Judge, 1901-10-19 · page 8 of 16
Judge — October 19, 1901 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This 1901 Judge magazine cartoon contrasts two Spanish-American War naval heroes—Hobson and Schley—satirizing their post-war reputations. **The figures:** Richmond Pearson Hobson and Winfield Scott Schley were both officers at the 1898 Battle of Santiago Harbor. **The satire:** The "THEN" panels celebrate their wartime heroism. The "NOW" panels mock their subsequent celebrity and commercialization. Hobson is ridiculed as an effete socialite who kisses women and inspires a "poodle dog of war"—suggesting emasculation and frivolous fame. Schley is attacked as a fraud who didn't actually fight, yet benefits from commercial products (cigarettes, chewing gum) bearing his name. **The point:** The cartoon criticizes how military heroes become commodified celebrities, losing their dignity through marketing and social performance rather than maintaining serious public standing.
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THEN, Hobson, the hero of the most daring exploit in the history of A fine old Virginian. A dead game fighter from the shoes up. naval warfare, blows up his ship and bottles the Spanish fleet in The flag never waved over a greater naval hero than over Schley Santiago Harbor. at Santiago. HOBSON. SCHLEY. NOW. NOW. An addle-pated dude that travels around kissing every girl A regular tin Admiral that didn’t stand up to the game and is that will let him. A soft, daintily be-ribboned poodle dog of war. not even'a second-hand hero. Even dudes refrain to smoke the CorYmGNT 1901 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK cigarette named after him. Miss Vassar frowns on the chewing gum that bears his name. ARE REPUBLIC comicbooks.com