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# Political Satire in Judge Magazine This page contains several brief satirical commentaries on 1880s American politics and international relations: **"Rebuked Cheek"** (top cartoon): Lord Denvwater congratulates someone on "natural gas wells," sarcastically referencing British imperial economic interests disguised as congratulations. **"Wonders Never Cease"** (bottom): A Washington County resident expresses surprise at a paper machine working, a commentary on local industrial development. **Text commentary** criticizes British imperial strategy—specifically the attempt to destabilize the post-Civil War United States through trade policy ("Cobden club") rather than military force. It defends American industrial potential against British economic colonialism. Additional items mock **Cleveland's civil service reform** efforts as ineffectual, discuss **Italian royal marriage politics**, and comment on **Tammany Hall** (Democratic machine politics) nominating practices. The overall thrust attacks British imperialism and defends American economic independence and democratic institutions against foreign manipulation and domestic corruption.
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enterprise, was defeated by the revolution. English persistence, however, accepts no rebuff. Fail- ing with the musket, it hopes yet to waylay with the Cobden club, ‘The overthrow of the con- federacy was its second defeat. The anticipation of a split re- public, demoralized by divisi a free-trade confederacy with a long defenceless line, temptin; to illimited smuggling over its border, would have won for Eng- land sooner or later by the help of its southern ally the success of ts policy, or have stirred another domestic contliet, It should be remembered that the colonies England plants, the na tions it controls, the Egypt it has absorbed, the Hindoostan it has defeated, the China it is leechin the South America it bleeds, the Ireland it has crushed, nourish and fatten the parent isle; that while its empire belts, it also anacondas the world. Within a reasonable period the population of the United States will be as large, or larger than that of all Europe to-day yin extent and material re- sources, it is Superior to any civilized quarter of the globe. Hetween the margin of the wo k seas, and slanting to the north- ward, or the sun, spread. thirty- natural gas wells ? the word © Menu. eight: states, each in itself an Lop Destwater—" 1 have called, sir, to offer my congratulations. ; We consented to bills of fare at German din Mx. 397 DEMOCRATIC ARG MENT— Dear sakes! we are not English pirates. All we want is to fix things so that they will presently lead up to English piracy.” TH MESSAGE about the fisheries was beautifully timed to meet the Maine elec tion, but the election didn't hap- pen to be timed to meet the fisheries: message. PERHAPS the leer of Mr Cleveland. instructing the federal office-holders not to meddle with politics was lost in the great storm along the southern coast; but how in that thunder and lightning did it yet there? HE FAIRY of this. period carries the name Civil-ser- vice Reform; but President Cleveland is right in his practice if not in his words—she has a thin, bowed shank and when she swings her hoof it appears there isa large split in it HE KAISER insists that the MeMipas (a man of dusinessj—"* Whav'll you take a year to run my ners shall hereafter be barren of This seems hard. The article of that kind npire, and bound together by the ties of a common interest. Between — is liked all over the world, as its frequent appearance on the programme hese there exists the most unrestricted free trade. Sixty million people obviously shows. clasp palms with ungloved hands. It is as though a better and a broader Europe were federated under one government, unhampered HE MARRIAGE of Amadeus of Italy to his niece Letitia, a half intercourse by the absence of national lines, unsmitten by a military foot- Basapane..sumaests someshinig as to she: niece: of her great’ great tened by a maritime yun, ezarless and kingless, and with all its royal treasures ground to division among its people; with an unele; but-the man of St. Helena would blush at it, miscellaneous a he was in his domestic and undomestic relations. internal commerce greater than the foreign commerye of any country a? repubhe of free trade, republic of internal development and wealth, and HE RUMOR that Tammany hall will nominate Senator Edward F. enforcing protection only as against aggression from outside, Reilly for sheriff surprises us. It is not often that the Democrats of THE JUDGE receives a dispate just before going to press that all is quict along the Niagara and the St, Lawrence GU CH MEN as George Jones are will- ing to create: their savior, but they won't have him unless they can appoint the powers to fill out the trinity N illustrated contemporary with de- cided Democratic leanings: recently 1 unintentionally gave to the public a Kepublican indorsement. It showed by men and quotations that the policy of the Republican party was “protection,” not prohibition.” It cited the utterances of the leaders of that great organization i proof, From 1870 to 1882 it showed that these men, Garfield, Sherman, Blaine Logan, Harrison and Grant, urged and asked for a tariff revision, It omitted however, to say that the Republican party carried out this revision in the enactmet of 1883. Our leaders do not go back oi their record, ‘Then, as now, they go for- ward. The present senate tariff bill, un- like the Mills bill, is in the direction of re= vision and not destructi this town depart from their old methods . sufficiently to nominate good, clean me I Wats me erect ; Senator Reilly is a man of thet kind, and TICKER Zz the chances are that if he is nominated he FF Will be elected, notwithstanding the ba political company with which he feels obliged to affiliate and train. There was an old buffer from Cariff, Who said **1'll be blanked if Teare if That mesaage of mine Net to put it tes fine, Knocks the stuffin’ leas: out of the tariff,” ANOTHER STRAW. SEYOU say Harrison can’t be beaten: now why 2" queried the youthful scion of a Democratic parent. “Spell the name backward and you'll see," was the calmly assured answer of the Republican scion, And the other saw the hand of fate in the emphatic “ No, sir, ‘rah ” which resulted. “If that isn't enough.” said the Re- publican youth, triumphantly, "just pon- WONDERS NEVER CEASE. der on the fact that * Cannot be beaten contains Just fourteen letters, as do. the WASHING NOCOUNTY HAYSEED="* Well, begosh ! Tve ames Harrison and Morton.” often hear tell on paper machines what makes paper and prints it at ther same time, but I never “spected ter sce one. Gosh! these city folks is hummers, 1 reckon, Pride robs us of many a comfort, comicbooks.c m