Judge, 1904-08-06 · page 2 of 20
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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.
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Ar Tue Parnes BorLpixc PUBLISHED WEEKLY Fouwrn AvexUx ax Nixereextn Street, New Youre. Wasreen Anvertisinc Orrice—1313 Hartford Building, Chivage, Wl UNITED STATES AND C. One copy, one year. of $2 nu! One copy, six a ‘One copy, for th SURSCRIPTIONS—To all for mcery Lane, F.C, London The contents of FUDGE are protected by copyright in both the United States and Great Britain. Eugornan saces-acents—/aternational News Company, 43.00 230 ue Cunisratas Juoce. ° “8 n counteies in the postal anion, $6.00 a year. Brentano's, Avenue de" Opera, Paris: Saarbach's News Exchange, Infringement of this copyright will be promptly and vigorously prosecuted. CONTRIBUTORS must inctose a stamped and self-addressed eroeiove with all manascrints, othe/tvise return of the Latter when found unavailaNe cannot be guaranteed. DRAWINGS and all contributions sent fo the Art Department should have the sender's fall name and address written plainty on each and every separate shetch. The accompanying joke or descriptive letter-press should in ébery instance be written upon its individual picture, and NOT upon a separate slip of parer. insure safe and prompt return of material not accepted. Inciosure of stamps 10 the full amount of postage is also required, 10 HE MAN who joins the forces of Tammany may be said to put on im- morality in the twinkling of an eye. THERE MAY BE many aching voids in the Democratic party, but we will venture to remark that not one of them is aching to any great or alarming extent for W. J. Bryan. ol UNCLE DAVID of Wolfert’s Roost is like Achilles in at least one he would like all men to look upon him as he léoks upon himself. titude toward himself of the old man may be excused on the ground that it is putely one of artistic appreciation of true greatness. eee ITH ALL DUE RESPECT to the ancient adage in which metallic equivalents are given for silence and speech, we feel inclined to fancy that in many of the political utterances we hear silver, like beauty but skin deep, and that under the white veneer the brass is, alas! alw much in evidence. SS cw 'HE BASEBALL SEASON is now in full blast through the length and breadth of the land, and all the skill and legitimate tricks that can be brought into play are now being indulged in by the doughty knights of the green diamond. And while the national game is at white heat, and the umpire is being ruthlessly granulated, desiccated and scattered about the campus, Mr. Roosevelt is causing the people to waken to the fact that he is making a run that is not in danger of coming in contact with the nip- ping frost of defeat while he is caracoling gayly from bag to bag. He is on the winning side, and is the possessor of a charmed bat which will enable him to smile at the underhand pitching of David Peanut Hill, whose deliv- Aa AY: S SG ery is said by experts to be the very caviare of crookedness. It is an ex- tremely interesting game of ball, not so far as the result is concerned—for that is generally conceded to be a foregone conclusion—but as regards the scores, which will cause us to see and to hear the hosts of Bryan and Gum- shoe Bill Stone, as they lift their voices in lamentation and smite their wishbones in woe, while watching the pennant as it gracefully ascends the white-house pole for another four-year period of gilt-edged prosperity. eee NCLE SAM is so great an adept in the art of keeping on top of the current that flows in the direction of prosperity and success that he may be safely characterized as a doctor of floating. Should he happen to feel so inclined, he could at any time open an institution for the dissemina- tion of the art of floating and soon roll in the kind of wealth that is com- pounded of one-hundred-cent dollars. And this is why our avuncular rela- tive plays with his paint-brush whiskers and smiles a large, long smile when he cas business eye on the Democratic life-preserver or platform which, in his estimation, bears a striking resemblance to the pulverized cork proposition which ended so many lives on the General Slocum. The Democratic life-preserver, according to Uncle Sam’s level-headed way of thinking, is rotten from end to end, and will cause the generalslocumization of the party that dons it. Every plank or section of this object is quite worthy of the party for which it has been made. It is only natural that such an aggregation should have a life-preserver worthy of its name and traditions, as well as one which will not keep it afloat when its specialty is sinking. If Uncle Sam were but to stretch it out like a xylophone and play upon it with the Democratic hammers of free trade and anti-expansion he would raise a clatter that would give every musically-educated hearer an idea of that hollow-sounding hubbub which constitutes Democratic harmony. IN WILDEST WYOMING. Srrancer—"' Do express-trains stop here?" Bia Han (séation-agent)—"' Only fer railroad officials an’ train-robbers!"* comicbooks.com