Judge — October 14, 1893 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a political cartoon from Judge magazine criticizing Democratic economic policies. The caption "A Terrible Shrinkage: Before and after Democratic treatment" suggests the cartoon contrasts economic conditions under different administrations. The visible text references panic in industries, decreased values in railroads, factories, foundries, and mills, and losses of "hundreds of millions of dollars." The top panel appears to show a prosperous figure (likely representing business or the economy before Democratic rule), while the bottom shows a diminished or suffering figure (after Democratic policies). Without a clear date visible, this likely critiques a Democratic administration's economic record, possibly from the late 19th or early 20th century when Judge regularly published partisan political satire attacking Democratic policies as harmful to American business and prosperity.