The Wasp — July 24, 1880 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# The Illustrated Wasp, July 24, 1880 The cartoon heading this page depicts **a chaotic scene of political conflict or social upheaval**, though specific figures are unclear from the image alone. The accompanying article "Pictures of the Period" references a "Sunday afternoon meeting at the Sandlot, showing the performances of the three opposing sections of the Workingmen's Party in full swing." This appears to satirize **San Francisco's fractious Workingmen's Party**, which had split into factions. The text suggests internal conflict between competing leadership and ideology within the movement. The chaotic imagery likely mocks the party's inability to maintain unity or present a coherent political message, a common satirical target of 1880s labor politics.