The Wasp — 1879 — page 558: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* (dated March 21st, 1880) contains primarily **text-based political commentary** rather than cartoons. The visible content includes: 1. **"To Our Sand-lot Brethren"** - A sarcastic address to working-class agitators, mocking their "vulgar and inflammatory arguments" while praising the "cool and sensible Wasp" as superior. 2. **"Sacramento" letter** - Political discussion of California mining interests, land disputes, and the workingmen's movement, appearing to criticize labor activism and radical positions. The page demonstrates *The Wasp's* satirical approach: using mock-respectful rhetoric to belittle working-class political movements while defending capitalist interests. The tone is dismissive rather than illustrative.