Judge — October 22, 1904 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains Aesop's Fables parodies and political satire typical of Judge magazine's humor. **Top section**: "The Fable of the Thought-Less Donkey" mocks an elephant's vanity about being photographed with GOP (Grand Old Party) letters, satirizing Republican self-promotion and materialism. **Middle cartoons**: "Wattling Will" and related panels appear to reference a political figure (likely William Jennings Bryan or similar contemporary politician) haggling over "boots" and "booze"—satirizing political corruption, bribery, or the gap between politicians' public promises and private dealings. **Right column**: Various short satirical quips mock contemporary figures and behaviors—orchestral conductors, business practices, and political hypocrisy. The overall tone ridicules political figures, corporate greed, and hypocrisy through animal fables and character sketches, typical of Judge's late 19th/early 20th-century political commentary.