The Wasp — 1891 — page 339: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features Hon. John B. Allen, a U.S. Senator from Washington, with an article arguing for free coinage of silver. The piece advocates bimetallism—using both gold and silver as monetary standards—positioning silver as unfairly disadvantaged compared to gold. The bottom cartoon, "An After Election Echo," depicts two figures discussing election fraud. One asks about a "scratch yet ticket," while the other admits voting straight despite concerns, concluding "Well, it's gone, the best vote I ever did vote straitthru—yet used the vote so that yet had yet be carried away." The satire critiques both monetary policy debates and electoral corruption of the Gilded Age. The cartoon mocks voters' helplessness against electoral manipulation despite their stated principles.