The Wasp — 1879 — page 291: what you’re looking at

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**Top Cartoon: "Who Goes Next?"** A bearded man in formal dress struggles to control a rearing horse decorated with ornate trappings. The horse appears to represent an uncontrollable political or social force. The caption "Who goes next?" suggests a warning about who might be thrown from power or meet a similar fate to a predecessor. Without additional context, the specific figures remain unclear, though this appears to reference a succession crisis or political upheaval. **Bottom Cartoon: "Just 30!"** A large hand operates a balance scale labeled "The New Constitution," weighing an infant against demonic or monstrous figures representing "Double Taxation" and other corrupting forces. This satirizes concerns about new constitutional provisions harming innocent citizens or the nation's future, with the scale suggesting constitutional amendments aren't fairly balanced against their negative consequences.