Judge — July 14, 1900 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains **political commentary and social satire** from an early 20th-century American magazine. **"A Country Gentleman"** attacks Richard Croker, a Tammany Hall political boss, as corrupt and parasitic on honest citizens. **"A Live Vice-President"** praises an unnamed vice-president (likely James Sherman, serving under Theodore Roosevelt around this period) as energetic and competent—a "live" contrast to typically inactive vice-presidents. **"A Great Ticket"** celebrates Roosevelt's convention nomination, depicting widespread public support and comparing him to Lincoln and Fremont as great Republican figures. The bottom comic, **"A Case of Before and After,"** uses the Peascash family to satirize working-class financial desperation—showing how poor families resort to exploitative city trips, leaving them worse off. The overall tone blends partisan Republican celebration with class-based social criticism.