Judge — November 2, 1907 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a donkey marked with a sign reading "MARKED FOR REMOVAL BY ANDY JACKSON" standing in a storefront window marked "23" at what appears to be a "Democratic Toy Shop." The caption reads "I HAD THAT TEDDY DONK." The satire references President Andrew Jackson's policy of removing Native Americans from their lands (the Indian Removal Act era). The donkey—traditionally the Democratic Party symbol—is "marked for removal," suggesting Jackson's aggressive policies would harm the Democratic Party itself. The toy shop setting and "Teddy Donk" reference appear to mock both Jackson's approach and contemporary Democratic politics, implying that the party's own foundational positions were being dismantled or discarded, much like the forced removal policy itself.