The Wasp — 1888 — page 215: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily text-based editorial content rather than illustrated cartoons. The masthead identifies it as *The Wasp*, Volume XXI, Whole Number 633, dated Saturday, September 15, 1888. The articles discuss contemporary political issues: Republican electoral victories, criticism of Democratic Party failures, and commentary on figures like Judge Thurman and General Harrison. There's discussion of Pennsylvania labor conditions, wine production in California, and Irish political attitudes toward home rule and Gladstone. The content reflects late-19th-century American partisan politics, attacking Democratic policies while celebrating Republican successes. References to "free trade" debates and protection tariffs indicate economic policy disputes of the era. No distinct cartoon illustrations are visible on this page—it functions as a political opinion and news journal rather than a comic publication.