Judge — November 17, 1894 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon, titled "LASHED!" depicts a figure being whipped by what appears to be Lady Justice or a judicial authority (left, holding scales). The seated figure being punished holds an axe labeled "CORRUPTION" and clutches scattered papers and coins, suggesting financial malfeasance or bribery. The satirical point concerns judicial punishment of corruption—likely targeting a specific political or corporate figure caught in graft. The visual metaphor of "lashing" emphasizes harsh consequences for wrongdoing. Without the publication date visible, the specific identity of the corrupt official remains unclear, though the cartoon exemplifies Judge's crusading anti-corruption editorial stance typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American satirical journalism.