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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes American debates about potential war with Spain over Cuba, likely from 1898. The central cartoon depicts a confrontation involving a horse-drawn cart, appearing to illustrate the Spanish-American tensions. The text sections mock various political positions: criticism of those favoring intervention ("THE ONLY FIGHTING THE SPANIARD PRIDES HERSELF ON"), dismissal of German-American opposition to war, and jabs at Democratic Party leadership regarding the conflict's conduct. Notable targets include General Coxey and references to McKinley's administration. The magazine criticizes both pro-war and anti-war positions while particularly mocking those who questioned American military actions or humanitarian justifications. The satirical tone suggests Judge supported intervention while ridiculing political opposition and ethnic groups' dissent regarding Cuba policy.
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The contents of Juoce are protected by copyright in Infringement of this copyright will be promptly and D EWEY TO LITTLE BILLY—* This is our fight and you don’t want to make it your funeral.” HERE ARE three million Germans in this country who think that while the fatherland is sweet it had better attend to its own busines THE ONLY FIGHTING that Spain prides herself on just now is that which selects a bull for the enemy and gives him not a chance for his life. GENERAL COXEY is not heard from during our argument with Spain; but, anyhow, his daughter has become a circus-rider if not a rough one. T° HAVE recognized the Cuban republic would have been to cover us with confusion at this juncture. Very wise man that little man McKinley. HENRY M. STANLEY looks for a reorganiza- tion of the Chinese army by Russian military experts; but the truth remains that it is blood that fights. ++ BACHELOR WoO. MAN," says the Rochester Sunday Herald, '9v8 to fight for your country.” “is a spinster from choice.” Therefore there is not and never was a bachelor woman. oe THE RIGHT to vote may go to the people of Hawaii along with annexa- tiow; but it must be remembered that we have a good deal of igno- rant voting here. THE NEWSPAPER WRIT rights too much Santiago campaign. ER who slapped Shalter's face knew his After all, he wasn’t she man who conducted the SOME BOSTON FAMILIES buried their silverware in anticipation of a Spanish invasion; and one Boston citizen became frantic because he couldn't find any to bury. HE CUBANS are at present too much given to the removal of heads to be safe governors of Spaniards, or of anybody else, That is a solemn fact which we ought to have thought of before. . SGHALL NEW YORK execute a woman?” asks the Chicago 7ymes- Herald, There is a question that precedes that one, dear sir. It is this— Shall a woman commit murder?” THE DISCOVERY of a Spanish fleet is an achievement scarcely less than the discovery by the late Mr. Columbus. Proof of the same is necessary, and it is therefore unavoidable that the discoverers shall save the pieces. UNcLe Mose—"‘Ah wuz, sah; but de gov'ment man tole me dey couldn’ tek me at enny price, hut dey'd gib me fifty dollahs foh mah mule. a country dat considahs mules wuff moah dan citerzens? Ni dust ob dis country off'n mah feet an’ emergrate ober intoe Kaintucky.”” THE NEXT WAR IN CUBA. [7 WOULD make a favorite topic of conversation for the world if we had to fight in Cuba against those insurgents, in behalf of whom we went to war. ‘If there were any laughter possible to Spanish misery all Spain would roar; and as for the peace people of this country, with what unction they would inquire, “ Didn't we tell you so?” WHEN ‘IT RAINS IT ;POURS. MISFORTUNES come in couples. ‘Not Jong since the prince of Wales was outbid’ for a’horse he craved by Richard Croker, and the very next day he fell and broke the cap of his majestic knee. Royalty ought to have immunity from these vulgar accidents; but there are times, as the queen regent is wont to remark, when everything seems to go wrong. SECTIONS AND THE NATION. T THE CLOSE of our civil war the proposition to unite the confed- erate and union armies and go down and whip Mexico was half seri- ously discussed, It was urged that it would unite the two great sections sooner and better than might otherwise be done in twenty years. Now that we fight Spain the effect is the same. It is the counter-irritant that cures. DREYFUS. A GOVERNMENT largely based on hatred of Jews, and which finds it vital to its existence to keep one representative Jew in torture though the man is obviously innocent of wrong-doing. is not an encouraging spec- tacle at this end of the nineteenth century. ‘It is a new crucifixion, and its authors may some day be scattered as were the perpetrators of the orig- inal one. OUR GREAT AND GOOD FRIEND. WE DO ASSURE Mrs. Dominis that she will find it pleasanter to live in Hawaii under an American administration than it ever was under the management of herself or her predecessors. She may not gratify her am- bition as much, but she will be far safer; and when one is safe after encountering nu- merous dangers one ought to * be happy. She may not be able to cut off any heads, but she may at least congratulate herself that her own will be beyond the reach of any of her fellow-citizens, —~—- at w= SPANISH-LIKE IGNORANCE. ACQUAINTANCE—" Going to leave the United States? Why, I thought you were anx- SAME OLD PARTY. HE LEADERS of the ‘Democratic :party at the beginning of our civil war didn’t know whether to fight or lie down, and by the time they had decided the fighting was done. Therefore Democrats who did a great deal of the fighting and dying did not get half the credit that belonged to them, and the party was under a cloud until the proceedings at Appo- mattox. At this period Cleveland and Bryan are crying out against terri- torial expansion and the wickedness of keeping that which we have won. “LEST WE FORGET.” THE QUESTION is agitating Hartford whether the words “Remember the Maine" ought not to be expunged from the prevailing war-cries. The Christian spirit which thus cries out against retaliation is not wise or timely. It savors of the turn-the-other-cheek humility, which, practically adopted, would make poltroons of decent men. Several hundred men were lost in the Maine, and we cannot forget them. Such questions will be well enough after the proper period of remembrance has gone by. PLEA FOR PRETTY GIRLS. ABOUCHERE says that when one is ill a good-looking nurse is pref- erable to one that isn’t good-looking. That is the solemn truth; and it is equally true when one isn’t ill. Let us hope that the authorities of the hospitals will bear this important fact in mind and cease their discrim- ination against girls who, wanting work as nurses, are refused it because of the misfortune of being pretty, or good-looking. There is not a patient anywhere who wouldn't vote for their soothing and helpful presence, and it is wrong to make them suffer for that of which they have a right to be proud, "Spec’ Ah's gwine toe lib in sah; Ah's gwine toe shake de comicbooks.com