Judge, 1901-10-12 · page 1 of 16
Judge — October 12, 1901 — page 1: what you’re looking at
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This political cartoon satirizes a figure labeled "His 'Ighness" from Moat House in Wantage, Berkshire, England. The caricatured character, dressed in Scottish plaid and wearing a tam o'shanter cap, is depicted as an absurdly pompous leader being followed by a small bulldog. The accompanying text poses a rhetorical question: whether any Irish-American or Democrat could follow such an obviously ridiculous leader. The quoted line—"Croker is the only real leader in the Democratic Party"—suggests this targets Richard Croker, a prominent Tammany Hall political boss. The cartoon mocks both Croker's leadership pretensions and his supporters, using the grotesque caricature and the diminutive, struggling bulldog as visual metaphors for the absurdity of following such a figure.
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comicbooks.com Opt WRTNIETO TS ‘Sackett Wihelas Litho & Pig Co NewYork PRICE 10 CENTS. THe MeorEnee ab A Teaoe Manx ENGLAND. 1901 tv Jupee Conary Can you imagine how an Irish-American, or, in fact, any good Democrat, could follow such a leader as this? “Croker is the only real leader in the Democratic Party."’—Daily paper. OCTOBER 12 1901. “) ea} Za ao S a OF MOAT HOUSE, WANTAGE, BERKS, THE Post OVMcE AT NEw YoRs as Steom Cisse Marten CoPrmion? VOL.41 NO.10433 Enrence COPYRIGHT 1901 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK.