The Wasp — 1890 — page 222: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains several satirical articles and one sketch attacking San Francisco politicians, particularly focusing on Christopher A. Buckley ("Boss Buckley"), a corrupt Democratic political operative. The main sketch depicts Buckley's manipulative control over city politics. The articles criticize his influence over nominations, his involvement in electoral fraud, and his gang's efforts to control the Election Board. One piece sarcastically proposes that only Buckley can "prevent" further election corruption—suggesting his power has become irreversible. Other brief items mock Democratic Party inconsistencies, prison wardens' politics, and workplace discrimination against female clerks. The satire targets machine politics, corruption, and procedural injustices in Gilded Age San Francisco.