The Wasp — 1878 — page 192: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a late 19th-century American political cartoon depicting chaos at the Capitol. A figure on horseback (likely representing a political leader or party) raises a torch or banner labeled "WORKING MEN'S" while wielding power recklessly. Below, common citizens or workers are being trampled or scattered—one figure falls with a basket, suggesting disruption of ordinary life and commerce. The Capitol building looms in the background, symbolizing government authority. The cartoon satirizes how political movements claiming to represent working people may actually cause disorder and harm their interests through reckless governance or agitation. The text fragment "SED!!" at bottom remains unclear without full context. The overall message critiques the gap between populist rhetoric and actual consequences for ordinary citizens.