The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-28
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dOhn q. SAKE AT Tammany.
The following political Ode was delivered by
John g. Sake, the great Democratic poet, be
fore the Tammany Fourth OF Jply celebration,
in New York;
'Tis The voice Of lhe eroaker--l hear bin com
plain,
"Thoge Tammany boys, they are at 1t again
Why keep such feast iu Il partisan way2
Independence I'm sure is National Day -
SO it IS God be praised aud that is just wiy
We Democrats honor the Fourth Of Julyi
We're It anything other, or smaller, own,
We'd all be cOntented to let 1t alone;
Or leave II to men--to party, III say,
Accustomed to think in narrower way;
A party peculiarly fitted to shine
with a blue sort of Light In different line
Whose leaders, for instance q won't call them
kuavcs,t
Being partial to soldiers-when cold in their
graves
Appointed day (be it tonderly said]
For crowning with flowers the patriot dead
Flowers, hOwers for the heroes I! the dcma.
gogues cry,
While wiping tear that is "all in your cye''-
Une Day tOr the soldier to memory dear !"
Nhom, hrtng, they robbed every day in III,
ycarl
And still at the Capitol mark how they treat
The soldier too noble to criugc at the feet
OF the DoH' who determine a generals merit
by the gauge--nothing elsc-Gf his pafiisar
spirit
Mere icaliy to party they reckon much higher
Than service to country, and so they inquire
II he's iuent Of speech in the Radical cant2
And what has he done, now for Genera
Grunt?'
" Don't tell u.s. they cry, "ot bis honors aud
scars,
But what is the brand OF his voie-and cigar, p
6 hit at the magistrate !" some one exclaifus
Meil shant abuse him by calling him names
honor his office; and let us reflect
The head OF the nation demands some rcsprct
do not forget he's our President placed
In Il chair that Jackson and Jefferson frraced
Let us recollect that-tll he's laid on the shelf
However he seems 70 forget It himself.
And as to abuss, with the worst could saw
By giving my genius the lyeiest play,
never could bope to accomplish the end
Halt 50 well as heard Republican friend.
VINO having unwisely, forgot to suJscriJe
Or being, unluckily, not OF the tribe
Presidential or "DeHt"al as certainly failed
Oi the office he sought for, and therefore as
sailed
The man in such language as passes belief
As one could employ in denouucing his chief
lie sdid-as | heard it, 50 you will receive il
Pray DO not imagine think you'll believe it -
lie SAID, In such bitter, extrayagant speech,
As simple hyper bOle never could reach;
Pronounced in manner less civil than hearty
The fellow dlsgraccd the Republican part;g'
AProPo' Of the party Of which I've made men
tion,
Suppose should give itsome further attention
i has very few friends, and while | am "in,
own the temptation to "hit it agia! !"
party which bases, with singular ease.
Immoral proceedings on moral iaee,;"
benounce small rogues who are caught in III,
fact,
But farors the big ones, or holds them ia tact
Like the Ilnd-stealing rascals and similar Job
Meek, faced, parliamentary, "Eadical" robbers
no hasten to place On the risibls hand
THAT deals in cadetsbips an Infamous brand.
hlle their own, at the moment grown boIdel
and buder,
Are plunged In the Treasury up to the shoulder
success To old Iammany, long may she stant
Inc Dul"Irk OF fFeedom-the pride OF thu
What parties and factions, of transient rcpown
In her Cehtury's life, have come up and gau
dgmn.
While she, looking on, in her vigiant way.
POkcd her fun at the farce or her hand al IN,
fray;
And still, to her honor, whatever the fight.
Had word and blow in defence of the rigbt
She hailed the first triumph Of Iibertys cause
And the motto to-day is "The Union anC
She stood by the Flag when Old England once
more,
Unschooled by disaster, invaded our shore,
And got the old lesson repeated so plain
She scarcely will need to be taught il againi
And when u betel that the totteTing State,
For the wind Of dssensiOn that Faction and
Hate
Through the length of the land had been SOW.
ing afar,
Was reaping the whirlwind of treason and war
Stili true to the Union see Tammany stand
With " the old starry banner" still firm in her
hand,
While foes at the South would the Union di.
vide,
And fools At the North were for 'letting her
slide"
Success to old Tammany therefore, say,
!how swectly she smiles on the festival dav a
In health, strength, and beauty, long. long
may she stand,
The bulwark Of Freedom-the pride of the
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