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# Judge Magazine Page 251: Analysis This page contains several unrelated satirical sketches typical of Judge's humor: **"The Righteous Judgment"** mocks police court proceedings. A policeman describes a youth as "intolerably wicked and insane," but the magistrate's real outrage emerges when told the boy writes and sings "Cleveland-Thurman songs"—a reference to the 1888 presidential campaign. The joke: partisan politics trumps actual justice. **"The Height of Magnanimity"** and **"Taken to Himself"** are genteel humor about domestic life and parenting—not political satire. **"Nursery Rhyme"** critiques free trade policy. It mocks the scenario where American farmers sell grain abroad (rye), foreign manufacturers profit, yet American preachers condemn farmers' language when they return without the wealth—suggesting hypocrisy about free trade's economic consequences for American workers. The remaining sketches are apolitical domestic humor. The page reflects Judge's typical mix of political commentary with light social satire.
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