Judge — September 12, 1891 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon satirizes someone suffering from illness, likely political or social in nature. The disheveled figure, dressed in formal attire with a cap, appears severely afflicted—the caption "HE IS GETTING VERY, VERY SICK!" suggests his condition is worsening. The scattered objects around him (including what appears to be documents or papers labeled with text we can partially make out) suggest moral or political corruption. The rural/desolate setting with a grave marker in the background implies this is a commentary on something dying or in terminal decline. Without being able to definitively identify the specific figure or read all text clearly, this appears to be **attacking a particular political figure or movement** whose deteriorating fortunes Judge's editors found cause for satisfaction in 1891.