Judge — September 29, 1900 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Political Cartoon Analysis: Judge Magazine, September 29, 1900 This cartoon satirizes the 1900 U.S. presidential election. A caricatured figure (likely representing Republican strategy or a political operative) displays a Democratic campaign emblem—a poorhouse labeled "Years of the Full Poor House" held by pincers labeled "Bryan and Stevenson." The satire claims Republicans designed this emblem to damage the Democratic ticket of William Jennings Bryan and Adlai Stevenson, arguing their policies would impoverish America. The accompanying text states Republicans adopted the emblem themselves, then claim Democrats created it. The cartoon attacks Republican campaign tactics: accusing them of manufacturing negative imagery while hypocritically distributing it under Democratic names. It's partisan criticism of political dirty tricks during the 1900 election cycle.