Judge, 1899-02-04 · page 16 of 16
Judge — February 4, 1899 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**"A Regular Protectionist"** (top): This satirizes a local politician's claim to support protecting American industries. "Mose Lincum" (a stereotyped African American character) interprets "protection" as literally watching clotheslines—a commentary on how politicians' pro-industry rhetoric means nothing to working people, particularly Black workers excluded from actual economic benefits. **"In Old Kentucky"** (bottom): Two Southern characters (depicted with exaggerated racist caricature) joke about a birthday knife gift. Colonel Bluegrass humorously inverts expectations: rather than a fancy multi-tool knife, he received a "plain" Kentucky knife with "sixteen corkscrews and one blade"—absurdly backwards. This satirizes Southern pretension and perhaps mocks nostalgic idealization of the antebellum South. Both cartoons employ racist visual stereotyping typical of 1899 Judge material, using caricature to demean their subjects while delivering political/social commentary about economic hypocrisy and regional vanity.
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A REGULAR PROTECTIONIST. Locat rouiriciaN—"* I suppose you are in favor of protecting American industries 7” Mosz Lincum—"‘ Certainly, boss, certainly. I sits right heah an’ watches de clothes-line week in and week out.” ast EA (Bompen wanenouse. |) , COPYRIGHT 1899 BY ARKELL PUBLISHING COMPANY OF NEW YORK. IN OLD KENTUCKY. Sackett A Witheles Litho & Pig Co Rew. Ceeceret Bupa Be you got a buthday present of a five-dollar knife, sub? One of those Birmingham knives, with sixteen blades and a corkscrew, I presume, CoLonzx Biucrass—“ No, sah ; a plain, ole-fashioned Kaintucky knife, with sixteen corkscrews and one blade, suh.” comicbooks.com