Puck — January 23, 1878 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Puck cartoon satirizes what appears to be a political movement or gathering, showing a crowd of people following geese while holding a banner reading "What's Sauce for the Gander is Sauce for the Goose." The visible labels reference "Female Suffrage," "Lucy Stone" (early suffragist), and various political positions. The geese dominate the composition—a common satirical device suggesting the crowd are mindless followers or "fools." The banner's proverb (meaning equal treatment) likely mocks either women's suffrage advocates or their opponents, depending on Puck's editorial stance. The cartoon appears to criticize political movements as lacking independent thought, with people literally following geese like a flock. The exact historical moment and Puck's position remain somewhat unclear without dating information.