Judge — July 14, 1888 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a Judge magazine political cartoon, though the OCR text is largely illegible. The image shows a caricatured figure in formal dress holding a gavel, standing before a banner reading "CLEVELAND" and "SHERMAN" (likely referring to Grover Cleveland and running mate Adlai Stevenson's 1892 campaign). The figure appears to be an auctioneer or official conducting some kind of transaction or bidding process, with labels visible including "A PUBLIC LOT" and "AMERICAN TARIFF DUTIES." The cartoon likely satirizes either the Cleveland administration's tariff policies or the 1892 election campaign, using auction imagery to criticize how political positions or policies were being "sold" to the American public. Without clearer text, the specific satirical target remains somewhat unclear.