Judge, 1888-11-03 · page 16 of 16
Judge — November 3, 1888 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This **Judge magazine** cartoon satirizes President **Cleveland** (likely Grover Cleveland), shown in bed about to extinguish a gas lamp. The caption "Blowing Out the Gas—The Same Old Business with the Same Results" appears to be a play on words, suggesting Cleveland's political actions produce predictable, undesirable outcomes. The cartoon likely critiques Cleveland's policies or administrative decisions as ineffective or repetitive—"the same old business" yielding "the same results." The nighttime/bedtime setting may suggest fatigue, carelessness, or the end of his political effectiveness. Without the specific date visible, the exact policy referenced remains unclear, but this represents typical **Judge magazine satire** mocking political figures through visual metaphor and wordplay.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
= 5 o n Ee ° fo) 1 Lo E io) cs) es nee pte BLOWING OUT THE GAS-THE SAME OLD BUSINESS WITH, THE SAME RESULTS. * Cuevenaxp (just before retiring)—“Pab!”