The Wasp — 1888 — page 395: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains **no cartoon or illustration**—it is entirely text, specifically a column titled "POLITICAL CANDIDATES" discussing San Francisco Bay Area Democratic and Republican nominees for various offices in what appears to be the 1880s. The text profiles individual candidates for positions including Mayor, Superior Judge, Supervisor, and U.S. Senator. It evaluates their qualifications, character, and fitness for office with both praise and criticism. The tone is partisan but attempts substantive assessment rather than pure satire. Notable subjects include Mayor Pond, Thomas J. Clunie, and Joseph C. Dunne, among others. The discussion emphasizes integrity, experience, and public service records as criteria for evaluation.