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# "Quite Right" - Judge Magazine, June 5, 1897 This political cartoon depicts Uncle Sam (tall figure in starred hat and striped pants) addressing a smaller figure labeled "Johnny" (appearing to represent a younger nation or subordinate power). Uncle Sam holds cannons and warns Johnny to stop pointing his own guns before they proceed to "arbitration business." The satire likely concerns international disputes and America's role in mediating conflicts, possibly referencing the Spanish-American War period or competing imperial ambitions. The joke suggests Uncle Sam is hypocritically demanding disarmament from another power while maintaining his own military superiority—a commentary on American foreign policy and imperial double standards during the expansionist 1890s. The title "Quite Right" underscores the sarcastic tone.
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SUDCE’S CREAT PRIZE PUZZLE PICTURES ON LAST ADVERTISING PACE. Cece Jo 7, VOL. 32 NO. 816 3 JUNE 5 1897 PRICE 10 CENTS THE Post, OFnice AT Mew Toes as Secone Case Marren, Comvmrent 1607 ——..\ SSS! Sewn Gut | CommuaNT 1807 BY THE JUDGE PUBLISKING COMPANY OF NEW YORE ‘Sackett Wihelms Litho Co New York. QUITE RIGHT. Uncre Sam—* Yes, Johnny, it may be a pretty good thing, but before we come down to this arbitration business in dead earnest you might just as well stop pointing those guns of yours at me.” comicbooks.com