN from the case of Ives that you can not only yet rich by watering your stock, but that you can do it if you have ock to water. NEITHER IRISH NOR ENGLISH, We don't believe E. L. God- kin was bor into this world at all. He isa heavenite. He was an angel at the beginning of him. He left paradise because its man- agement did not suit him, and came down to show the outside universe what he could do in the line of reform. And if he should happen to get mad and return we should all go to smash, Mr. BLAINe’s HEALTH is opponents, They are®suffering from Mr. Blai Mr. Blaine is. = Maed 12" (drone. 's health mote than Tus year will live in history humidity trouble three weeks ago. for its remarkable development of There has been only one happy man, and he died of the TWO BRIGADIERS. at Senator Riddleberger filled the bill marked out for him when he got himself in jail the other day, and that he Was the kind of hero he was cut out to be when he got out of jail through the aid of a mob. The country has had too much of that distinguished brigadi id his retirement from the senate will be his best act, the more so if he gets into jail again in order to do it the more effectively. Warren (at Crash Rook's gurice: {Ne water-meton secixon)—" Talk about yo" gitt’A tahnta- very live topic among all of Mr. Blainé’s And all that might be said in this kind of comphinent of Riddleberges will apply with equal force to Mahone. The less this country knows of these two men the better it will like them. Tur MAN IvES ought to go to prison: but how many hair-breadth escapes did Jay Gould have before he reached the point of absolute safety in his financial experiments. Some pay there ought to be a fight with Indians with the desi of killing them; but by that time old Uncle Colorow will have been dead of old age a good many years. SOME INCONSISTENCY. ‘Harmony be blanked, once and forever!” exclaims Socialist Shevitch, sp ‘ing of the late labor convention. Certain] To be sure. There is no harmony consistent with socialism. But why, then do these socialists make such persistent efforts to harmonize with any body sufficiently ashamed of himself to want to fraternize with them, and why do they froth so at the mouth when the efforts fail 7 A CHINESE CASHIER has disappeared, belonged to the institution for which he officiated our ways with wonderful rapidity. with much money. that These Chinamen Iv REPUDIATING Governor Hill the labor men have spoiled some very shrewd political mana It is sad that so much of the goy ernor’s arduous labor should have been thrown away. Henry WATTERSON is sc itated about the money devil that he has refused to accept his ary and kas thrown the scis- sors with which he clipped his coupons to the unappreciative dogs THE NEW FP. WARD. Mr. Ives did not steal. Mr. Ives simply assumed the posses. sion of securities which had no existence and of a power of con verting air into money which was equally without life. Mr. Ives must not be punished. However many he may have ruined, he is guilty of nothin worse than a deception so patent on its face that everybody ought to have known enough to un derstand it.: Do not punish Mr. Ives. He is less yuill Wand, than the men with w he dealt, THERE IS TALK by Mr. Pow- derly of a@ new know-nothing party. Perhaps it will be well Let us build a picket-wire fence all along the coast, and further provide: for defence by sticking up the placard ‘Keep off the grass.” THE MAN who fought for Grover Cleveland is dead. Will it be a campaign argument that he however he may have fought, - he died, as: Mr. Cleveland’s rep reseitfative, like a.hero? Pethaps not, because he was not paid Tike one. coon RIDDANCE. ow the government is running itself. The president and the first will soon be off. Garland is in Arkansas. Lamar is in Mississippi Vilas is in‘Wisconsin. Endicott is nursing his mugwumpery in Mas sachusetts. Bayard is sleeping sweetly in Maryland. Of all the boys ~ nobody is left to manage the machine but’ Dan Lamont, and his absences are frequent and extended. Is. there any harm in itt Not any. Grant had his vacation, and we never had a better president than Grant. Washington had his. Lincoln would have had his but for the fact that the war wouldn't let him. The government can take care of itself in warm weather. The chief representatives of it are