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The main cartoon, titled "The Gas Bill," depicts the "Democratic Dressing Room" where a figure labeled "De Wattterson" operates an "Oxygen for Athletes" apparatus—a tank supplying oxygen to what appears to be a bloated Democratic politician labeled "Bryan." The satire mocks William Jennings Bryan and the Democratic Party as physically exhausted and requiring artificial support to remain viable. The accompanying text discusses Republican Governor Hughes's political prospects and critiques Democratic leadership, suggesting the party lacks vitality. The "oxygen" metaphor suggests Democrats are gasping and need artificial life support to compete electorally. The cartoons employ physical caricature and mechanical metaphor to mock Democratic vigor during what appears to be an early 20th-century election cycle.

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Wesrran Ap) Burges Johnson, which areata disco Postage free in oid so cents « year for po é Gormany, lancery Lame, met, Marne, Eusorean sa ners Internat Co Lomdiom ; Brentame's, Avenne ae 1 JUDGE canect be fove SILENCE IS GOLDEN. OUNG son-in-law Niche future request Some One to look over all portant sp before he delivers them, It will be time enough cight years from now to decide whether Mr. Roosevelt. is then to have eight years more, There is a general fecling country that ax many men as ible should have a chance at the sidential chair, Two terms ia honor enough, even for those whom we most delight to honor, and such cond € tive’ terms or utive'? third terms don’t seem to meet with great popular enthusiasm, Nick stands in the unfortunate position of intimate personal relationship to the present incumbent. His words will have weight, no matter how weightless they may be, and there consider such a statement as a pronouncement of authority announe- cof the dynasty so often foretold in silly Democratic It is too late now to unsay this young man's foolish an imagine Chairman Hitchcock jotting down in his ildren should be seen and not heard."” 4 should in Wy, evasions as non-cor are sure to be some who will ug the be hes. words, but notebook, ** C inni We should listen to Watterson readily if he didn’t scold so much. Bryan—* Vake it away, doctor! 225 Fifth Ave, New York. Cable Address, “Judgark.” Tel. 6632 Madison Square. JOHN A, SLEICHER. Fr Subscriptions payable in advance by draft aa diteuat 1 New Vere Cty Ant: Terry, Treasurer. Chicago Mil rant Hamilton, Art Editor. WKKKLY AT 10 CKNTH A COPY. ts00 230 : 35 New Vork, of by express of postal order, met by local chrchs The contents of JUDGE are orotected by cooynight in both the United States and Great Britain CONTPIBUTORS mast inciose 4 stamped and self addvessed eniveiope with all manuscrDtS, otherinise return of the latter wwnen fours unavailadie cannot be yuaranieed. 0 postal-card or by letter. oom two A WORD OF SYMPATHY. VERYBODY knows the extent of Go E nobody is likely to think of him their candidate. And now Mr. Chanler, his opponent, d votes some attention to Conners, the le chine in the State, handing him, as th it, ‘a couple of straight punches. that our sympathies are with the professional politicians of Ne York. Nobody seems to have a good word for them; nobody lov them. Like the little boy, they will have to go out in the back den and eat worms, If it is true that the people are more and m inclined to clect their own candidates, and if officials are m clined to refer questions to the people, what are our hard-working bosses todo? Most of them do not know any trade, and if their only source of income is taken away, those that steer elear of prisons face Ain't it rrnor Hughes's indeb: ness to the Republican bosses; atic ma- ‘legantly puts «now in- the poorhouse. during the last seve ted, at sight of so you come to think about it, you fe: mon pause, whe dical a stat THE GAS BILL. Hot air seems to yo better than that.” comicbooks.com