Judge, 1907-03-02 · page 1 of 16
Judge — March 2, 1907 — page 1: what you’re looking at
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This political cartoon satirizes President Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive regulatory agenda. The grotesque caricatured figure labeled "Buga Boo Roosevelt" represents Roosevelt as a deranged, wild-eyed threat to Wall Street and business interests. The figure holds a flag labeled "Conservatism" while clutching what appears to be corporate stock certificates. The small figure labeled "Wall Street" cowers in fear below. The accompanying text lists Roosevelt's threatened actions: ordering horizontal railroad rate reductions, squeezing railroad stocks, preventing new securities issues, investigating corporations, and indicting every stockholder—presenting his regulatory program as chaotic and tyrannical. The caption attributes Wall Street's financial panic to Roosevelt's "delirium tremens," mocking both his aggressive policies and portraying business anxiety as justified hysteria.
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JUDGE'S PLATFORM: * $TaND Pat. LEAVE WELL ENovcH ALONE.” VOL. 52 NO. 1324 MARCH 2, 1907 PRICE 10 CENTS AY Ormmce Ay Ew Toe as Secomo Cass MArrER Copvnient 1907 ev Juoee Commer, Tinie Bremveees as 4 Tanen Mann” EZ! Ks Dp STOCKS. ' ING TO PREVENT THE ISSUE ol IEW SECURITIES. HE IS GOIN BEGURN THE CONSTITUTION AT THE TATE LINES. HE IS GOING TO INVES TATE EVERYTHING AND Don Nce EVERYBooy THAT Owns | SORPORATION, HE 'S Com E SUPREME cou, ~ FLOHRI~ COPYRIGHT 1907 BY JUDGE COMPANY PUBLENLNS 278 FOURTH AVE. NEW YORK A SAD CASE, “The inevitable attack of delirium tremens has followed Wall Street's prolonged financial debauch."—New York World. comicbooks.com