The Wasp — 1892 — page 219: what you’re looking at

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This is a text-only editorial page with no visible cartoon. The content discusses San Francisco Republican politics, critiquing: - **Clerk Watson's dismissal** by the Board of Supervisors, defending his removal as politically justified - **Boss Buckley and the Republican machine**, attacking their control of local politics - **Kelly faction disputes** within the Republican Party regarding party leadership and nomination power - **Political corruption**, including references to crooked state legislators and calls for party reform The piece advocates for Republican "cleansing" of accumulated corruption and supports the granger/reform faction over the established machine. It also critiques Democratic free-trade policy and comments on upcoming municipal elections, presenting this as urgent political reform necessary for the state's interests.