The Wasp — 1894 — page 79: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon depicts a well-dressed figure (appearing to be a political or business leader) scattering labeled seeds marked "Corrupt Decisions" and similar phrases. On the left, armed soldiers or revolutionaries emerge from the ground with weapons, representing the violent consequences of those corrupt actions. The title references the biblical proverb "sow the wind, reap the whirlwind"—meaning harmful actions produce disastrous results. The cartoon warns that governmental or corporate corruption breeds social unrest, militancy, and potentially anarchist/revolutionary violence. Though the OCR text mentions "anarchists, thugs, riots," the specific historical context and identities remain unclear without additional dating or attribution information from The Wasp magazine.