The Wasp — 1879 — page 596: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon depicts a scale or balance mechanism with caricatured figures. The central figure appears to be a stern-faced man labeled on the right side (text partially visible). Multiple smaller figures are positioned on the weighing platforms on either side of the balance. The cartoon likely satirizes political or social imbalance—possibly commenting on unequal power distribution, unfair treatment, or competing interests in a specific political situation. The scale imagery suggests the artist is critiquing whether justice or fairness is being properly "weighed." However, without clearer text identification of the specific figures and the publication date, I cannot definitively identify which historical event or political figures this targets. The style suggests late 19th or early 20th century American satire.