Judge, 1892-02-20 · page 2 of 16
Judge — February 20, 1892 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The central cartoon depicts what appears to be a commercial transaction, with one figure saying "Are you good at figures?" and another responding "I am a plumber by trade, and—" with a third interjecting "Consider yourself engaged." The caption reads "HE FILLED THE BILL." The satire appears to mock inefficiency in government hiring or contracting—suggesting that someone completely unqualified (a plumber) is being hired for an administrative position simply because he "fits the bill" (meets some minimal criterion). This reflects progressive-era critiques of patronage and incompetent political appointees. The surrounding text discusses various political matters including Cleveland, Senator Hill, and Democratic Party politics, suggesting this reflects 1890s-era American political scandals and complaints about government incompetence.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY. W. J. Arent. I. M, Greco: jeeKHARD GILLAM. Editor. TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. UNITED STATES AND CANADA, IN ADVANCE ‘One copy, one year, or s2 numbers - $5.00 ‘One copy, six months, or 26 numbers - 3.0 One copy: for iy weeks = = tag. Including the Cuxistwas Juoas. im the postal wi %a year. THE JupGe PUBLISHING COMPANY (Jupce Buitpinc), * “Cor. Fifth Ave. and 16th Street, New York. ER We guarantee advertisers a larger circulation than any other American satiri- cal paper published. The Jvvce is for sale at Brentano's, 17 Avenue de Of Newspaper Agency at 1s King William street, Stra American Exchange, Mains, Germany. and 89 ChE Gaile address" Joocnann.” Pari by the American at Saarback's SONG BY CHILI—" What shall we do with the drunken sailor?” © was LAST WORDS of Constantine, uncle of the czar eee ] AM_NOT abbreviating any timber with a saw and buck. Iam silent because I am sad.—G. Cleveland. SENATOR HILL has one infallible rule. Don’t” he says,“ I'll go right away and do it.” What's trumps?” Whenever the World says eee WHEN WE HAVE war there are no Democrats, or Republicans—noth- ing but patriots and mugwumps. IF AMELIE RIVES doesn't wear the mantle of Shakespeare it is because she prefers a more modern costume. WHATEVER Mr. Cleveland may be in his make-up, we cannot look upon the Manhattan as a stuffed club. Sue ‘ST “hat that with the resigna- tion of Whitelaw Reid Mr. Egan be recalled from Chili and sent to France. Why not to England? WILL HISTORY kindly provide a . picture representing General Cleve- land, February 22, 1892, crossing the Hudson—with General Hill after him? see HICAGO SAYS she didn’t want the Democratic national convention ; but Tammany hall has had a grudge against her ever since she carried off the world’s fair. APPLICANT GRANT SAID, “1 will have peace if 1 ¢ to fight for it.” Harrison, d Tracy remark, “We have peace because we got the govern- ment in readiness to fight for it." IF 1 HAD known that D. B. Hill would select my birthday as his time for holding his convention I think I would have convened myself at a later period. —G. Washington. HE CHARGE that Mr. Holman tried to pass a confederate bill on a newsboy is obviously untrue, because the boy didn’t have the neces- sary ninety-nine cents for change. S88 S SUFFERING among poor children in this city; but, as Mr. sn’t make it right to give dyspepsia to a poor little stage-pig by changing the hours of its meals. M*- WASHINGTON held his Valley Forge convention in midwinter, and likewise crossed the Delaware at that inclement season. It may be remembered that he had two terms.—D. B. Hill. :W PAPER in northern Mexico boasts of a number of remarkable newspaper victories. To begin with,” it says, “in our first number we knocked out most of the dives of the city of New York.” JUDGE MAYOR GRANT recently had his coat half torn off by a beggar. “That,” said the mayor, “proves the excellence of our municipal government. In some towns the rascal would have taken my vest and pantaloons.”” sae e AN ARTICLE by Mr. Bourke Croker has attracted considerable at- tention. B.C, holds, with the JUDGE, that organization is every- thing in politics, as in war; but also holds, as the JUDGE does not, that it is the correct thing in behalf of thievery and against a just cause. GROVER IN THE SADDLE. R. CLEVELAND cannot withdraw now. If he has contemplated that method of safety it is/too late to adopt it. It would be a retreat under the fire of the enemy when there is a fighting chance for victory. It would be cowardice. The enemy has pressed him so fast and so far that he must fight to save his self-respect. He must stand by his friends as they have stood by him. THE RUINOUS EXPENSE. OT LONG AGO Father Holman was charged fifteen cents for a beef sandwich. “I find,” he said, “that beef may be had at wholesale for about three cents a pound, and even the hoofs are worth considerable in bulk, not to mention the tail and hide, ‘The extravagance of our buy- ers and sellers is frightful, and I predict that some time it will cause the downfall of this republic.” THE ROYAL AMENITIES. THE KAISER is chided with lack of affection because when he heard of the death of his cousin, Albert Victor, he shouldered his gun and went off for an hour's sport. ‘The more indignant charge him with contempt for the dead youth; but if that is a punishable offense what would become of his uncle, the czar, who has more contempt for the kaiser than the kaiser could possibly have had for Albert Victor? HAS HE FOUR OFFICES—OR THREE? E CALL Mr. Flower's attention to the fact that the governor's flag was recently displayed at the Hoffman house during Senator Hill's sojourn in that establishment. Now Mr. Hill is not the governor—he is merely the senator at Washington and the presiding officer of the upper chamber of our legislature. Possibly he is the speaker of the lower chamber, but he still kindly permits Dr. Bush to draw the salary of that position. HE FILLED THE BILL, ADVERTISER —""Are you good at figures?” * Tam a plumber by trade, and"—— ApvERTISER —"* Consider yourself engaged.” THE RIGHT OF DEFENSE. HE ENGLISH PRESS speaks with lofty scorn of the bullying to which this government subjects that of the blustering little republic in South America. That is a phase of the matter which few in this country had thought of. They have looked upon the situation rather as that of a decent man defending himself from the attacks of a too industrious wasp. The man's defense may be cruel, but it is really unavoidable. Still, we dare say it is mean. It may even be mean enough to be called John-Bullying. TWO VIEWS OF THAT MAN. HE AFFLICTION of excessive smartness has taken David B. Hill by the nose and is leading him into great trouble. It is not possible that his Democratic opponents will submit quietly to the dictation which has made Tammany hall his obsequious and absurd servant, and it is of much account that nearly every Democratic newspaper of this state re- sents his authority as to the midwinter convention, and the Democratic press outside of the state declares that the New York delegation as he dictates its selection shall not prevail in the national convention. ‘That is one view, and probably the correct one. On the other hand, these are the methods through which Mr. Hill has risen from private life to his present position, and his sagacity seems to have increased commensurately with his increase in authority and influence. comicbooks.com