Judge, 1904-06-04 · page 2 of 16
Judge — June 4, 1904 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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This page contains political commentary and satirical text pieces typical of Judge magazine's style. The upper section discusses contemporary political figures and events through short, pointed paragraphs—including references to Democratic nominations, "the Democratic Donkey," and Mr. Roosevelt's "crowns of triumph." The cartoon at bottom, titled "Proof Positive," depicts a domestic scene where Mr. Jones encounters an old friend Thompson, now married to "a very rich wife." When Thompson asks Jones for a quarter loan, Jones uses this as "proof" that Thompson's wife is indeed wealthy—since Thompson must be poor despite the marriage. The humor relies on the ironic logic that a genuinely rich spouse would provide adequate funds, making Thompson's financial request evidence against his wife's wealth. The cartoon satirizes nouveau riche marriages and financial pretense of the era.
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Westexx Apvaetisixe 01 One copy, one ye: One copy, six Me One copy, for thirteen FOREIGN SUPSCRIPTIONS—To, Evmornan sates-acets—/xtermational Newt Company, Brean's building, Chancery Lane, F.C, London The contents of FUDGE are protected by conyright in both the United States and Great Britain, » otherinise return of the latter when It name and address written plat descriotive letter-press should in every instance be written upon its indéoidaal picture, and NOT upon a separate slip of paper. CONTRIBUTORS must inctose a stamoed and self-addressed entoelore with all manuso DRAWINGS and all contributions sent to the Art Department should harve the sender's insure safe and prompt return of material not acces THE GRASS that is flesh is the kind that fades away beneath the rest- less feet of that up-to-date form of insanity called business. IF THE Democratic nomination can be had for cash, why do not the long- headed managers of that wild aggregation sell it at public auction? HE MERRY MUSIC that fills the air when a cart-load of bricks is sud denly banged down upon the bosom of the purple pavement is only a fair sample of Democratic harmony in a homeopathic form. 'HE DEMOCRATIC DONKEY is having a pretty lively time of it at the present writing; but it should be remembered that this ever-inter- esting quadruped was born with the gift of agility, so that she can caper to the Dorian mood of flutes and soft recorders with the same grace that be- comes a part of her when she gathers the missiles of the mob with her face and with her hinder members parries the projectiles that are intended to fracture and destroy the harmony of her contour. She is now raising her melodious voice in song, and the burden of the said song is simply, ** Who shall be my sweetheart?” She is singing with great feeling and passion, and as a result all the Democratic possibilities and impossibilities are filling the air like so many Cupids, looking for an opportunity to puta dart into the solar plexus of this long-eared, flail-hoofed creature. She probably fan- cies that the season for archery has arrived, and that the situation seethes and sizzles with meaning, and in such a manner as to fill her with grave SeTRENTH SruKET, New You. 13 Hartford Building, Chicage, I. UNITED STATES AND CANADA IN ADVANCE. orsenumberss eee postal union, $5.00 a year. , dvenne de Opera, Paris, Saarback's News E Infringement of this copyright range, Mainz, Germany. it be promptly and Pigorously prosecuted. ind unaroailatle cannot be guaranteed. ly on each and every separate sketch. The accompanying Joke oF sure of stamos to the ful! amount of postage {s also required, to doubt as regards the outcome. Her admirers are equally zealous, and no matter who may be the successful wooer, it is certain that she will receive many a box of bon-bons with which to soothe her day-dreams and to lubri- cate her bray between now and Jul: HE GREATEST CROWN into which one may stick his head in this world is the genuine triumph that sheds its glory and light upon i winner and upon his friends and supporters. If each of Mr. Roosevelt’s many triumphs should be but represented by a visible crown he would have a set of head-covers that would eclipse the finest hat-window in chris- tendom. It is not necessary to enumerate Mr. Roosevelt’s various crowns of triumph by name, as they are equally well known to his adherents and to his political foes, who are not over anxious to be reminded of them. To this horde of disgruntled myrmidons and graft-eaters the mere mention of the Panama canal is like the bursting of a bomb. In fact, it may be said, and without any great fear of contradiction, that to this ag- gregation of thugs there is a sorrow’s crown of sorrow, which consists in remembering happier, to them, things than Mr. Roosevelt’s triumphs in general and that of the Panama canal in partic The great beauty of Mr. Roosevelt’s crowns of triumph is that any and all of them are composed of the pure metal, from which the acid of investigation flies like water from the proverbial duck. It may not be superfluous to add that his crowns fit him well, and that the only heads which lie uneasy are those Democratic crownless heads that are aware of the grand combination of the Roosevelt skull and the perfect-fitting crown. PROOF POSITIVE. Mr. Jones— Huh! I don’t believe it." Ido, | met my old friend Thompson on the street to-day, and he told me he was married to a very rich wife.”’ Why, he asked me to lend him a quarter.”” comicbooks.com