The Wasp — 1880 — page 139: what you’re looking at

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The left column attacks San Francisco Democrats as corrupt hypocrites. It accuses them of claiming legitimacy to city property while actually plundering it like "Uncle Sam's salaries," and criticizes their indifference to embezzlement. The piece condemns Sand-lot Democrats and Sandlot Workingmen for raiding municipal offices while pretending moral superiority. The right cartoon depicts a boarding house scene with a waiter and guest. The guest complains about substandard accommodations—specifically mentioning a "Chinese dishwasher's pig-tail" incident and lost items. This appears to mock poor conditions in boarding houses, likely satirizing working-class or immigrant living situations in San Francisco. Both sections critique corruption and social conditions simultaneously.