Judge, 1887-10-08 · page 3 of 17
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon ("At Newport"):** A social satire about a Duke's arrival at a Newport social gathering. Mrs. Bentham declines an introduction, explaining that the Duke's ex-wife has filed an alimony suit and she wishes to avoid additional scandal for her own family. This mocks both aristocratic pretension and the messy divorce litigations of the wealthy elite. **Bottom Cartoon ("To Those Who Can Wait"):** A romantic entanglement joke where a woman (Grace) has waited two years for George to marry her. When they finally meet, George announces he's getting married—to someone else. The humor lies in her wasted patience. **Text Commentary:** The "Mugwumps" section ridicules Massachusetts Republicans ("mugwumps"—independent Republicans) who oppose the Democratic ticket solely because federal offices are held by Democrats rather than themselves. The passage mocks their self-interested hypocrisy, contrasting it with Senator Evarts's genuine farming interests and criticizing Mrs. Cleveland for remaining silent about her husband's political career.
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Lievt.Cot. Barrtoxxe (+f the Legation) -* The Duke has just arrived, Mrs. Bentharr. Will you allow me to present him *” Mrs. Bextnann— Thank you ever so much, but Mr. Bentharr's former wife has entered suit for alimony, and I know he'd object to have any more scan- dal in the family until that is settled.” detect Republican defalcation, is sind lies in diameter, the procession has begun, elephant, smeared with mug- try copies of 1 w York Times and Har- per's Weekly. We pause while the band begins to We poy't KNOW whether Brother Foraker snubbed or nov; but when a ma egg in his pocket and abse iindedly sits down on. it, he is if he relieves himself with least possible amount of conspicuity. Governor Hit led the ring for Colonel Grantat the at Newburg, ‘“ lustily tall hat.” anly polities, and an in- nt of the original in- nt of the colonel by his THEIR RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION. The mugwumps of Massa- chusetts kick against the local Democratic ticket. It seems that the Dem its wanted their own respecting mugwump would tol- erate such impudence as t Then, too, there wre two or three local federal offices that are held by Democrats, and of course they thought these Democrats should be shoved out and they: should be shoved in. The stub- bornness of the president and the Democrats of Massachusetts in these respects is matter for the largest astonishment Sexator Evarts says in effect that the turnips raised-on his Vermont farm cost hiin a dol- lar apiece; but there is the fun of bossing the raising of them and wearing the old hat and the thick, muddy boots that bespeak the agriculturist. Mr. CL Cleveland doesn’t ything in wh appear as an adjunct to or in- cident in her husband's career. ‘The lady says nothing publi but if she doesn’t take that m by the career and talk to him like a mother in private she has not the high spirit we suspect she has. Ir Mr. WarNER MILLER has his soul he had better pot it off at the interviewers, man and their own platform, and To THOSE WHO CAN WAIT, CE eels tu some extent their own ideas.“ “I've a.confession to make to you, Grace, something Tve intended to id ct Saratomarand benever in general, if they happen to rho rf have any, and of course no self- “yjiden (a time, and P Bere ntly waiting on George for two yeare)—" Ob, George: this 8 said what they he said in ‘Gronoe_ Well T'm-—T'in going to be married.” conversations elsewhere.