Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-08-14
From Walton's Evening Journal.
DEMOCRACY AND RUM.

I DEMOCRACY AND RUM. i
The night was dark. the wind was high,
And not a star was in the sky, -..t
The thunder roared, the lightning flashed.
The rain against the windows dashed.
As Hiram In his sanctum sat. i48e TT
A rival of the owl and bat. ,...,,....r
Who through the night their vigils keep,
While honest birds in quiet sleep.
There In his sanctum all alone,
Poor Hiram did in spirit groan;
And as the tears rolled from his eyes.
7 He did in grief soIiloquize 81 Ii,ir -1.a-
"Ah me the night is dark and drear.
No light doth IN the sky appear.
Yet ocean waves we fearless ride.
With chart and compass for our guide.
As safe when night and storms prevail,
As when in sunlight gay we sail,
"But in the Democratic sky. .a.s IS.
A darker cloud doth DER us lie
Darker than is the sky to night.
With but single ray of light, a'i
That from Connecticut doth come 3r.l5
To render visible the gleetn, ..,,f frH
That Ger our party Low doth fall.
AS sable a. a funeral paIl;, N'"'. ''
No chart and com pass now have We esaa
To guide US in this troubled sea, ,l aI I...
"Ten years ago within tits land, 'if
Our noble party strong did stand
Proud Us Philistia's towers Of old.
In all their glittering gems and gold
Great were our numbers wealth and pride !;
Tie world in arms we then defied. as4
.,,0ur party in that happy hour.
just like Philistia's lofty tower. t
On two strong pillars firm did stand.
a tower of strength within the land
One pillar was Of ebon hue;
Twas beauteous. that we kept in view;
The other, strong, but fer less fair, u
We yelled from view with constant care.
The first, the Negro, black and strong.
The second, Rum, that sways the throng ;
On these two pillars, in ther pride, 1a3
Our party had their foes defed. .4..f,.
Ifyou from us the negro take.
We, like PhiIistia's towers would shake;
And If from usyeu take our ram,
We're sent at once to kingdom come.
.I.incoln the negro from ps took, E..1
Then to its, base our temple sheok,; SD
We were enraged, confounded. dumb.
We'd nothing left to ns but rum;
On this we now must build our power.
On this we rest in this dark hour.
If any Sampson in the land t.,... A.
Upon this pillar place his hand.
Twill shake our temple to its base.
And we should sink in deep disgrace,
And underneath the ruins. we
Must lie through all eternity.
"Alas alas what shall we do
,Wc hiest conceal the end from view., "a.
Must temperance preach, their eyes to shu
But always add an ''if'' or "but - H,''
Deter all men within the nation, l...
by ridicule and combination, ....
From aiding in the temperance cause,
BY trying to enforce the laws;
Encourage those who liduor SELL
To make each home perfect He'll.
Let them. to break the laws, combine
Itis. in them right diyine- :,
,Andif a million they should raise,
To break the law, the mere their praise
But II they join, to check the wave
That bears It's thousands to the grave,
l That makes the fathers heart 70 sigh.
Draws Tears from lovely woman's eye,
And fills in ev'ry land and cline
Each place with sorrow, want aud crime,
j Wen hold them up to shame and seern.
For what care We for homes forlorn. f.
For weeping wife. or fathers sighs.
Or tears in mothers, sisters eyes,
8 or jaiIs. wherein the mul derrs lie.
Or gibbets. where the murderers die7
These all hence-forwsrd must go on
Or cur great party is'uRdone j.. f.,
Then all who hence with zeal shall try
q The streams of Rum and Gin to dry. .f %
Upon their heads our wrath shall fall, =,
And "Raiders," '.Ramrods," we'll the
call.
And " "sowlegs ,y.pimps and every name
Well give them that will blast tseir fame
Zee, in our saddest, darkest hour. 70
The Banner Of Good Templars lower; sa
See. where the cursed bands hold sway,