The Wasp — 1892 — page 134: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be the masthead and opening editorial page of *The Wasp*, a satirical newspaper. The cartoons visible (though small) show figures in period dress, likely caricaturing local California politicians and social figures. The editorial discusses Mr. Alexander's likely election to Congress from the Fourth District, commenting on his shifting political allegiances from Republican to Democrat. It also mocks Stephen Maybell, described as a failed "Oregon poet" attempting to start a rival Democratic organization, and critiques various local political figures and their hypocrisies. The page primarily contains political commentary rather than large illustrations, targeting San Francisco Bay Area politicians with characteristic 1890s satirical barbs about ambition, inconsistency, and opportunism.