The Wasp — 1880 — page 208: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon from *The Wasp* satirizes political or social hypocrisy. The central figure wears a hat labeled "REPUB[LICAN]" and stands before a door marked "DIRECT TO PROSPERITY." He warns well-dressed visitors against entering via a "broken down old coach," suggesting the Republican Party promises prosperity but actually delivers inferior means to that end. The cartoon's title, "Ozeen of the Other," appears to reference someone or something unclear from the image alone. The caricatured figures and their fine dress suggest criticism of wealthy or elite Republicans, possibly attacking their claim to represent prosperity while actually offering poor conditions to common citizens. The satire targets Republican promises versus reality.