The Wasp — 1880 — page 249: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains no political cartoon. The main image shows a laundry scene illustrating "Opening of the New Laundry," depicting workers using soap and water to clean—the text sarcastically compares this cleansing to moral reformation of "sinners." The articles address San Francisco municipal corruption, particularly critiquing officials like Kalloch who allow garbage, disease, and disorder to plague the city. Another section argues against giving private citizens voting power in municipal affairs, warning that property owners might dominate city governance. A third piece criticizes the federal government's treatment of Native Americans ("semi-tropical impudence"), suggesting the government is unaware of ongoing abuses and injustices in Indian territories.