Judge — August 16, 1890 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon depicts a rural scene where a man in formal attire stands observing two figures working with scythes in a grass field. A banner visible in the image reads "ALLIANCE." The caption states: "The politicians of both parties will have to lie part[ie]" — a pun on "lie" and "part" suggesting politicians must partition or divide themselves. The "mowing" title and scythe imagery appear to reference political alliance-building or compromise, where politicians from opposing parties must work together in the grassroots (literal grass shown). The rural setting emphasizes common ground between parties, while the formal-dressed observer suggests a detached political elite watching working-class cooperation. The incomplete caption text limits definitive interpretation, but the cartoon likely satirizes the necessity—or hypocrisy—of cross-party political alliances.