Judge — August 25, 1888 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical cartoon from *Judge* magazine, though the OCR text is too degraded to read the caption or title clearly. The image shows anthropomorphic animals (a donkey and what appears to be other creatures) dressed as human figures engaged in political activity. The donkey—a traditional symbol of the Democratic Party in American political cartooning—is central to the composition, surrounded by figures in formal attire and top hats. The presence of what appears to be an official staff or symbol on the right suggests this depicts political authority or governance. Without legible text identifying the specific figures or context, the precise political reference remains unclear, but the cartoon likely satirizes Democratic political maneuvering or leadership during the period when *Judge* was published.