Judge, 1904-09-10 · page 1 of 16
Judge — September 10, 1904 — page 1: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
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.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
VOL. 47 NO. 1195 SEPTEMBER 10 1904 PRICE 10 CENTS Earenee at rae Posy Ormee at New Yous as Secon Case Marren, Corvment, 1904 er Juose Commer, Tere Reoraveney 40 4 Taape Mann COPrRIENT 1904 BY JUDGE COMPANY PUBLISMERS, 226 FOURTH AVE “GETTING RED IN THE FACE. Sackett B Wilkeins Utho & Ptg Co NewYork “We have more faith in the distinct promises of the Chicago platform, not ignoring the many serious defects of that document, than we have in the miserable hell-broth of dishwater and dynamite concocted at St. Louis a month ago by a party afraid to renounce its criminal follies, and tasted yesterday at Esopus by a feperabte candidate, who declares with gusto that its flavor is admirable. We shall, therefore, advocate the election of Roosevelt and Fairbanks and advise the defeat of Parker and Davis."—New 1 Sun, August 11th, 1904. comicbooks.com