Judge — September 14, 1912 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge's Political Billboard Analysis This page presents three anti-Democratic satirical cartoons from Judge magazine: **"A Beginning"** depicts a figure labeled "Prohibition" being thrown overboard from a ship marked "American Manufactures," with "European Manufactures" visible in the background—likely criticizing Democrats for abandoning protective tariff policies. **"The Flying Dutchman"** shows a ghostly ship, referencing the legendary cursed vessel. This appears to mock Democratic naval or defense policies as insubstantial or doomed. **"The Smokeless Democratic Navy"** illustrates a destroyed, wreckage-filled harbor scene, sarcastically mocking what the cartoonist views as a weakened Democratic military capability or failed naval strategy. The cartoons collectively attack Democratic economic and defense policies through maritime imagery, suggesting incompetence or abandonment of American interests.