Judge — October 27, 1900 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Cover, October 27, 1900 This is a political cartoon titled "Does It Fit?" depicting a figure labeled as a "Traitor" who appears to be William Jennings Bryan, a prominent Democratic politician of the era. The cartoon references Bryan's acceptance of a commission as colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War while simultaneously maintaining his political opposition to American imperialism and the war itself. The visual metaphor—showing the figure struggling to wear or fit into patriotic insignia—satirizes the apparent contradiction between his military service and his public political positions against the war. The caption emphasizes this hypocrisy, suggesting Bryan's actions don't align with his stated principles.