The Wasp — 1894 — page 392: what you’re looking at

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**Top Section:** Features Mr. Garrett M'Enerney, a San Francisco barrister notable in Democratic politics. The text praises his portrait and professional standing. **Lower Cartoons:** Two satirical pieces: 1. **"Uniform vs. Clawhammer"** depicts a physical confrontation between two figures over competing claims ("They've had a fearful fight— / The uniform and the clawhammer new, / To rule, both claimed the right"). This likely references San Francisco political factionalism—possibly uniforms representing police/military authority versus formal civilian "clawhammer" coat-wearing establishment figures competing for municipal control. 2. **"M'Ewen and the Monarch"** mocks Arthur M'Ewen, whom the text describes as threatening to publish private correspondence with a newspaper editor, claiming editorial ownership. The satire suggests M'Ewen's "insufferable egotism" and threatening behavior over a local journalistic dispute. Both cartoons target local San Francisco political and media figures.