Judge — September 3, 1898 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge magazine cartoon depicts Uncle Sam (personified America) with two horses labeled "REPUBLICAN PARTY." The horses pull a cart filled with bundles, suggesting the Republican Party as beasts of burden serving national interests. The caption references Uncle Sam "having satisfactorily settled that little difficulty with Spain"—likely alluding to the Spanish-American War (1898) or its aftermath. The flying planes overhead and military imagery reinforce wartime themes. The cartoon appears to satirize either Republican handling of post-war affairs or criticize the party's role in American foreign policy expansion. The "werepublicani" label (partially visible) suggests mockery of Republican identity or inconsistency. Without a clear date visible, the exact "difficulty with Spain" referenced remains uncertain, though the iconography points to early-20th-century American imperialism debates.