A complete issue · 16 pages · 1894
Judge — January 27, 1894
# "A Bicycle Built for Two" - Judge, January 27, 1894 This cartoon satirizes regional economic disparities in 1890s America. The caption references a "bicycle built for two" while discussing tariffs on raw materials from southern states versus finished goods from the north. The image shows two men on a bicycle: a well-dressed northern figure pedaling while a ragged southern farmer provides weight but doesn't propel the vehicle. A third figure (possibly representing labor or the common man) stands aside, excluded. The satire criticizes how protective tariffs benefited northern manufacturers while southern agricultural producers bore the burden—they supplied raw materials but couldn't compete with northern industrial finished goods. The "bicycle built for two" metaphor suggests an unequal partnership where the South does work without receiving proportional benefit. The excluded third party represents those harmed by this arrangement.
