Judge, 1899-10-07 · page 16 of 16
Judge — October 7, 1899 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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## Top Cartoon: "In the State of Georgia" This depicts two Black men in rural Georgia discussing their evening plans. The satire exposes the casual normalization of lynching in the post-Reconstruction South—so routine that one character treats it as mundane entertainment ("you can see a lynchin' most any time"), prioritizing a revival meeting instead. The cartoon uses grotesque racial caricature typical of the era to satirize the horrifying indifference to racial violence among Southern communities. ## Bottom Cartoon: "Why He Wept" An Irish immigrant (Maguire) weeps to a policeman (Murphy) after being arrested. His explanation—that each police blow reminds him of his dead wife—is absurdist humor playing on Irish stereotypes and sentiment. The cartoon mocks both Irish emotional expressiveness and the casual police brutality of the period. Both cartoons reflect Judge's satirical approach to American social conditions, though with deeply offensive racial imagery by modern standards.
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IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. BROTHER HANGEMUPP— Going to the lynching to-night, deacon?” DEACON BLACKBURN—“ No; I'm goin’ to the revival-meetin’. You can see a lynchin’ most any time, but these blessed revivals don’t come more’n twice a y COPYRONT 1899 BY JUOGE COMPANY OF MEW YOOX. ‘Sackett & Wielns Litho & Pig Co.Rew York WHY HE WEPT. MurPHY—* Phot wor) Shue tor, Maguire?” MAGUIRE (a widower) are, Casey" jusbt had me down on the for beltin’ the life out ay me, an’ every lick’ be hit me reminded me av may poor dead wife Honorah, bejabers comicbooks.com