Judge, 1903-03-21 · page 16 of 16
Judge — March 21, 1903 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This 1903 satirical page mocks Irish-American and immigrant stereotypes on Saint Patrick's Day. The cartoons use exaggerated dialect and caricature to ridicule various groups: **Key figures/jokes:** - "Bronny" complains about being too patriotic to ride a "rane harse" (rain horse) — mocking Irish immigrants' speech patterns - A "Commander-in-Chief" references saloons along a parade route, suggesting Irish drinking stereotypes - Policeman O'Brien threatens to arrest anyone on the grass, satirizing Irish-American police - References to Cohen at Tammany Hall (Irish-dominated political machine) and Italian immigrants ("Oitallan robber") **The satire:** Judge uses exaggerated accents and situations to demean Irish, Italian, and Jewish immigrants, portraying them as drunk, violent, and politically corrupt. The humor relies on period ethnic prejudice—now offensive—treating immigrant communities as objects of ridicule rather than legitimate Americans.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“DB TT Brorny (as he goes over his head)—"' Bad luck t’ me fer bein’ so pathriotic as t' want t’ roide a rane harse t'-day. Shure, Oi hovn't even harse grane THe COMMANDER-IN-cHIEF —“‘ Are th’ brigade canteens all loaded t’ th’ muzzle?"" Tue corrorat—"' Yis, gineral: an’ there's a hoondred an’ noinety-siven saloons on the loine av mar-rch."" Pouiceman O'Brien (on Saint Patrick's day)—- “There's a bunch av throuble fer anny wan O! ketch on th’ grane grass t'-day. Ol'll hov no diss!- eration av our color av Oi kin help it."" Mr. Cohen did not use the best of Judgment in showing this line of ‘Tue DAco—"* Coma quicka, boss! A man throwa a bricka througha goods in front of Tammany Hall on the glorious seventeenth of March. my harp and hita me in 0 ‘Tue recrurrs—"Lade on, yez Oitallan robber! We don't care Corrment (903 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. about youse, but we'll avinge th’ Insult t' th’ harp, wholver he {s."" “ZIM" MEETS A FEW OLD FRIENDS ON SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, “*“*itWitesuteanacoteries comicbooks.com