Judge, 1906-11-10 · page 7 of 16
Judge — November 10, 1906 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes William Randolph Hearst's growing media power and ambitions. The headline quotes Arthur Brisbane predicting Hearst will become president, which Judge treats as absurdly dangerous. The satire depicts a fictional future where Hearst controls the *Congressional Record*, turning it into his personal propaganda sheet. The magazine mocks how he'd replace actual congressional speeches with his own policies and mystery stories, illustrating media consolidation's threat to democracy. The page also ridicules Hearst's yellow journalism tactics—using sensational content and circulation gimmicks (contests offering consulships and autographed letters) to sell papers. The various comic strips below are filler typical of Hearst's publications. Judge's point: Hearst's newspaper empire gave him dangerous political influence, and his celebrity-driven approach to news threatened legitimate governance. The satire warns readers about letting media moguls shape national discourse.
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WHEN HEARST IS PRESIDENT. “There is no doubt that Hearst will be elected President of the United States if be ti “Arthur Brisbane. Extracts from the Coogresioual Record after Hoar i take a ‘i ID you win a senatorial /. prize last week ? If not y i here is another chance! This week we are going to give a first prize of an European consulship, a second prize of a post- mastership, and a third prize of a Heust autograph letter for the best articles on The Kind of Wife a Senator Should Have.” Come on, boys; let us hear from you. Be sure and get a copy of next Sunday's Record. \t will have more features in it than any other paper in the United States. Car- toonist Opper has drawn a side-splitting series of cartoons on “ Mule Maud in the House of Representatives,” and President Hearst out- lines his policy for the next three days. Nothing succeeds like circulation. Since Mr. Hearst took charge of the Record its circulation has increased in leaps and bounds. Advertisers are not slow to take advantage ot anything as good as this proposition, as witness the number of advertisements in the present issue, like Old Dr. Gringle and a host of others. A noon issue will be inaugurated soon that bids fair to be about the best thing that ever struck the pike. Read Betty's advice to old senators about affairs of the heart. In response to an almost universal demand from the readers ot the Record Mr. Hearst has decided that hereafter only the speeches of President Hearst will be printed, and the part of the paper that has heretofore been taken up by the addresses of the congressmen will be devoted to a startling-mystery story by an ex-senator, entitled, * Lost in the Catacombs of the Capitol.” “DESE AND DEM DA.” Darky (in bakery, pointing in show case)—“ Gimme five cents worth of dese, five cents worth of dem da, and five cents worth of dem over da." And lays down a nickel to pay for them. A wibow is like an abandoned ship because she is a dear relict. Ciry MAN (with important engagement) that train at this rate of going ?” ‘Strancer—" Ain't your ticket good for thirty days 2" "i PLENTY OF TIME. * Suffering Caesar ! How do you expect I'm going to catch ! THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Abraham—* You veel be baptize nex’ veek, | understan’? ces de repord.” Solomon—* Ya-es, dat ees chust so.” Abraham—* Ah, me! de poor. parents ot you veel turn in der grabes ven dey ‘ear such a ding.” Solomon— Oh, I veex dat all right, Abraham, You know, mine broder, he’s get baptize de veek after, an’ den, doan you see, dey veel turn back aga-ain.”” “EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS.” “Lives of Great Men" stands behind me, Stamped in gold and bound in blue— Every book tries to remind me That the next installment ’'s due. Dat NOT HIS KIND OF A GAME. Proppinc Parxer Dusty Davis—" Nit. “ Ever go up in a balloon, Dusty ?” . | prefer a game I kin drop out uv when I've got enough.” comicbooks.com