The Wasp — December 6, 1879 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# The Illustrated Wasp, December 6, 1879 This page contains no political cartoon. Instead, it's primarily the magazine's masthead, subscription information, and editorial content by Managing Editor Salmi Morse. The main article—"The Inequality of the Joists of Justice"—argues against oppressive enforcement of business regulations on saloon keepers. Morse criticizes selective prosecution: authorities target dive bars while ignoring grocery stores that sell alcohol illegally. He argues this unfairly burdens honest saloon proprietors and suggests the real problem lies with corrupt officials and unequal enforcement, not the saloon business itself. The piece exemplifies The Wasp's satirical critique of municipal corruption and arbitrary lawmaking in 1870s San Francisco.