The Wasp — 1890 — page 344: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct sections: a "Politics" column with two illustrations, a "Society" gossip section, and articles on political figures and tariff policy. The cartoons appear to satirize Democratic electoral strategy. The left illustration depicts Democratic operatives attempting to persuade uncertain voters, while the right circular vignette shows upper-class social figures, likely mocking the Democratic party's social pretensions. The "Figures That Lie" section attacks Democratic dishonesty regarding appropriations under Governor Waterman versus the prior Republican administration, claiming Democrats manipulated statistics. The tariff article defends McKinley's new tariff bill as beneficial to California industries (sugar, wine, raisins), dismissing Democratic claims it harms the state as deceptive propaganda meant to advantage the opposition party.