Judge, 1912-11-16 · page 6 of 24
Judge — November 16, 1912 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts a marriage between the Republican elephant and Democratic donkey, symbolizing a political alliance. The "Justice of the Peace" and "Marriage License Bureau" signs indicate a formal union between these traditional party mascots. The "Nature-faking Animals" list is a satirical reference to a contemporary literary trend—likely mocking popular "nature-faking" books that anthropomorphized animals. Here, the list humorously equates famous political figures and Wall Street players with animal characteristics: the G.O.P. elephant, Democratic jackass, Theodore Roosevelt's bull moose (referencing his Progressive "Bull Moose" Party split from Republicans), and Tammany Hall's political machine tiger. The surrounding comic vignettes offer unrelated satirical humor about everyday absurdities—a woman's complaint about male indifference to foreign missions, and a town's misguided fire department strategy. The overall effect mocks both political realignments and contemporary cultural pretensions through animal metaphors and deadpan humor typical of Judge's satirical style.
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“THE WEDDING MARCH” Nature-faking Animals. Question. HE G. O. P. elephant. Breathes there a man who'd ask for The Democratic jackass. more The T. R. bull moose. Than one leap year in every four? Conclusive. The blunt-faced man did not look up from his desk when the woman with the subscription book entered The Tammany tiger. The wolf at the door. The bee in the bonnet. The bulls, bears and lambs of Wall Street. The fly in the ointment. The cat of nine tails. The dogs of war. The bull in the china shop. The rat in the hair. The Welsh rabbit. The turkey trotter, The bunny hugger. The dog in the manger. The snake in the grass. The bug in the ear. The stag party. The round robin. Haron Prats. INCREDULITY. Chanticleer—* Well, I'd like to see the hen that lays eggs in that nest."" his office. “LT hope, sir,’’ the caller be- gan tentatively, ‘‘that you are familiar with foreign mis- sions?"’ “*Madam,’’ he snarled, his eyes still unraised, ‘‘all mis- sions are foreign to me."” Bright Idea. Townsman—‘‘Yessir, we're aiming to have the best fire de- partment in these parts, I rec- kon.”” Stranger—‘‘ What's the lat- esi?” Townsman—‘‘ We're goin’ to make ’em practice two days be- fore each fire, by heck!’" comicbooks.com