The Wasp — 1888 — page 311: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon satirizes President **Grover Cleveland** and the **Democratic Party**, depicted as a sick patient receiving medical treatment. The imagery suggests that Democratic electoral strategies or policies have proven excessively harsh or counterproductive—the "medicine" (likely referencing Democratic campaign tactics or political positions) has made the "patient" worse rather than better. The caption indicates Cleveland is expressing concern that their remedies are too potent or damaging. Given the OCR references to an upcoming election and Republican confidence about Cleveland, this likely critiques Democratic political maneuvering as self-defeating, weakening their electoral position rather than strengthening it. The cartoon uses medical metaphor to mock Democratic party dysfunction.