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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page satirizes the 1884 U.S. presidential election, specifically mocking Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland and the party's vulnerabilities. The cartoon "Acquired Dignity" (top) depicts a man who has "found a quarter"—a visual metaphor for sudden, unearned respectability. This references Cleveland's damaged reputation from scandal. The text sections attack the Democratic platform on free trade and tariffs, quote unfavorable opinions from political figures like General Sickles, and mock Cleveland supporters ("mugwumps") as hypocritical. The lower illustration showing someone tumbling down stairs labeled "Repairs Needed" represents the Democratic party's perceived instability and internal divisions. Overall, Judge uses humor and caricature to ridicule Cleveland's candidacy and Democratic party positions on economic policy and leadership fitness.

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'HE TIGER CAT she came safe home, but she left her tail behind her. HE NAME of the Sun's office cat was Isaac Pusey. The cat dropped dead. 2 LATFORM of the Cleveland- Stevenson ticket — Once in office always in office. eee CLEVELAND is a popular man ‘on every day except election day.—Bourke Cockran. eeyats T ONE TIME it looked as if Tammany would be drummed out of the convention to the rogue’s march. T IS THOUGHT that the mug- wump candidate will accept Democratic votes without any very serious protest. Cravex Rupe — Squerzen Jim Craven Ruse—*Say ‘ What sir?” JUST NOW when a political manager hangs himself they say in a diplomatic way that he has retired from politics. THE OPINION of General Sickles Mr. Cleveland will get none of the soldier vote—meaning, we suppose, the union-soldier vote. TOUGH QUESTION by Hill men—Do we hate Cleveland worse than we hate the traitors Gorman, Gray and Abbett, and if so how much ? IN THE SECESSION of Tammary will be done quietly and without fuss, She will have her camp-fires bu-aing as she glides into the bushes and runs away. ive HE LOYALTY of the Sum, the Tammany hall, and the other Demo- cratic mugwumps will be expressed throughout the campaign in a prolonged whine. % [7 IS THIRTY YEARS since the war, and Dan Sickles, who lost a leg at Gettysburg, is still cursing every man who'didn’t go to war and lose his legs too. WAS THE TARIFF PLANK put in the Democratic platform by Watter- son and the backers of Hill: for the purpose of beating Grover in the election ? : 19 INGRATE GRAY. psaac P. GRAY as the candidate* for the second place would have been insult added to the injury in- flicted on the'.Sun and David B. Hill. Isaac Pusey was discovered by Hill and was the man selected for vice on the Hill ticket. He was also the Hill man for the first place in case both Cleveland and Hill were defeat- ed. Ah, what ingratitude there is in this world, and how sad it is fo recall the words of praise spoken for Isaac in all the Hill organs! CHOOSE! THE DEMOCRACY pronounce for out-and-out free trade. That makes a fair fight and no bush= whacking. Democratic tariff-reform means abolishment of the protection under which this country has grown and prospered. Lord Salisbury says Your pard ‘s jest found a quarter.” _ free trade is a failure in England, x and the Tory party of this country Says it must be made a success here. The brethren are divided. The party of protection has lifted its banners and stands for them from the first to the last man, THE MUGWUMP CANDIDATE. "THE SPEECH OF BOURKE COCKRAN was both able and path The mugwumps who support Cleveland spend two-thirds of their time cursing the Democratic party and denouncing its leaders as robbers, cut-throats and pimps. It is rather depressing to have that kind of supe- rior personage dictate the Democratic nomination ; and to say, as the mug- wump is continually saying, that Grover Cleveland is better than the mill- ions of men whose votes are needed to elect him is an insult that is hard to forgive. But votes are votes; and possibly the ten thousand that Grover will get from the mugwumps are better than theatwenty thousand that will be denied him by the Democratic party. REPAIRS NEEDED. Uncte Joun—“’Mandy!” Mrs. House— “Yes, un- Uncte Joun—“You'd better send’ for a carpenter and have that third stair from the top slanted like the others, It’s the only,one I didn’t :hit coming dows.” cle.’ comicbooks.com