Judge — August 23, 1890 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This 1890 *Judge* cartoon satirizes Southern resistance to federal anti-lottery legislation. The image shows Uncle Sam (the bearded figure in top hat on the right) attempting to extract Louisiana from a mail slot—depicted as a bag labeled "LOUISIANA LOTTERY." A workman on the left and Uncle Sam struggle to remove the state, while a caricatured figure representing the lottery or Southern interests resists. The caption states Congress should "take Uncle Sam out of this shameful position by passing the anti-lottery bill." The cartoon criticizes the Louisiana Lottery, a notoriously corrupt gambling operation that operated despite federal opposition. The satire frames Southern political resistance to federal regulation as obstruction of legitimate national reform.