Judge — September 28, 1895 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "A Bigger Man" — Judge Magazine, September 28, 1893 This political cartoon satirizes President Grover Cleveland's foreign policy during his second term. Two historical figures—Washington and Jefferson—flank a large globe labeled with policy positions: "Free Trade," "Financial Embarrass," "Unamerican Foreign Policy," and "National Debt Increased $302,000,000." Above the globe is a portrait of U.S. Grant within a banner reading "Republican Party Nomination." The caption claims Senator Gray argued that the precedent of Washington and Jefferson refusing third terms doesn't apply to Cleveland's case—sarcastically suggesting Cleveland considers himself "a bigger man" than these founding figures. The cartoon criticizes Cleveland's economic policies, foreign relations, and implicitly questions his presidential ambitions or authority.