Judge, 1891-11-14 · page 3 of 16
Judge — November 14, 1891 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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**"Too Much of a Load"** (top cartoon): Satirizes hand-organ players in public spaces. The caption complains that street musicians playing Wagner are too trivial, suggesting if Wagner's work must be performed publicly, these musicians should at least be compensated and not forced to carry heavy organs themselves. **"The Law as a Will-Wrecker"**: Criticizes Mr. Tilden's attempted library donation. The satire argues that legal technicalities and court interference prevented his generosity, exposing how laws can frustrate noble intentions through bureaucratic obstruction. **"When Will Women Vote?"**: Helen Cougar's commentary argues women's voting rights depend on necessity—when their votes become essential to political outcomes, reform will follow. **Lower cartoons** appear to be romantic/domestic humor with limited political content.
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TOO MUCH OF A LOAD. Suz—" Why do they always put such tri Now, if educator H ial music in hand-organs? would only use a little of Wagner's we could call them public ly dear, you forget that those men have to carry their organs, mer is so heavy.” ‘THE BEST PETITION to the czar—The means taken to care for and give employment to the Jews who are driven out of Russia. MB. PARNELL was a great man, and we suppose there will be a thousand Irish fights in appreciation of his sacred memory. C. WHITNEY did nothing for the Tammany ticket, and possibly when the time comes Tammany will do nothing for W. C. Whitney. E TRUST the skirt reform will extend to the new gown of the appellate judges. Wear them without a train, gentlemen, and pray let them cease at the ankle. WHEN WILL WOMEN VOTE? ELEN GOUGAR says women will vote when their votes become necessary to the salvation of one or the other of the great parties. As the party to be saved will necessarily be composed of the “outs,” it is difficult to see how the desired legislation is to be brought about. Our own opinion is that the reform will come only with a fighting revolution ; but there is small hope of even that, because nobody wants to revolute. THE LAW AS A WILL-WRECKER. [7 1S TRUE that Mr. Tilden wanted to give a library to this city. If that had not been so he wouldn't have said so. He actually tried to do it, and there is no question as to his sanity at that time. He knew how to draw wills, and his judgment as to legal documents was very nearly conclusive with the courts. Yet his wishes and his will would have come to naught but for the generosity of his grand-niece. The courts decide that his obvious purpose is of no avail against a technicality. Being dead, his designs have no rights which anybody is bound to respect. What an amazing thing is the law, and how helpless a sane rich man is when he draws a will, LOVE AND AVOIRDUPOIS. By-staxper—" What's that iron thing young Spoons is carrying, there?” Younc Spoons (at the home of his true love)—'* Come, come, sweetest, come! At last you can sit upon my knee while T clasp you to’ my bosom.” comicbooks.co