Judge, 1909-11-20 · page 3 of 20
Judge — November 20, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is Judge's Thanksgiving issue featuring political satire. The main cartoon depicts a large structure labeled "Prosperity for Everybody in the United States" being constructed, with a small figure (likely representing a citizen or worker) standing beside it. The accompanying text discusses President Taft's recent election victory and praises his proposed bond issues to fund public works projects—particularly infrastructure and farm development. The satire suggests the GOP (Grand Old Party) views these expenditures as reasons for national thanksgiving. Supporting items reference a stork delivering a baby to a Brooklyn family and mention the Tammany Tiger (New York Democratic machine) being "wounded" in recent elections, reflecting contemporary political rivalries and Republican celebration of their electoral success.
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uage. THANKSGIVING NUMBER Brunswick Building, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York. Cable Address, “Judgark.” Tel. 6632 Madison Square. JOHN A. SLEICHER, President. F. W. Sch filer, Secretary. Arthur Terry, Treasurer. Westenn Avventising Orrice 1136-7 Marquette Building, Chicago, Ml. James M. Lee, Managing Editor. PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT Grant E. Hamilton, Art Editor. TEN CENTS A COPY. THANKS—AND WHAT THEY ARE GIVEN FOR. LITTLE shaver who lives in Brooklyn says that the stork is much nicer than the turkey. In response to his letter sent to the former bird, the ninth boy arrived in the family. Now the youngsters are planning to have a baseball nine. Another letter is going to the stork in which twins will be asked for, in hopes of having a football eleven. African exchanges of Jupce will please copy this item. The Tammany Tiger was not killed at the November jections, but it was so severely wounded that it won't be ¢ to do much harm for some time to come. For this, ‘ew York should be thankful. Unele Sam is glad that Farmer Taft is bringing him such a large turkey. A picture of the same will be found on this page. The G. 0. P. is happy, having got the big end of the political wishbone at the recent elections. The country at large should be especially thankful that President Taft is going to put the lid on the congres- pork barrel." There has been too much waste in js pleased that the President is tak- To quote the Jent: ‘It has been proposed that we issue bonds for 1,000,000 or $1,000,000,000 and cut it up and parcel the money out in this and that section of the country. I am opposed to any such proposition, because it not onl smells of the ‘ pork barrel,’ but would be a‘ pork barrel. But to the foregoing must be added his other words: ‘ Let us take up each project on its merits, and determine by all means at our command whether the country in which that proj- ect is to be carried out is so far developed as to justify the expenditure of such a large sum of money and whether the project will be useful whendone, When you have determined that, on the general principle of good to the entire country, then I am in favor of doing that work as rapidly as it can be done, and I am in favor of issuing bonds to do it.’” PEN-POINTS. LL women are two-faced—before preparing their toilets and after. Truths which have to be whispered are usually false. There's many a slip ‘twixt the head and the pillow. Heights, whether physicul or mental, usually induce dizziness. vey Wey sen edn 2c waknitan LARGE ENOUGH FOR US ALL, comicbooks.com