The Wasp — 1878 — page 347: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily the magazine's masthead and editorial content rather than a satirical cartoon. The header features **The Wasp's logo**—an illustration of a wasp emerging from a decorative banner. The editorial discusses California's social and economic problems, criticizing what the writer calls "our greatness in crookedness." The piece attacks government inefficiency, class prejudices, and institutional corruption. It argues that the state's prosperity has created complacency, allowing dishonest practices to flourish unchecked. The text also defends a recent Police Commission decision regarding Sergeant Harmon as just and equitable, suggesting ongoing debates about police conduct and reform in 1870s San Francisco.