The Wasp — 1893 — page 69: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page satirizes corrupt Chicago politics and wealthy industrialists around the turn of the 20th century. The cartoons mock figures associated with the Chicago World's Fair and local power brokers, depicting them as greedy and self-serving. References include: - **Huntington's "great heart"** — likely referring to railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington, critiqued as hypocritical - **Free passes to the World's Fair** — satirizing elites' privileged access and favoritism - **"Dollar Limit"** panel — mocking industrial moguls' control and manipulation of money/resources - The repeated refrain **"It may be quite true, but I doubt it"** — expressing cynical skepticism toward wealthy men's public virtue claims The crude caricatures and exaggerated features were typical satirical visual tactics of the era, emphasizing the cartoonist's contempt for these figures.