The Wasp — 1879 — page 310: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text-based editorial content** rather than illustration. The main article discusses California's new Constitution and criticizes various political parties' involvement in city governance. The article argues that the Constitution has failed to address poverty and vice, and attacks what the author calls the "angelic workingman"—a figure who claimed reform credentials but allegedly never actually accomplished anything and lied about his record. The piece defends the **Municipal Reform Party** as genuinely local and honest, while mocking the **Democratic Party** for hypocrisy and the **Republican/Workingmen's parties** for similar failings. The author advocates electing reform candidates of "proven honesty and ability" to improve city government. The tone is sharply satirical throughout, using sarcasm to attack political corruption and incompetence.