Judge — May 18, 1907 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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uRTu Ave. New Your, Cante Appness, Westman Avved un ‘One copy, one ¥ One copy, 80x Bi Evnornan sates-acuers—Jatermational News Company, Bream's tui The contents of FUDGE are crotected by conyry| CONTRIBUTORS mast inciose a stamped and sel WIN mntribations sent to the Art Denartment should hve descrietive ress sould in every instance be writien uoon tts indevidual insure safe and promot return of material not accepted. WW JUDGE e and ‘crave, and NOT SUGGESTIONS FOR A PRESIDENTIAL MERRY-GO-ROUN: HE HONDURAN REBELS have supplied to the world an example which is as novel as it is likely to be useful. Messrs. Rosales, Bustillo and Castro, each desiring the presidency and neither having the power to capture it solely for himself, amicably agreed to take turns, each serving fifteen days. This happy plan having been put into operation, certain weaknesses developed which are chargeable to the frailty of human nature rather than to any fault in the plan itself. For instance, the gentleman to whom fell the privilege of occupying tie Honduran executive chair for the first term of fifteen days began to use his power of patronage to such ex- cellent purpose that the other members of the triumvirate began to feel worried and anxious, and war ensued. We believe the plan failed, but it does not follow that its evident adyantages should not be availed of else- It occurs to us that our own politi situation could be enlivened, not to say benefited, by the adoption of the presidential merry-go-round, Ina republic like ours, which is all the time getting bigger, it stands to reason that the quantity of presidential aspiration must forever be greatly in excess of the opportunities for gratifying it. Since the revival of third- termism matters have grown just that much worse. Ia a country where every boy has a right to hope to be President, presidential opportunities: Ought to increase rather than to diminish. What we need is not a longer term, but a shorter term—a very much shorter term, so that this very rea- sonable expectation can have some chance of success. This might be effected by constituting what we have called a presiden- tial merry-go-round, or a board of revolving executives. We have the continuous vaudeville; why not put the administration in the continuous class? Mr. Bryan, we take it, wants to be President the worst way. By the plan here suggested, Mr. Bryan could be satisfied; and it is not the least of the advantages of the scheme that ‘undesirables’ could in this manner be quickly forwarded to the ex-stage. Ac- cording to the latest count, there are some scores of distinguished Republican statesmen who would like to be President, and the number could no doubt be multi- plied enormously. A revolving executive would immediately bring these warring booms into sweet accord, and half the bitter rivalry would go out of politics. If anybody seriously believes that the country is in danger of a federal dictatorship, this scheme would supply an effective rem- edy. A multiple executive would be to the presidency what wa- tered stock is to a railroad corporation. But inasmuch as we do not know yet just what watered stock is to a railroad corporation, we may be excused from predicting precisely what the effect of such an executive would be on the power of the President. This idea will no doubt encounter the usual opposition from the sneering conservative-capitalistic class. The million- aire will still think he can buy, the executive chair for four years. But we rely upon the plain pee-pul to seize upon our slogan and make it the battle- cry of future campaigns: Fifty-two presidents a year and a change every week. both the United States ani Great Britain, adsvessed entvelove with all manascriots, bbe found at any news-atand, the publishers will be under obliga PUBLISHED VV UpcarK.” Txt, 2214 Gramencr. weresints Orvicn—13 43 Uarifard Building, Chicago, Ul TERMS TO SUBSCRIBER {TED STATES AND CANADA IN ADVANCE. soe $5.0 20 135 countries in the postal union, $5.50 a year. trenue de!" Opers Searéach's News F Infringement of this cooyriydt will be promptly and Pigoroasly prosecuted, otherwise return of the Latter when found unavailable cannot be guarantees. nly on each and every separate sketch. The accompanying Joke or name and adiress Ywritten Inclosure of stamos to the full amount of postage ts also required, 10 ‘upon a Sesarate slip of pare? jos if that fact be promptly reported om postal-card or by letter. PEACE-PILGRIM STEAD is determined that war shall end if he has to end it all alone by himself. I BROTHER JEROME’S contention that being an Ohio man is an in- dictable offense stands, there may be a way out of the Taft-Foraker fight after all. TOM TAGGART quietly at work, says a newspaper headline. The statement is entirely verbose and redundant. The Honorable Tom works quietly. al AMERICANS are going to put light in the czar’s palace, we are told. If only there was some way to let a little American light into the czar’s mind all might yet be well. THAT peace between Mayor McClellan and Tammany Hall seems to call for constant explanation, and somehow every explainer passes it uy, as something a little beyond his powers. T we guess somebody will ‘AFT gets machine? queries an Ohio dispatch. We are left to guess what the machine contains, but since it is an Ohio political contrivance t blown up. ‘O FAR it appears that the Harrisburg capitol yielded a profit to the contractors of some- thing like 1,000 per cent. But of course the figures are not all in yet. Maybe it is more. CLEVELAND, the home of Three-cent Tom, and other great untried experiments, once more comes to the front with a society of women who have de- cided to establish a manicuring parlor for pet cats. ONLY $60,000 is lacking to complete the fund necessary for another dash to the Pole, and yet there isn’t a millionaire who is willing to subscribe such a petty balance. American philan- thropy is certainly getting cold feet. AN ACUTE observer has called attention to the fact that in the death of Thomas Beecham the last of the great pill-makers has passed away. He suggests that the pill age has likewise passed. It’s a question of pro- nunciation, Spoken quickly, we suppose every one will admit that it is still with us. ALL A CHANCE. GO MR. BRYAN does not believe that he is a descendant from a monkey, although he is willing to let others claim that distinction if they so de- Brother Bryan should stick to his manly resolution, and in the times near at hand refuse to let anybody make a monkey of him by nominating him a third time. sire. comicbooks.com