Judge — January 31, 1903 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The main editorial article critiques President Roosevelt's appointment of Black federal officials in the South, arguing this causes racial tension. The writer claims Roosevelt doesn't understand Southern affairs and that appointing Black "coffee-sinkers" (a derogatory term) to government positions is inappropriate. The bottom cartoon, titled "Accounted For," depicts a police officer explaining to a superior why he arrested a man. The officer claims the man was running an illegal gambling operation disguised as "Alderman Katy's gambling-house" in "the 'teenth precinct." This satirizes municipal corruption—specifically how police either tolerate or participate in illegal activities within their precincts under political protection. Both pieces reflect early 1900s attitudes regarding race, corruption, and governance.