Judge — May 9, 1903 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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# "Within the Law's Long Reach" - Judge Magazine Satire This page contains political commentary and a cartoon titled "Taken at His Word." The text discusses various political figures and issues, including references to Grover Cleveland, Democratic politics, and South American republics. The main cartoon depicts two men in an office setting—one seated at a desk, another standing. The caption suggests a conversation about charitable donations: "Parson Bleeden" asks "Brother Cotgax" to subscribe fifty dollars to a missionary fund. Cotgax, appearing skeptical, eventually agrees to contribute twenty-five dollars "twice," implying he'll give the same amount twice rather than truly doubling his generosity—a joke about stingy, insincere charity masked by wordplay. The satire targets hypocrisy in religious charity and wealth.