The Wasp — 1892 — page 309: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains editorial commentary and a biographical profile of John J. McDade, a Democratic nominee for Sheriff. The main satirical content attacks San Francisco's newspaper editors for spreading negative stories that damage the city's reputation and discourage investment and development. The editorial argues editors prioritize sensationalism over civic responsibility, comparing their effects to the "Dead Sea" and blaming them for business failures and immigration problems. It calls their scaremongering about monopolies and railroads exaggerated. The accompanying illustrations show hunters and outdoor scenes, likely accompanying a humorous hunting narrative titled "The Glorious First of October." The McDade profile presents him as a local, educated, qualified candidate worthy of sheriff consideration.