Judge, 1889-09-21 · page 3 of 16
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This page contains political and social commentary typical of late 19th-century American satirical journalism. **Top cartoon** ("Compulsorily Shelled Out"): Depicts working-class immigrants being forcibly extracted of their money by labor organizers. The Yiddish-accented figure's complaint suggests satire against labor unions, portraying them as exploitative rackets that extract dues from workers under false promises. **Bottom cartoon** ("A Ruinous Metamorphosis"): Shows an artist requesting a working-class woman as a model, only to return later finding her transformed into a wealthy, fashionably-dressed lady. This satirizes sudden social mobility or pretense. **Editorial text** criticizes labor strikes as motivated by demands beyond necessity (wanting "beefsteak" not just "bread"), attacks unions for retaining "incompetent comrades," and defends protectionism over free trade. References to Tweed Ring, the Empress Frederick, and various social figures reflect contemporary concerns about political corruption and international affairs. The overall tone reflects upper-class skepticism toward labor organizing and working-class aspirations.
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man can give to his little ones comfort, shelter, and schooling, and round the juvenile equator § with abundant food. In the strikes in this country the strife has not been for bare bread; oftencr it has been for bread, beefsteak, and the collat- crals—more frequently, how- ever, to enforce from the fanat- ic’s standpoint the retention of incompetent comrades. Inexpe- scheming men, regardless of and unaware of the relentless laws of supply and demand, have coerced con= tributions from credulity with the delusive promises of a finan- cial millennium under their guid- ance, but chiefly to their profit. It is forgotten that with shorter hours comes increased cost of product, and vance in living would be in proportion, No arithmetic can be amended by resolution to make two and two five. Shorter time or in- creased cost would, as soon as the level was reached, balance the increased p. rienced, ignorant or Hackmax—"* What’ Mrs. Mosexnam ( ndry ; I go me pack to h’ trouble 7” h Free trade farsaw would lessen it all around, with 1 fatal difference that free trade means competition wit! it to our own land, Free trade transfers, and would for years, our wealth for purchases abroad. Protection retains, for ultimate sharing in some way, our resources at home. ‘The an hour, twice as much as 0 's mouth !” this only a the world; protection narrows lesson the London strike teaches is “free trade and five pence We can learn this, that protection gives without solicit London stevedore is asking. HE REV. MR. PENTECOST says if he were visited by a would receive him kindly, let him take what he wante to call again. And he would act somewhat wisely, would take what he wanted any tecost, burglar he because the man regardless of cost—or rather of Pen= COMPULSORILY SHELLED OUT. as just landed) —"*\ shui Dot gustom. inch ohf snuff, unt he het to schneeze a diamont ring unt two gold va 379 EAT EDITOR has at ambition—to make y here and spend it in Europe. THE WORLD was fairly right; ob, mi ever born to set it wrong ! Harry Genet. THE POTTE on the st this winter, owing to ill health—the ill health of her audiences, ry long, that 1 was will not appear ARADISE is a place of per= petual summer with the mosquitoes left out of ita long summer without a hummer. PERHArS the men of the old Tweed ri are the two who survive it Hall and Peter Bismarck Sweeny. happiest THE OHIO WOMAN with three living husbands ought to reform in with let her follow the example of the stick t and to be; y me no more ase insbectdor gif me sme husband esout ohf wise shoemaket Jast. eee ES, INDEED. Prince Hal was a splendid fellow. with him was that he was generous with everybody's but his own ‘The only trouble money. THE CHINE If this country ¢ coming in from Cuba, landing as Spanish citizens. nnot make laws that will keep those fellows out, ean it not make guns capable of going off and obliging them to do the same? HE STORY that Empress Frederick and Kaiser William will urge the queen to abdicate and give Wales the throne reason that it is untr of them to unite against the other, and the prince of Wales is a nonentity for whom nobody cares. Still, it takes a nonentity to make a good king of England, not impressive for the Those three hate each other too much for wo A RUINOUS METAMORPHOSIS. ho is in search of a model for the study of be too much to ask you to allow me to take your photo- sed t! hev yer, sir. Jest wait till T run in th’ haouse a (Ten minutes later) —* Fire away now, young man, I'd like ter bev one ter send t' my darter in Jersey.” comicbooks.com