Judge — September 3, 1887 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical illustration from *Judge* magazine depicting a railway accident or disaster scenario. A steam locomotive crosses a wooden trestle bridge while another train car sits abandoned below. A sign reading "SECOND TERM LIMIT, WASHINGTON" is prominently displayed. The cartoon likely satirizes political corruption or dangerous governance during a president's second term, using the precarious railway crossing as metaphor for political instability. The "fiendish" threat referenced in the caption suggests the cartoon critiques a specific political figure or policy of the era, though without a date or author attribution visible, the exact target remains unclear. The railway disaster imagery was common satirical shorthand for political catastrophe.