The Wasp — 1896 — page 521: what you’re looking at

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This satirical cartoon depicts a man standing in a cemetery, surveying gravestones of defeated Democratic politicians and causes. The visible graves include: - **Buckley** (died at Temple, 1896) - **Pat Reddy** (defeated for gubernatorial nomination, 1886) - **Filcher** (defeated for R.R. Commission, 1890) - **Clearence Greathouse** (exiled in Cuba, 1890) - **Del Valle** (defeated Congress, 1891) The cartoon's caption references "a corner of the political cemetery, where the Irish Mist superintendent Daggett is taking stock." This appears to be commentary on Democratic Party failures and defeats in California politics during the 1880s-1890s, using graveyard imagery to mock the party's repeated electoral losses and the demise of various political figures and initiatives.