The Wasp — 1879 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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# The Illustrated Wasp, January 4, 1879 This page is primarily editorial text rather than illustrated satire. The main article discusses a new political party meeting regularly at San Francisco's Sand-Lots, criticizing its leadership as dishonest and incompetent despite claims of reform. The piece attacks "Dr." O'Donnell, apparently a nominee or leader associated with this movement, arguing he was known before nomination as unfit for reform work. The editorial warns that grouping "public men in a class" and removing them from office creates problems, suggesting the Sand-Lots organization represents dangerous populism. The bottom section, "Judge Fawcett," appears biographical praise for a recently elected Constitutional Convention delegate, emphasizing his intelligence and fitness for office. The masthead shows *The Wasp*'s publication details and subscription rates.