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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 253 The page contains several political commentaries typical of Judge's satirical style. The main illustration, "Anticipating the Proposal," depicts a woman refusing a man's marriage proposal, with dialogue suggesting hesitation about commitment. The text sections comment on contemporary political issues, including critiques of the Cleveland administration's patronage practices and Senator Morgan's views on African colonization. References to "Calvin S. Price" and legislative voter blocks suggest specific contemporary political debates. The bottom cartoon, "Sudden Change of Opinion," shows two men in conversation, satirizing how people's principles shift conveniently when circumstances favor profanity—a commentary on hypocrisy and moral flexibility among the era's public figures. Without clearer dating or additional context, the specific political figures targeted remain uncertain beyond these general satirical themes.
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to be threatened by the occasional discomfited desire of political place. A party which is conceded to con- tain the largest amount of the think- ing material of the country is little likely to mutiny because every pri- vate is not breveted a brigadier- general. The murmured protest of the friends of the administration is not intoned with a doubt of its broad and national policy, which, while clearly indicated, it has not had till now either time, congressional sup- port or opportunity to formulate. The protest is against the mug- wumpian slowness with which it shirks changing the disaffected pick- ets and its tardiness in putting loy- al ones on guard. If this administration were handicapped, as was the last, to select experienced and competent service from its adherents there would be a measurable excuse, but with such abundant resources the highest order of civil service can be attained by a scrutinizing selection from those in harmony with its pol- icy and solicitous of, instead of an- tagonizing, its success. It may be that the voiced impatience is hardly warranted. The watchful audience does not perhaps comprehend the hitch and friction behind the scenes. The waiting recess between the acts seems the longer ‘as no orchestral enthusiasm reli the time. This much is certain, that no retained political opponent feels any gratitude for the retention. The mugwump does not modify his hate, or the Democrat dampen his hope for revenge. The painful stay, by suffer- ance, generates no regard for the executive whose sentence is suspended for other reasons than reprieve. ANTICIPATING Durpeck —' Miss Cor 'm afraid not. ba MORGAN’S UTOPIA. NATOR MORGAN is too kind. The black men of this country are not more anxious to be sent to Africa, at their own or the govern- ment’s expense, than any white man born here, and they have as good a right here as any native or adopted citizen, Here is their home. They have worked for it, many of them without pay. All their interests and all T see you at the hunt-ball to-night 2” TT Deneck (promptly) —" That's what / hoped to get if I had a half chance.” 255 affections are here, They fought for the government under which they live. It would be as reason- able to send Scotchmen back to Scotland and Irishmen back to Ire- land. Of course we want to pre- vent race wars and give every man his rights; but there will be ‘race wars, large and small, and inequal- ity between men and men, as long as the world stands. Life is nec- essarily a free fight, and of course the best men win, That is una- voidable, and the black man_ pro- poses to take his chances and do his provocation and defense right here. ILL and Cleveland erected cotton-bale defenses at the Jackson dinner in this city, and then each ran away because he was afraid the other was coming. ay WHEN a government trembles as a result of the possible death of a five-year-old babe it is such a farce that it ought to fall, and nobody should care enough about it to save the pieces. THE PROPOSAL. T have an engagement.” oe SPEAKING of Dudley, we regret to see that Dan Voorhees hasn't en- lightened the public as to whether Calvin S. Brice bought his legisla- tive voters in blocks of five. MITCHELL, pugilist, acts properly when he slugs an English lord; and this is the more patent when the act proves that the noble lord keeps himself in very bad company. ‘HE DETECTIVES have been eminently successful in finding out who didn’t murder Mrs. Kniffin of Trenton, and the doctors in failing to discover whether she was murdered at all. MISSOURL_GIRL hat her chew gum. Woman must have her rights even if she has to dic for them; but it certainly is a melancholy fact that all the gum in the world couldn't make this triumphant girl wag her jaw just once. d herself because her father refused to let SUDDEN CHANGE OF OPINION. Mr. Urricur (class-leader, to Deacon Fullgrace)—* Under no circumstances should a man be tempted to use profane language.” Deacon Fito Mr. Urricn your cigar in some other place?” Ace—"" But some people assert that there are times when Pardon me, there is no excuse for swear" — (emphatically bringing his hand down on the table) “*Oh!—!} a man is forced to" — 1! why didn’t you put comicbooks.com