Judge, 1891-05-09 · page 2 of 20
Judge — May 9, 1891 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon, "NO FRILLS FOR HIM," depicts a confrontation between two figures—likely a photographer and a subject—over a portrait sitting. The dialogue ("Now, my dear sir, if you'll try to look pleasant—" / "Politician"—"We'd dat ye say?") suggests satire about political vanity and self-presentation. The accompanying text snippets are brief political commentary typical of Judge's format. References include President Harrison, Democratic senators opposing canal investigation, and various public figures. The overall tone is conservative Republican, mocking Democratic opposition and praising Harrison's presidency. Without clearer identification of specific individuals in the cartoon, the precise satirical target remains somewhat unclear, though it appears to mock political pretension and the artificial nature of political image-making.
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JUDGE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK W. J. Awents Bruxnaun Gitar. ‘One copy, one year.or s2 numbers = $5.00 ‘One copy, six montis, of 26 huMDEFS + "2.50 ‘One copy. for 13 weeks carr ‘Cimastatas JepoR FOREIGN SUESCRIPTIONS— To all for $6 yea THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY (Jencr lun. Cor. Fifth Ave. and 16th St. New York se postal union [97 We guarantee advertisers a larger circwiation at cheaper rates than any ether American tativical paper publis | The Jencn t for sale at Newspaper a American Exchange, 3 rmany Jeberann. THE WORST canal-lock — The dead one in the late state senate. F MR. GLADSTONE ha ceed to put a curb on it. n't lost his temper he will immediately pro- I" IS TEN minutes since Mr. Watterson gave out his last proclamation. Has the man lost his grip? Nosopy NEED get lost or hurt in Chicago. to blaze the trees and look out for the wild animals. All that is necessary is [7 1S ASKED by the Troy Zimes, “Has the Evening Post entirely forgotten how to tell the truth Gone, but not forgotten, we think. MEXICO and Harrison have sa- luted across the Rio Grande, and Mr. Blaine looks upon the stream as the one bright river to cross. oe f SUPREMACY of the ma- jority, as President Harrison says, means the supremacy of the republic, Without it there can be no republic. | HE HOT WAVE of crime that settled upon this town some days ago was widely heralded as another great Democratic victory. Was that fair? F THE STRENGTH of Dr. Talmage lies in his hair, in view of his bald he side-whiskers. ist —" Wot's dat yer say? friends would know me by. he and his congregation are going to miss those E DITOR BAILEY of the Utica Odserver so closely resembles the pre: dent that he frequently petitions himself to be restored to the post office of his town. [7 IS A FAVORITE remark of the avera indulging in domest she has her mad on.” St. Louis husband when debate —* You look like Phacbe Couzins when THE KAISER is helping Bismarc! ardently as if he were afraid of him. “Some day the kaiser will be older than he is now. HERE CONTINUE to be war rumors in Europe, but M Sullivan writes that her husband and she have declared p living together again. . John 1. and are ULTURE WILL TELL. A Boston fish-dealer paints his so as to make them look young and sell for a high price. perishable, but art is long. aged shad Fish are JAY GOULD says America is financially stronger than any other na- tion, and we must remember that America is not only Jay Gould, but the Astors and Vanderbilts. NO FRILLS FOR HIM, Puotocraries (taking pugilist's portrait) try to assume a more pleasant expression I'm ready to proceed.” Let her go as she is, widout no monkey-shines.” PLEADING of the Democrats of the senate wno opposed investi gation of canals— Guilty, but we don’t propose to be hanged by any mean old black Republican: THE LOVE OF WOMAN passes all comprehension. Mrs. Hurlbert sticks fast to her husband against all suspicion of his recreancy; though, to be sure, his love of women is almost as great as hers. HE SUDDEN discovery that our land batteries are good enough for foreign gunboats brings so much consolation that everybody wants to scream “Come on; but it is a little suspicious that we didn’t get this in- formation before consolation became an urgent necessity. [TUS A NICE suggestion of the Rochester /erald that Humbert, who is a good fellow, ought not to be represented as a monkey; and on the whole, especially in view of his charming queen, we very cheerfully sug- gest a modification by representing him as the very worthy animal known in musical literature as old dog Tray. THE EDITOR of Frank Leslie's Mlustrated Newspaper announces that a certain “insane article” is to appear “next week.” and there follows the announcement an article by Professor Totten, entitled * The Last Year which is evidently the very article alluded to. For it is not to be supposed that any editor would print two insane articles in any two consecutive weeks, unless he was greatly afflicted that way himself. HARRISON’S CONDENSED WISDOM. HE AMERICAN people have an appreciation of audacity if the courage is coupled with sense. For this reason President Harrison has won popularity and the respect of the people he has met in the very strongholds of political opposition. The south is too gallant and court- cous to exhibit any other than a warm welcome to the national ex- ecutive. The evidence is conclu- sive that the president, while firm- ly standing by the policy of the party that elected him, has won the appreciation of the people by his versatility, sympathy and strong, every-day sense. In stating differ- ences of party policy he has spoken id any possi- ble offense, and in availing himself of incidents of the moment com- pletely disabused his hearers of any possibility of ser with an oratorical prepared with oil, He has shown that the monotonous duties has not dulled the edge of his utterance. Nothing so well helped him candidate as the responses to the numerous delegations that ted the modest homestead in Indianapolis. The newspaper reports of the “talks,” of necessity sudden and spontaneous, to the unheralded com- mittees were the best material of the campaign. At first the unremitted calls and apparently endless drafts caused a solicitude on the part of political friends of possible blunder or sterility; yet he came up fresh after each electric discharge with a new thought and an unexhausted illumination. This wonderful facility is possessed by very few. Blaine and Mr. Depew are his only conspicuous peers in. swiftly gra the elements of a common-place occasion and drawing out of its dreari- ness gems of novel presentment and thought. ttt It is a popular expectation that the national executive possess a great- ness of capacity or deeds. Lincoln is lifted above a long line of presiden- tial mediocrities by his loftiness of purpose and patience. General Grant who girdled the globe with silence, was heroic not in words but in deeds. Mr. Harrison will win, and has won, a place as a statesman in touch with the wants and wishes of the people, and solicitous for the national good. His expounding of the needs of coast defense, of internal development, the general benefits of expanding our mercantile marine, the advantage of reciprocity in continental exchange, the potency of developing domestic industries, was listened to, not as encyclopaedic eloquence, but as an expo- sition of the vital and stirring questions of the day. yA Now, my dear sir, if you'll T told yer I wanted a pictur’ dat me rind of official comicbooks.com