The Wasp — 1876 — page 99: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page consists primarily of **political opinion pieces rather than cartoons**. The main articles attack Republican Party figures and policies: 1. **"Men Who Lead Public Opinion Upon the Pacific Coast"** — criticizes unnamed journalists and politicians shaping Pacific Coast politics, calling them dishonest manipulators. 2. **"Senator Booth and the Hawaiian Treaty"** — attacks Senator Newton Booth for allegedly supporting a deceptive Hawaiian trade agreement, accusing him of corruption and hypocrisy. 3. **"The Coming Adjunct to the Republican Party"** — warns against Chinese immigration and Republican tolerance of it. The remaining pieces critique government corruption, the Board of Supervisors, and alleged fraud by political contractors Weaver & Taylor. **No visible illustrations accompany this text.**