The Wasp — 1894 — page 287: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The central cartoon depicts two figures on a tandem bicycle labeled "NOT ELIGIBLE." Based on the caption, one figure is "Daisy Bell (not for a drive)" and the other is "Charley" (characterized as someone with a "dark horse" connection to Democratic nomination). The satire mocks their political ineligibility for something—likely a Democratic Party nomination or candidacy—despite one character's apparent suitability. The joke plays on the famous song "Daisy Bell" ("A Bicycle Built for Two") while suggesting these candidates cannot ride together toward political office. The cartoon critiques their disqualification from consideration, possibly due to scandal, affiliation, or other controversy, using the bicycle as a metaphor for their shared political journey's impossibility.