Judge — October 5, 1901 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a political cartoon from Judge magazine depicting a dialogue between the Devil and another figure. The caption presents the Devil accusing someone of committing "this fiendish crime" and declaring that "nobody but an anarchist executed such a terrible deed." The cartoon likely reflects early 20th-century American anxieties about anarchism as a political threat. During this period, anarchists were blamed for various violent acts and assassinations, making them frequent targets of satirical vilification in publications like Judge. The specific "crime" referenced is unclear from the visible text, but the cartoon's point appears to be a rhetorical condemnation: by having the Devil himself identify the perpetrator as anarchist, the cartoonist emphasizes anarchism's association with evil and violence in contemporary political discourse.