The Wasp — 1888 — page 433: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text content** rather than political cartoons. The main editorial discusses the 1888 Republican presidential nomination, criticizing the party's inability to decide between candidates Senator Stanford and New York railroad magnate Chauncey Depew. The piece sardonically notes that whoever they nominate will face Democrat Cleveland. The **"Welch Rare-Bits"** section contains brief humorous anecdotes mocking various people: a couple arguing about anarchists, a man named Robinson described as an "expert," and a doctor treating his wife. These are genteel Victorian humor pieces rather than political satire—jokes about domestic life, pretension, and coincidence rather than substantive critique. The page functions as a satirical periodical's filler content between more pointed commentary.