The Wasp — 1894 — page 469: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon satirizes a military or political figure labeled "Ex-Boss Kelly" (visible on the epaulettes). The man, dressed in formal military attire with decorative shoulder insignia, sits surrounded by weapons and military regalia while gazing at a portrait of two men in a window—likely representing political rivals or successors. The satire appears to mock Kelly's loss of power or influence, showing him as a deposed "boss" now displaced from authority. The arsenal of weapons and formal trappings around him suggest he was once powerful, while the window scene implies he's now watching others take his place. Without additional context about which Kelly or time period this references, the precise political situation remains unclear, though the cartoon clearly mocks a fallen political boss.