Judge — September 10, 1904 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Getting Red in the Face" This 1904 *Judge* cartoon satirizes the Republican Party's internal conflict over the 1904 presidential election. The figure labeled "Parker" (likely Alton B. Parker, the Democratic nominee) waves a flag labeled "Populism, Socialism, & Other Isms" while standing on "Jeffersonian Principles." A caricatured man labeled "Parker" appears flustered beneath an anthropomorphized "Sun" (suggesting President Theodore Roosevelt's dominance). The accompanying text mentions "the distinct promises of the Chicago platform" and references defects in "that document," criticizing Parker's campaign positions. The cartoon mocks Parker for allegedly adopting radical positions while claiming to represent traditional Democratic principles—hence "getting red in the face" from embarrassment or anger over this apparent contradiction.