Judge — August 6, 1904 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Satire in Judge Magazine This page contains editorial commentary on early 20th-century American politics. The text discusses Democratic Party politics, mentions W.J. Bryan (likely William Jennings Bryan, a prominent Democratic figure), and references "Uncle Sam" as a symbol of American interests. The main cartoon, "In Wildest Wyoming," depicts what appears to be a railroad robbery scene. A stranger asks a "Big Hank" (a rough frontier character) whether express trains stop there, and the reply is that only railroad officials are "train-robbers." This is satirical commentary suggesting that railroad companies themselves were engaged in exploitative practices—a common Progressive-era critique of big business corruption and monopolistic behavior during the railroad expansion period.