Judge, 1914-11-14 · page 13 of 24
Judge — November 14, 1914 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces of social commentary: **"Found in the Ballot Box"** mocks women's voting eligibility by having a poll watcher claim ballots were rejected for containing recipes and love letters—implying women weren't serious voters. **"A Political Economist"** uses dialect humor featuring "Caesar" (likely a Black character, given the phonetic speech pattern) to critique wage stagnation. Despite understanding economics, he earns so little his vote becomes worthless—satirizing how poverty undermines democratic participation. **"Education"** contrasts John Smith, formally educated but earning fifteen dollars (implying low wages), with Richard Roe, ignorant but wealthy as a store owner. The satire attacks the disconnect between education and economic success in American society. The remaining items—"Just the Trouble" (legal equality joke) and "Not that Rig" (wife spending money)—are brief quips on equality and domestic economics.
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Found in the Ballot Box ‘ WHat do you men mean?"’ demanded the woman watcher at the polls. “What's wrong?” “I hear you have been throwing out the ballots of women." “We have not. We did throw out a recipe for sponge cake, a package of pow- der papers and a couple of love letters.’” LEE, U[Man is mi f S| Dust. Dust settles [fi BE A MAN A Political Economist “1 hope you will remember, Ciesar,"” said the judge to his man, ‘‘that your vote is about your dearest possession.’’ “*Yassuh,"’ said Caesar. ‘‘Ah’m keep- in’ dat in mind, jedge; but at de same time, suh, we got tuh beah in mind de fact dat it don’t pay to make it so dear nobody kin affohd to buy it, suh.’” “vHeRE! THAT OUGHT TO LAND HIM!” Education YOUNG John Smith, who jumps a counter In the Star Department Store, Is an educated person, In a hundred brands of lore. He can conjugate in Latin, And in Greek he feels at ease; He is strong for mathematics And at home with Ph.D’s, He can read and write in Sanskrit, He has logic right down pat; But he earns just fifteen dollars, And he's lucky to get that. Richard Roe is shy on learning; He can’t even parse a noun. Greek and Latin are beyond him; Short division makes him frown. If it came to logarithms, He would go the other way; Chemistry means nothing to him, And at logic he’s a jay. But, despite his dearth of knowledge, He is owner of the store Where the erudite young Smith earns Fifteen per and nothing more. —Hinton Gilmore. Just the Trouble Knicker—All men are equal before the law. Bocker —That's just the trouble; they should be equal after the law. Not that Rig “Isn't your wife a clipper!’’ “‘She’s more. She’s a revenue cutter!’’ comicbooks.com