Judge, 1912-03-02 · page 4 of 24
Judge — March 2, 1912 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts a well-dressed man (likely a politician or wealthy figure, given the top hat) being followed persistently by a dog. The caption reads: "What is a more disagreeable thing than a dog that insists on following you all the time?" This appears to be political satire about an unwanted follower or pursuer—possibly a scandal, critic, or rival politician—that cannot be shaken off regardless of efforts to do so. The dog metaphorically represents something persistent and bothersome attached to the figure's reputation. The accompanying editorial text discusses Governor Wilson's changing positions and various political matters, suggesting the cartoon relates to contemporary political embarrassments or contradictions that haunt a public figure, much like the dog follows the man in the image.
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u E D I The Gold Brick Twins. HE FACT that Senator La Follette consumed more than two hours in delivering a twenty-minute speech at Philadelphia was not a sufficient reason for his withdrawal from the canvass for That is about all the reason that has been given Efforts to in- the nomination for President. on the Senator’s behalf. duce the public to believe that he is suffering from a physical break- down have been futile. His gen- eral health appears now to be as good as it was in those haleyon summer days whca he was mak- ing speeches long in words and short in ideas at the extra session of Congress. The fact is that the La Follette boom and not the La Follette health has collapsed. That there would be such a col- lapse has been expected from the beginning, and it is in accord with the eternal verities. Like Dr. Wilson, Mr. La Follette is not the real metal. Both are gilt imitations. The two are politi- cal gold brick twins. The Tip. The tip question is with us al- ways. In Chicago a court has held that the tipping custom is il- legal and has thrown a case re- garding the division of gratuities received at a hat and cloak room outof court. The sovereign State of Mississippi has by law pro- vided that any person giving or receiving a tip shall be fined $50 and that every proprietor of an establishment who permits an employe to solicit or to receive a gift for services shall be subject to a penalty of $100. The Legislature of Mississippi meant well, but it is doubt- ful if this law will amount to more than a subject for comment. The tip is out- side the law, and to some extent above it. There are those who will give it, be- cause money is not much of an object to them. There are others who will give gratuities for show. Finally, there are those who give and do not want to, but who give because others do. The evil of T O R I the tip might be minimized if it were put on a percentage basis, and if that basis were universally respected. If the ten per cent. schedule that is so gener- ally accepted in Europe were in vogue here, there would be less discontent. The inequality of the tip is a greater evil than the tip itself. Wilson, Change Artist. Governor Wilson has recanted some opinions adverse to the Hungarians ex- CAN'T DRIVE IT BACK. What is a more disagreeable thing than a dog that insists on following you all the time? pressed in his book on the history of the American people. The Governor has been doing a good deal of recanting since he made himself a presidential candidate, He has substantially admitted that his teachings at Princeton in political econ- omy were erroneous, and he has also— in fact, if not in words—taken back the expression of his former wish to have Bryan knocked into a cocked hat. Is the present Brandt of justice salable? e A L 8 Four of a Kind and a Pair. Princess Patricia of Connaught, our late royal visitor, is reported to have refused offers of marriage from the Crown Prince of Denmark, the Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Prince Eitel Frederick, Prince Christopher of Greece, Manuel of Portu- gal, and Alfonso of Spain, It is well that the princess confined her visit to New York. We have always un- derstood that the climate of the far West is not healthy for any one holding two Kings and six Jacks. No wonder hers is con- sidered a desirable hand! Even ex-King Manuel alone might be considered a full house. Our Next Reform. The moving-picture shows of New York City are shortly to have matrons assigned to them, for the protection and policing of the young children who attend performances in these places. This is as it should be, but we wish that the idea might be car- ried further. There is nothing in the life of a great city so helpless and unprotected as a male shopper in a department store. He is pushed and shoved here and there, his eyes are jabbed with hatpins, his ribs are battered with umbrellas, he is squeezed in doors, and pinched in elevators, and if by chance there is a bargain sale going on he is trampled under foot. We humbly petition that husky, Ama- zonian matrons be stationed in sufficient numbers in all the de- partment stores to protect the male shopper. Until this is done, the aver- age-sized male householder has a moral right to refuse to match ribbons. A handsome young woman on a sub- way train the other day seized a man and cried, ‘‘My husband!’’ To some persons present it may have seemed that this was a leap-year proposal. But this woman was right, as appeared in police court. The mca had alimony obligations. comicbooks.com