Judge, 1913-02-15 · page 4 of 24
Judge — February 15, 1913 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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The bottom cartoon depicts a man labeled "Munsey" (likely Frank Munsey, a prominent publisher) being pulled in opposite directions by figures representing competing interests. One pulls toward what appears to be a Republican elephant, the other toward a Democratic donkey, while a third figure (possibly representing labor or another constituency) holds a rope marked "CAN HE DO IT?" The satire questions whether Munsey can maintain editorial independence or balance competing political and commercial pressures. The cartoon suggests the tension between a publisher's business interests, political affiliations, and public credibility—a common satirical theme in Judge magazine's critique of American media and politics during the Progressive Era.
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E D A Cub Reporter. TH READERS of the dignified and somewhat exclusive New York Even- tng Post do not look to it for original humor. Yet the Post is getting gay ina vicarious way. A Post newsgatherer who is apparently very young and impressionable has been assigned to Albany, where his ingenuous wit may have full play. He sent a dis- patch to the Post on the eve of Governor Sulzer’s reception to the Legislature, re- cording that the Governor had so far de- parted from his original democratic sim- plicity as to wear evening clothes at the reception. It was in another direction, however, that the Fost reporter gave loose to the humor that is in him. He declared that Governor Sulzer’s table at the reception would be strikingly homely in comparison with that of his predecessor, who had ten- dered, among other refreshments, ‘‘tur- keys from which by some magic dexterity the bones had been removed,"’ and ‘ices done in the verisimilitude of birds, ani- mals and fishes.’’ It is plain that the editor of the Post who passed this ‘‘copy’’ had a keen sense of humor and deliberately desired that his newspaper should get a new reputa- T O R I tion. It is perhaps good for the future of the commonwealth that a Governor who would boldly fly in the face of Jeffer- sonian simplicity should be succeeded in office by a man less gastronomically ex- travagant and ostentatious. There may come a day when even this cub reporter for the Post will luxuriate in truffles and pate de foies gras, and in the meantime he will probably see a lot of boned turkey and assorted ices. * Brief Decisions. ‘OMEN who wear watches on the an- kle—this is said to be a new aber- ration of the fashionable — must not be offended if the average man is curious as tothe time of day. fe The jail of a county in Kansas not being needed, it has been leased as a residence by one of that law-abiding population. There are counties elsewhere that might well make a study of Kansas sociology. The report from Germany that the stork is disappearing may be confirmed by local inference, here and there. As between a matinee and a bargain counter, most women would hesitate. A L The Sense of Humor. 'HE rear admiral of the American navy who so resented an unexpected attack from the rear by the goat ‘* Whisk- ers,’’ the mascot of the battleship New Hampshire, that he forthwith ordered all sailors’ pets overboard lacks a sense cf humor. That the Navy Department is investi- gating this discharge from the service of the lively and amusing creatures that make the Jackies merry will probably be approved by most readers of the incident, as it surely will by every young fellow in the service. These mascots and pets are picked up by the sailors in various parts of the world, and they form a collection of live stock that would interest anybody. Indi- vidually they furnish amusement for Jack when he needs it most, and any breach of discipline—even to the butting of an ad- miral—of which one of them may be guilty is no doubt more than offset by their happy influence upon the more or less monotonous lives of the sailors. Of course the dignity of an admiral is a wonderful thing, but admirals should forget official pride in the presence of a goat, or at least keep an eye on this ec- centric and amusing animal. S comicbooks.com