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# Judge Magazine Political Commentary, Page 19 This page contains several brief satirical commentaries on American politics and society, typical of Judge's format. **Top cartoon ("Detected")**: Shows a butler being questioned about an English guest. The joke plays on class pretension—an English butler discussing another aristocratic visitor, likely mocking Americans' fascination with foreign nobility. **"Stick to the Democracy"**: Defends a $17,500 salary for the U.S. ambassador to England, arguing against excessive spending that mimics foreign court extravagance. It praises Robert Lincoln (son of Abraham Lincoln) as appropriately humble despite his father's achievements. **"Political Bushwhackers"**: References General Boulanger's flight from France, suggesting even noble causes (republics) can justify questionable actions—a cynical commentary on political expediency. **Brief items**: Mock various figures—Wanamaker (postal official), Kate Field (journalist), Jay Gould (industrialist), and newspaper editors—for hypocrisy, greed, or self-interest. The "Soul of Frankness" cartoon satirizes shallow engagement proposals. Overall, the page criticizes political corruption, class pretension, and the gap between democratic ideals and self-serving behavior.

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Tay A il ll yh A DETECTED. (Our nei and thoroughly English butler, just as Lord(?) Hewgag, our guest, is sitting waitin’ line at th’ Red Lion, Shropshire, when you left ?” on to dinner)—"""Ullo, "Enery | ‘Ow was heverything in th’ fortunately prevents a monopoly of power. The political soil of this re- public fosters no dwarfing or overshadowing growth. The future of the country is assured by the broad guarantee that no restriction can bar the humblest striver, though he lack parental conspicuousness, from winning the comforts, the competency and honors of life. Ba. STICK TO THE DEMOCRACY. T IS NOT a bad idea of the Rochester Post-Express that $17,500 is enough for the man who represents this country in England. This country is not stingy ; but on the other hand it doesn’t propose such a surplus to its representatives abroad as will enable or invite them to a course of extravagance after the manner of the representatives of foreign courts. There is dignity in the plain dress suit, and a feather attached to it would detract from its weight if it did not make it ridiculous. It is not to any man's credit to be coarse in dress, speech, or manner ; but if the man goes to the other extreme he is still more unfortunate. Bob Lincoln is just the man for ngland, and he has as much right to appreciate his father’s triumph over poverty as any decorated foreign repre- sentative has to be proud of his triumph over the poverty of men who have no voice in the making of governments. POLITICAL BUSH- WHACKERS. NDER ALL THE cir- cumstances, the flight of Boulanger is evidence that the general is a brave and perhaps a wise man, It is no evidence of cowardice for one to turn his back to a table the cards of which have been stacked against him. One doesn’t want his pocket picked even in behalf of anything so thor oughly good as a republic. It is amazing, as.the late Madame Roland suggested in substance, what crimes are committed in the name of Miss Bervi~ liberty and fair play. THE SOUL OF FRANKNESS. Mr. Beetiesox—"* Would youi like the date put in our engagement ring, my dear?” By all means; and then if there's room run “Any port in a storm,’ or "A bird in the hand,’ or something pretty like that, MB. WANAMAKER docs right in in the saloon shall be disconnected. given a mere stone, or a glass of beer ? KATE FIELD regrets that the marital. chain is forged so tight as to make separation difficult, We never think of Katharine in this con- nection without weeping for her cruel obligations to Mr. ‘Arris. 1g that the post-office and If one call for letters shall he be MS to be established, whatever may become of the legislators T SE I and the aldermen during the centennial exercises, that the ordinary taxpayer of the sidewalk will have the liberty of the grand stand, who discovered Wanama Quay ;.and, now we think of it, Wanamaker no relief and was willing to continue in charge of his own department, er—Matthew Stanley sha said he needed THE VOICE OF Living- stone and Emin—* All we ask is relief from the relief of Henry Stanley.” JAY GOULD is never so ill that he can’t hold out his soup-dish to this city with a demand for more. [INS has left his country for Mayor Grace's good ; but the country is just as glad as if it were done for its especial fel THE CHIEF business of many editors for some years to come will be to edit the salaries arising from ab- sence from their appropriate offices. THERE IS NOT a swamp in New Jersey that isn’t being advertised aS amaz- ingly exempt from mosquitos. This is excellent evidence of a fine opening of spring buz~ zines, Te motto like comicbooks.com