The Wasp — 1894 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts two caricatured political figures dressed as Mexican vaqueros, riding donkeys. The figures are labeled "BOSS" and "POPPER" (or similar), wearing wide sombreros and carrying lassoes. A large wasp looms over them menacingly. The visible text references "PARTY NOMINATION" and what appears to be political appointment lists. The desert/border setting, Mexican attire, and aggressive wasp imagery suggest this satirizes local political bosses during a period of regional party conflict—likely California or the Southwest. The satire appears to mock these "bosses" as incompetent or foolish figures being threatened or challenged by some opposing force (the wasp), commenting on their loss of political control or influence during nomination disputes. The exact historical context remains unclear without additional publication information.