The Wasp — 1895 — page 870: what you’re looking at

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This political cartoon from *The Wasp* (November 2, 1895) satirizes California Governor James Budd's treatment of a political figure, likely John D. Jeter. The caption states Budd "Gives Him a Pass on His Political Chute and Dumps Him Into the Slough With Other Illustrious Dead and Deceased." The cartoon depicts two men in water near a large chute/tower structure. Flags reference "Governor Jinsbudd's Great Political Chute" (offering "admission free"). Dead figures labeled "Good," "Levingston," and "Democratic Quagmire" float in murky water below. The satire criticizes Budd for politically eliminating or discrediting Jeter, dumping him alongside other failed political figures into political irrelevance—represented as literal drowning in a "slough" or swamp.