Judge — August 18, 1928 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon satirizes broken political promises to farmers. A large hay bale labeled "PROMISES" sits prominently in the foreground, while a farmer with a horse-drawn wagon hauls it away. In the background, "POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS" appears on the horizon, suggesting politicians made commitments they failed to keep. The satire is straightforward: farmers are literally removing the politicians' empty promises, depicted as worthless hay. This likely critiques a specific era's agricultural policy failures or unfulfilled campaign pledges to rural voters. The farmer's weary posture and repeated action ("another load away") emphasize the cumulative disappointment of broken commitments over time. Without the publication date visible, the specific political context remains unclear, though this reflects common turn-of-the-century rural discontent with unfulfilled governmental support.