Judge — January 16, 1897 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Knocked Out" - Judge Magazine, January 16, 1897 This political cartoon satirizes the **Dingley Tariff Bill**, a major piece of legislation under debate in Congress at that time. The image shows the bill as a large bomb or explosive device that has "knocked out" a group of political figures sledding downhill—suggesting the tariff's disruptive impact on politicians or their opponents. The caption references **Bill McKinley**, who as President supported protective tariffs. The joke appears to be about the Dingley Bill's explosive political consequences, with the sledding figures representing those caught in its wake. The cartoon uses winter sports imagery as metaphor for politicians being knocked off course by controversial legislation affecting trade and economics.