Judge — October 20, 1900 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge cartoon satirizes unlikely political or social alliances. The image shows various figures literally sharing a bed labeled "DEMOCRATIC BED," suggesting the Democratic party was an awkward coalition of incompatible groups forced together. The specific identities of the figures are unclear from this reproduction quality, but the satirical point is evident: the cartoon mocks the internal contradictions within the Democratic party by depicting its diverse constituency as uncomfortable "strange bedfellows"—people who would never naturally associate but found themselves in the same political bed. The three small product advertisements on the right margin appear unrelated to the cartoon's message and represent typical Judge magazine advertising filler.