The Wasp — 1890 — page 271: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains no visible cartoon. Instead, it presents political editorials and social commentary under the section "The Railroad and Politics." The main targets are **Leland Stanford** (retiring from the Southern Pacific Railroad presidency) and **Charles Crocker** and **Mark Hopkins** (his associates in railroad enterprises). The text argues these men wielded excessive power through their railroad monopoly, influencing California politics and accumulating wealth at the public's expense. The editorials also critique government banking policies, railroad labor disputes, and corporate interference in politics. A secondary section, "Hummings of the Wasp," contains brief satirical gossip items about various public figures and social events, typical of the magazine's lighter commentary.