The Wasp — 1890 — page 388: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple satirical pieces rather than one unified cartoon: **"Our Gallery of American Statesmen"** features Vice-President Levi P. Morton with a biographical sketch emphasizing his long, undistinguished career—he's now in his 60s, served as Minister to France, and was re-elected to Congress in 1880. The satire suggests he's a mediocre political fixture. **"The Same as in Congress"** mocks a Democratic Congressman's wife complaining about housework, suggesting politicians are as ineffectual at home as in government. **"At Sunday School"** presents a crude joke where a boy answers that one turns to a pawn-broker during distress—commentary on economic hardship. **"Little Pitchers"** depicts children repeating their parents' cynical observations about blindness and marriage. The overall tone criticizes political incompetence, moral hypocrisy, and socioeconomic anxiety of the era.