The Wasp — 1892 — page 467: what you’re looking at

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This satirical cartoon depicts **Don Quixote Jeremiah Lynch** opening a senatorial fight. The imagery references Cervantes' *Don Quixote*—the delusional knight who famously tilted at windmills, mistaking them for giants. The cartoon shows a figure on horseback (the Quixote character, labeled with references to Lynch) charging at a windmill while three men in cowboy hats watch below, appearing skeptical or amused. The windmill structure bears labels including "WHITE" and other text. The satire suggests that Jeremiah Lynch is engaged in a foolish, futile political battle—a quixotic "senatorial fight" against what may be a powerful opponent or institution he's misjudging. The onlookers' expressions convey the cartoonist's view that this is a ridiculous, doomed endeavor rather than a serious political challenge.