Judge — June 25, 1904 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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# Political Satire from Judge Magazine This page satirizes **presidential politics**, likely from the early 1900s based on references to Bryan and Roosevelt. The main cartoon depicts an exchange between an "inquisitive citizen" and an "iron-worker" at what appears to be a construction site. The citizen asks if the worker's occupation is "hard on the hands," to which the worker replies it's "harder on the feet" because "our union is parading most of the time when it ain't out on a strike." The satire mocks **labor unions** for excessive striking and parading rather than actual work. The accompanying text criticizes **William Jennings Bryan** and praises **Theodore Roosevelt** as the superior political choice, portraying Roosevelt as embodying American independence and strength versus Bryan's perceived weakness.