The Wasp — 1891 — page 70: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The main cartoon titled "ALL THE SAME" depicts two men in conversation—likely political figures—with similar exaggerated features, suggesting they're fundamentally equivalent despite surface differences. The accompanying dialogue between "Isley" and "Casey" jokes about seeing "Sullivan" at the circus, with wordplay on "thick elephant" and "vahm" (possibly "vim"). The page's narrative sections discuss the "blind White Devil" and "Dem Ocrats" in satirical language criticizing political leadership during what appears to be the early 1900s. References to water-management infrastructure, railroad development, and San Jose metropolitan expansion indicate local California political concerns. The satire suggests political figures promised reform but proved ineffectual—"all the same" regardless of party affiliation. Without clearer identification of specific figures, precise political targets remain unclear.