The Wasp — 1891 — page 447: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**Top Cartoon ("His Idea of Free Silver"):** Three figures debate monetary policy. The caricatured man on the right appears to represent a Republican opposing free silver coinage, while the figure on the left argues for it—a reference to the heated 1890s debate over unlimited silver coinage. The satire mocks both sides' rhetorical posturing on economic policy. **"Topics of the Town" Articles:** These discuss Robert Louis Stevenson's South Pacific travels, California's prosperity, and Remington rifle shipments to Chile during political unrest. **Bottom Cartoon ("Gauger"):** A cowboy confronts another figure about wearing "a red scarf and riding a hayack hoss"—likely satirizing class pretension or someone inappropriately dressed for their station. The page reflects 1890s American political and cultural debates.