Judge, 1936-06 · page 11 of 43
Judge — June 1936 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Political Commentary Page This page from Judge magazine contains several editorial sections critiquing American politics and leadership circa the 1930s. **"Summing Things Up"** appears to be a column assessing a political leader's four-year tenure, weighing accomplishments against failures and uncertainties about future direction. **"Difference of Opinion"** quotes Republican and other political figures debating the party's prospects, including a reference to Charles E. Coughlin, the controversial radio priest-politician of that era. **The main cartoon** depicts a postmaster and another official unrolling an enormous scroll of government paperwork, with the caption warning that government employees now outnumber taxpayers—a satirical jab at New Deal employment expansion under Franklin D. Roosevelt. The "Pay Dirt" section reinforces this theme, criticizing public works projects that benefit workers while ordinary citizens merely "dig into their pockets" through taxation. The overall message: Judge criticized the Roosevelt administration's growing federal workforce as fiscally unsustainable.
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