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# "It Makes Him Sick" - Judge Magazine, June 6, 1896 This political cartoon depicts **Uncle Sam** (the tall figure in star-spangled attire) confronting a smaller, sickly-looking figure labeled with text referencing "American Principles," "Civil Service," and what appears to be corruption-related documents on the ground. Uncle Sam's statement—"You had better give me that cigar, sonny; little boys shouldn't smoke"—suggests he's disciplining someone for inappropriate behavior or corruption. The "sickness" referenced in the title likely refers to how corrupt practices make the nation ill. The 1896 context suggests this relates to **civil service reform debates** of the Gilded Age, when patronage and corruption were major political issues. The cartoon advocates for cleaning up government practices, with Uncle Sam as the moral authority figure intervening.
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VOL. 30 NO. 764 JUNE 6 1896 PRICE 10 CENTS THE Post Ormce AT Mew Youn as Secono Tass MATTER, CoprmioHT 1296 fy THE doce PuaLiBuine Co, Tike WeeisTERt® AS A Taaoe Mane 7 CTon GRAM COPYRIGHT 1896, BY THE JUDGE PUBLISNING COMPANY OF HEW YORK. SESS —— IT MAKES HIM SICK. Uncite Sam—“You had better give me that cigar, sonny; little boys shouldn’t smoke.”