A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1894-06-23 — all 16 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # "I Voted for Grover!" — Judge Magazine, June 23, 1894 This political cartoon satirizes a Chicago Tribune reader caught in a dangerous industrial machine. The figure, who claims to have voted for President Grover Cleveland, is being mangled by mechanical gears while seemingly oblivious to the danger. The cartoon appears to mock voters who supported Cleveland's policies during the severe economic depression of 1893-1894—a period of massive unemployment and labor unrest. The implication is bitter: those who voted for Cleveland got "caught in the machinery" of economic disaster. The machine imagery represents industrial chaos and economic hardship that followed Cleveland's administration. With "apologies to Chicago Tribune," Judge suggests the Tribune bore some responsibility for promoting this political choice.

🖼️ 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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