Judge — July 31, 1926 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two satirical cartoons: **Top cartoon ("Second-story Man"):** A burglar peers through a window at a judge inside, saying "Now for Gawd's sake, Guvnor, let's neither of us use our head!" The joke appears to satirize judicial corruption—suggesting a burglar and judge might reach a mutually beneficial arrangement by avoiding confrontation. **Bottom cartoon ("Cop"):** A police officer stands amid a chaotic street brawl, stating "If they hadn't stopped callin' each other names I'd 'a' run 'em in." This satirizes law enforcement priorities: the cop would arrest people merely for name-calling, but actual fighting apparently doesn't warrant arrest. It mocks selective or absurd policing standards. Both cartoons use working-class dialect and target institutional hypocrisy—legal corruption and arbitrary law enforcement—common themes in early 20th-century Judge satire.