The Wasp — 1878 — page 268: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The page contains editorial commentary and a poem titled "The Regular Season" rather than a political cartoon. The main visual element shows a caricatured figure labeled "Senator Bones" who "made a conspicuous failure on Saturday night" but "gained one point." The editorials discuss internal magazine business—the *Transcript* newspaper's competition, staff changes, and financial challenges. One section critiques wealthy demographers who resist supporting poor institutions through taxation, arguing they should be "magnanimous enough to let the poorer portion of [the] affected citizens go untaxed." The poem "The Regular Season" by M. Quad appears to be humorous verse about domestic life and spring activities, unrelated to political satire. Without clearer context about who "Senator Bones" was or what his Saturday failure entailed, the specific political reference remains unclear.