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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 247 This page contains political commentary attacking President Cleveland's tariff policies and Democratic leadership. **"The Labor Vote"** section criticizes Cleveland for inconsistency on tariffs, suggesting he doesn't understand his own party's positions. **"A Check to the Emotions"** references Carl Schurz's defense of Cleveland, calling it a "saving agency" against idol-worship of political leaders—cautioning against blind loyalty. **"Again, The Platt Gushers"** appears to mock Democratic figures (likely including Senator Platt) over management disputes, suggesting their conflicts benefit Republicans. **"A Serious Threat"** presents an editor-scrambler exchange as a joke about criticism. **"A Good Friend"** argues the Republican party, though imperfect, provides necessary organization and loyalty—preferable to Democratic chaos. The overall message: Democrats are disorganized; Republicans offer stability.
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JUDGE THE LABOR VOTE. POWDERLY is against Cleveland. He has always been a Democrat, but he thinks Cleveland doesn’t know his own tariff mind. Therein, however, Cleveland is certainly with his party, which wouldn't know its own mind if it happened to have one. A CHECK TO THE EMOTIONS, CARL SCHURZ takes pains to say, to prevent mistake, that Mr. Cleveland is not the world’s greatest ideal man. This may not have been necessary, but it is well. From the mugwump and anti-snapper disposition to get on the knee to the gorged and gor- geous sage of the Buzzard district, it was apprehended that worship of the more heavenly authorities would presently become obsolete. Mr. Schurz’s explanation comes as a saving agency; and it may now be hoped, we think, that Tammany will save the sag of its pantaloons, however it may kill the fated crow. AGAIN, THE PLATT GUSHERS. It is possible the Juoce can afford to caricature its own party leaders as it frequent- ly does, and then again perhaps it cannot if it desires the success of President Harrison. here is nothing to be gained by such pictures as it gave of Mr. Clarkson in its last is . There is a fool head somewhere in the management of the Jupce, and it ought tobe cut off. The Republican party has got all it can do to win this year by fighting the enemy, and its efforts better be confined to them. Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Platt, Mr Site—"* How did they know it was a matinge ?” He—" The carpet was strewn with caramels.” Fassett, General Alger and others all have warm friends all over the country who are liable to take offense at the treatment accorded them by the Juoce, and their votes are all needed to return Mr, Harrison to the white-house.—Amm Arbor Courier. GOOD FRIEND, the gentlemen mentioned are nothing to us. We are with the Republican party because we believe in it, and we criticise it because its purity is A SERIOUS THI as necessary as its principles. This is the organ of no man and no body of men; and Epiror—"'I don’t want this joke ; it's not funny—very far- it frequently occurs to us that we are giving the party more than it is giving us—the fetched.” vii ctit v judicie ive ir AALERS—"“AIL rights IL you don’t buy my jokes ru SiltS of loyalty, duty, affection, and a few judicious and effective cartoons. | ethink write a erticism on the * Hamor of the Week", and give your pa. thee, good friend—if this were an organ its praise and its censure would be alike stale, per the dickens. Good-bye.” flat and unprofitable. AS USUAL. He—“' Well, darling, how have you been to-day ?” Sne—" Oh, nervous, debilitated, sick, and unhappy.” Hr—"' Heavens ! You've been reading those medicine advertisements again, I'll bet a hat.” comicbooks.com