A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1891-08-15 — all 16 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # Political Cartoon Analysis: "No Help From Him" (Judge, August 15, 1891) This cartoon depicts Governor Campbell (identified in caption) standing on shore while a drowning man labeled "Grover" struggles in water. The man holds a sign reading "Democratic Policy," and a church with a Democratic banner stands in the background. The drowning "Grover" clearly references President Grover Cleveland. The satire criticizes Campbell's refusal to aid Cleveland politically—the governor claims he "can't swim in that watah, doncher know," suggesting he won't support Democratic policies or the president's agenda. This likely relates to factional tensions within the Democratic Party during Cleveland's presidency (1885-1889, 1893-1897), where state-level politicians sometimes distanced themselves from unpopular federal positions.

🖼️ Every page has a plain-English note on what you’re looking at — the figures, the references, the point of the satire.

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