Judge — April 29, 1905 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**Top Cartoon**: A man labeled with "New Higgins N.Y." holds documents about Albany while standing over Tammany Hall. The figure appears to be Governor (or mayoral candidate) opposing Tammany Hall's political machine. The large moon shows chaotic figures, suggesting Tammany's corrupt influence or "hoisting" the governor "by his own petard"—meaning his own plans backfire against him. **Bottom Cartoon**: Titled "The Two Toughest Kids in School," depicts a man teaching children the "Monroe Doctrine" nursery. The children appear rowdy and uncontrollable, satirizing how American foreign policy (Monroe Doctrine) is being presented to the next generation as rough, aggressive doctrine rather than reasoned diplomacy. Both cartoons mock political corruption and aggressive nationalism through satirical comparison to chaos and childish behavior.