The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-07-04

Ano greatness WnIcn We AAd 10 boast was very Ill
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Tho lion which we often roarsd, sometimes turned
d: out sn-sssi ...st
Nor was it all tho printers fault that this was often
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'Tis seldom loft for them to ray which candidate
shall run I = IT. -
But this I'm sure, all printers pray, and it IL prayer
sincere, x.
God help us for the part we've played in making
idols here! ..s.
Into the public NAV We all have helped such food to
cram; ~
Such men Of nothing but pretense and very nimsy
sham
That s not strange, we've learned to hate tho old.
time hobby snivel,
The frstian Of the partisan, and weakness of his
drivel!
No wonder, knowinghow 'tis done, no wonder We
despise
The little gods we've made of mud, and lifted to the
skies;
We, who have been part Of it, and know the kind
of boost
By which the veriest bantam cock gets highest on
the roost.
But at advances, smoother grow the stony paths
|. once trod, .-.
Tho shape that yesterday was clay, tomorrow seems
agod
And this great third estate the Press from out past
groupings springs,
To newer, purer, nobler life, and higher, holier
things!
1t leaves, and may it leave for aye; past grovelug
paths behind
And be henceforth the mouthpiece not of prejudice
but mind;
The organ Of mems best DESIRES and highest noblest
aims,
And not the hollow claquer of party's greedy
claimsl
Not polite, Gas understood) tho synonym of knave
But In all things Of great concern outspoken, frank
and brave;
Behind no leaders covering, but 80 uttering your
sound creed,
That they dare not but follow where your words
Of wisdom lead!
'1is glorious field for conquest, aye the proudesl
meath the sun!
Though bloodless, yet its laures are the greenest
ever wont
To shape nations destiny, its forming taste to
mould,
And in your crucible to turn earths basest ores to
gold!
To be above your statesman, for your statesman is
but he
Who represents the public mind, whatever that may
be;
Springs do not rise above their source, no can the
statesman great,
Above the man men whose pens this public voice
createI
Boldly lead to paths untrodden and the public mind
direct,
Teaching those you know mistaken on their errors
to reflect;
Let the "hit" of your ambition bo no popular ap.
plause,
But the futures righteous judgment on the justness
Of your cause
Not exhausting all your talents in days and nights
of TOLL
Just to feed hungry party at the crib of public
spoil,
But with earnest, honest effort to guide the heart
and mind,
Lfes best reward for labor, in your strong souled
purpose find
Like students, toiling in the scared cause Of
truth;
Fearing not the worlds opinion, asking not the
public ruth;
In your workshops ever dreaming godlike visions
to be wrought,
Into worlds of living wisdom. from the mysteries of
thought
Longing for the deeper waters, which the braver
hearts may reach
Wasting not the precious moments picking pebbles
on the beach;
For We should not say of genius that, though bright
it's but skin deep,
On its surface glow and sparkle, yet it's inner soul
aslsepl
80 to point this dittys mora as tits meet perhaps
should;
NotaU bad were '',ce" of those days, as you, now.
are not all good;
But I'm sure this common hope untes your present
and sour" part,
That this pure, noble Press wo preach, this world
shallhave at lastl