Judge, 1894-12-08 · page 43 of 60
Judge — December 8, 1894 — page 43: what you’re looking at
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This satirical page mocks a naive newspaper reporter attempting to interview senators about the tariff—a major political issue of the era. The joke: when the reporter finally encounters Senator Hill, the senator's responses are incomprehensible mumbling ("mumbledemum, mum"), rendering the "scoop" useless. This ridicules both senators' evasiveness on substantive policy and journalists' struggle to extract meaningful statements from politicians. The other sketches are unrelated humor vignettes typical of Judge magazine—jokes about Christmas stockings, an unconventional politician (Jerry Simpson) too poor to own socks, and various domestic comedies. "The Wrong Kind" appears to play on misunderstandings between a sign painter and a whiskey dealer. The overall page reflects late-19th-century American political satire targeting protectionist tariff debates and Washington's political theater.
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THE NEW CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON. ANXIOUS INTERVIEWER—"And you say that some of the senators come here every day? I'll go in and see,— Ah, there is Senator Hill, I'll question “Yes, sir; the tarifl—mumbledemum, mum, him about the tariff, Oh, what a scoop !"" mum **** "1 ete, ete. — —Ves, siree! Butterine—mumbledemum, —And look at our cotton inaustry—mumble- lint here come some guests, so you'll ex- mum, mum ®®®*® 11, etc, etc. — demum, mum, ete., ete., ete. cuse me, I'm the waiter.” A CLINCHER, iF . g LZ MAN, CHEERFUL MAN. Little Johnnie—" When did Santa g Z Claus begin going around at Christ- mas?" Brown—"® couple of thousand years ago.” Little Johnnie— Why, pa, they didn’t have stockings in those days.” NOT CONVENTIONAL, OLD Jerry Simpson does not care What song the angels sang. He hangs not up his stockings, for He has no socks to hang. A TOUCHING AU REVOIR. 4 : VENGEANCE, Materfamitias emember, ‘Thomas, that Christmas comes but once a y Paterfamilias (growling in antici- pation of bills) — Ves; and that’s twice too often.” THE GIRL WHO CROCHETS, HER Christmas present, 1 may state Ts wristlets when she's smitten ; Tut when her love has turned to hate She substitutes the mitten. Goose—" Well, 1 s'pose this is my NN ns ; = . m glad I'm going to a have a whack at that turkey.” ey—" Mine too. Good-bye.” 9 Papa—" Why, Bobby?" Good-bye Meet you at Jerr —"* (Hic) dat’s a snow. snot so drunk not t* kno’ dat ; Bobby —" It sassed me last but whad puzzles dis yere coon is why he doan’ raise his umbrella.” spring.” THE WRONG KIND. Wuusky-praLer—" Say, young feller, I want yer ter paint mea sign ter go Wutsky-DEALER—" Git out o' this, quick! Do yer take me fer a carver over th’ door o' me store. Make it a hogshead wid me name on de side, See?” in a meat-market?” comicbooks.com