A complete issue · 16 pages · 1892
Judge — October 1, 1892
# "A Demand for Double Protection" - Judge, October 1, 1892 This cartoon satirizes nativist labor protectionism. An American workingman (identified by his checkered shirt) demands the factory gate be closed against European pauper laborers competing for jobs. However, the cartoon's central joke critiques the contradiction in his position: he wants tariff protection against imported *goods*, yet simultaneously demands immigration restriction against imported *workers*. The caption's ironic tone—"It is a good thing to protect me against the competition of European pauper labor; but why not also protect me against the millions of pauper laborers who are swarming here?"—exposes the hypocrisy of selective protectionism. The workingman seeks "double protection" yet ignores that existing immigration already undercuts his wages, making his demands internally inconsistent.
# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis This page contains political commentary from Judge magazine, likely from the 1890s. The main cartoon depicts what appears to be a confrontation at a port or fortification, illustrating an article titled "PUT UP THE BARRIERS" discussing keeping foreign threats out of America. The text sections mock various Democratic political figures and positions, including references to Cleveland, Grover (likely Grover Cleveland), and debates over tariffs and trade policy. "The Quaker Poet" criticizes a poet's lack of engagement with real-world issues. "Our Fellow-Brutes" appears to satirize violent or uncivilized behavior, while "Why Hiss?" defends the British flag against what the text calls Canadian mockery. The overall theme suggests Republican/conservative criticism of Democratic economic and foreign policies during the Gilded Age era.
