Judge — November 10, 1900 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Cartoon Analysis: Judge Magazine This page contains a satirical cartoon titled "In Old Missouri" depicting Colonel Pepper and Colonel Bryan discussing voting practices. The cartoon mocks early voting ("I don't believe it's too much trouble to vote early an' often. I prefer to check in a good big bundle o' ballots all at once an' have yer duty over with"). The satire targets electoral fraud and voter manipulation in Missouri politics during the Bryan era (likely 1896 or later). The characters represent rural/frontier political culture engaging in ballot stuffing and corrupt voting practices presented as casual conversation. The accompanying article "American Diplomacy in China" discusses Secretary Hay's foreign policy regarding the Boxer Rebellion and foreign intervention in China, unrelated to the cartoon.