A complete issue · 18 pages · 1892
Judge — August 6, 1892
# "Saint and Sinner: The Great Face-both-ways Ticket" This 1892 political cartoon satirizes the Democratic presidential ticket of Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson. The caricatured figures are depicted as two-faced—literally wearing halos and devil horns simultaneously—to suggest hypocrisy and contradiction. The surrounding crowd holds signs with conflicting messages (visible references include promises about "pure and honest candidate" alongside "$4,000" and "Hurrah" placards), implying the ticket appealed to incompatible constituencies through contradictory promises. The "face-both-ways" metaphor suggests Cleveland and Stevenson presented themselves differently to different voters—claiming moral virtue while making corrupt political deals. This was a common attack on politicians accused of inconsistency between public rhetoric and actual positions or conduct.
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains editorial commentary rather than a single cartoon. The main illustration titled "WHITE WASH—'Lord, Lord! Till like t' catch de coon dat froze dat possum in de salt!'" depicts a chaotic domestic scene with racial caricature. The surrounding text columns address contemporary political issues: Cleveland's tariff policy, labor disputes and unionization, women's suffrage and public behavior, and privacy concerns regarding Mrs. Cleveland's public activities in England. The "White Wash" cartoon appears to satirize domestic disorder or incompetence through racist imagery typical of 1880s-90s Judge magazine. Without additional context, the specific political target remains unclear, though it likely comments on mismanagement or hypocrisy among public figures of that era.
