Judge — April 21, 1906 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Cover (April 21, 1906) This political cartoon satirizes labor strikes and their impact on ordinary citizens. The central caricatured figure—labeled with "STRIKE" on his glove—represents either a strike leader or the strike movement itself, depicted as violent and aggressive (fist raised, wild expression). The ribbon across his chest reads "THE PEOPLE," though the figure is portrayed as harmful rather than heroic. The caption "WHERE 'THE PEOPLE' ALWAYS GET IT" employs bitter irony: the cartoon suggests that workers claiming to fight for "the people" actually harm common citizens through strike disruption. This reflects anti-labor sentiment common among Judge's middle-class readership during the early 1900s, when strikes were frequent and controversial.