Judge — August 11, 1894 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge cartoon depicts a giant hand emerging from the Capitol building, looming over a group of cowering senators or politicians below. The caption references "Cassius (Gorman)" and quotes Shakespeare's *Julius Caesar* ("He doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus"). The satire appears to criticize an individual—likely a powerful senator or political figure named Gorman—for wielding excessive influence over Congress. The senators below are portrayed as intimidated and powerless ("about to find ourselves dishonorable graves"), suggesting they're being coerced or dominated politically. The Shakespeare allusion emphasizes the figure's outsized power relative to democratic institutions. Without the publication date visible, the specific context remains unclear, but the cartoon critiques authoritarian political behavior and the Senate's apparent capitulation to one powerful individual's will.