Judge — September 20, 1902 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two satirical cartoons mocking social pretension and ambition in early 20th-century America. **"All in the Family"** jokes about a hotel's disrepute. A prospective guest asks if it's respectable; the proprietor admits his son eloped with a chambermaid and his daughter pursues the bartender—implying the establishment caters to morally questionable behavior and that the owner's family epitomizes such conduct. **"Getting There"** satirizes immigrant (likely Irish, suggested by "fader") parents coaching their son toward wealth through ruthless ambition. The father advises constant readiness to "get rich in New York"; the son's motto becomes "Ready, aim, fire!"—a militaristic catchphrase suggesting wealth acquisition requires aggressive, combative tactics rather than honest labor. Both cartoons mock class anxieties: one targets nouveau-riche hotel owners; the other stereotypes working-class immigrant parents encouraging their children toward success through morally questionable means. The humor relies on period attitudes about respectability and immigrant ambition.