The Wasp — 1888 — page 255: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a title/contents page for the satirical magazine, not a cartoon page. The main text is a poem mocking **Grover Cleveland** (identified in the verse), the sitting U.S. President, regarding his position on **free trade**. The piece satirizes Cleveland's contradictory stance: he's criticized for claiming to support free trade while simultaneously opposing it through protective tariffs. The poem uses the phrase "Free trade with poor Grover / Did fail to come" to mock his hypocrisy. Additional items include satirical commentary on **Dennis Sullivan** (a railroad figure) and various social critiques typical of The Wasp's irreverent style. The page confirms this was published in San Francisco and distributed nationwide.