Judge, 1888-01-14 · page 3 of 16
Judge — January 14, 1888 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple political commentaries from what appears to be the 1880s, reflecting on New York politics and civil service reform. **Main Figures/References:** - Governor Hill and Grover Cleveland (likely New York politics of the era) - Roscoe Conkling (referenced via "the man from Oneida county") - Ben Butler (nominated as "president of No-man's land"—a derisive non-position) - Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott (theosophists, criticized as frauds) **Key Satire Points:** The cartoons mock corruption in courts, political ambition, and the gap between civil-service reform rhetoric and actual practice. The governor is portrayed as reform-minded in words but Democratic (corrupt) in practice. References to Conkling's vanity and Butler's political irrelevance suggest these were controversial figures. The theosophist references mock spiritualism's influence in politics. **For Modern Readers:** This ridicules backroom political dealing, court manipulation by wealthy interests, and politicians who talk reform while practicing machine politics—themes that remain recognizable today.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
It was as if the governor had written the declaration in gold and crimson on a blue-gray sky. THE COMING DEMONSTRATION, “If money cannot control the courts,” says the World, “it can ay the course of law as practically to ¢feat the righteous ends of justice.” That is the sented with only regretful re its truth; and some day New York will see an anti-law riot nglier in its magnitude by far than that in Cin- cinnati a few years agu. Jivwy Hestep is nice, but the speakership was created for the ben- efit of two or three other persons too. IT 1s PossiBLE that Governor Hill doesn’t know whether he wants to run for president in ‘88 or not, as his friends say: but it won't do Grover any harm to watch him with both eves and all his ¢: THE OCCULT IN POLITI Madame Bl: tsky has been shown to be a raud and Colonel Olcott, whoattended her to India and still abides with her, a fool. There re- mains, however, the occult in spirit: ism —somewhat dilapidated, to be sure, but still capable of mysticism; and there is that theosophie civil- service reform and that horoscopic wumpism, against whieh all the common sense in the world cannot prevail u Gentlemen, we can't remember all your names Wt at present, and our space is limited: but pray consider your memory honored in bulk, and apply to yourselves as a whole the remark, We ne'er shall see their like again.” but “f Thad ‘stablishment like fresh after tips.” don't make me feel happy. for I can't help being miserable when I think how cold his legs must be with that short coat on." NO PLACE LIKE THAT NOME. The man from Oneida county 's claims a wa acquaintance with Mr. Conkling, and is pronder of the place of his birth than of himself. A NEEDED REFORM. Sampuen (leaving Beckman’s stag party) thish ines, cigars 'n cordials *r A one: I'd dish’pline my wait'rs not to be s° blamed This man recently presented this quotation : No pent-up continent ~ontra The whote boundless Utica is ours.” ets our powers; ABOUT HALF RIGHT. The editor of the Buffalo News, who was the first man to nominate Cleveland for president, says civil- service reform is two-thirds humbug and one-third injust It strikes us that the combination might be made a fair half-and-half; but the gentleman in question has been treated with such extreme coolness that he can't be expected to regulate nations with entire success, DROP THAT! Perhaps some day the silly dailies will in their New-yes sues cease giving up pages to the events of the year just gone. Does anybody care for this long review without any 1e, and which is neces- o brief as to events as to be lout value as a sheet for refer- ence? It is an expensive waste of labor and space, and the sheet which has it is good only to roll into a ball and throw at the nearest offensive person, Drop it. Give us the usual medical almanac in preference. THe J hastens to nominate Ben Butler as president of No-man’s land, It is difficult to say whether the land was made for him or he for the land. The truth of it—That the governor is A great ¢ service reformer in words and a very great Democrat in practice. comicbooks.com