The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-07-14

At tho Altar at tiae .AlmiEhts
Dollar.

The nlutocrats arr now praying
Tor The first time. II Is said that
upon their application, that one OF
their hns;tlng writers who has hccu
employed 10 furnish the people with
false news and lying figurc$, has
prepared the follow Ing prayer,
which The plutocra,s now all n=o.
II II IS follows:
80, Almighty Dollar! our a..
knowledged governor, prcs.rver,
and bencfac,or, We desire TO at,.
pro'ath thee, OIL this aud every other
OCCASION, with that reverence which
Is due superior excelleuce, and that
regard which should ever DO cher.
ished for exalted greatness.
Almighty Dollar without thee In
the world We can do nothing, but
with thee We can do all things.
When sickness lays It's palsylug
hand upon us thou canst provide for
Us the tendercst of nurses, tho most
skillful physicians and when the
last struggle of mortality is over,
and We are being borne 10 the ru-,
ing place Of the dead, thou canst
provide n band OF music aud n mill.
tary escort To accompany us thither.
and last, but not least erect mouu-
ment over our graves, with a lying
epitaph 10 perpeiuate our memories.
And while here In the mhlst OF
misiortunes and TEN ptatlons of life.
and the Farmers Alliance and
trades unions, we perhaps are ac-
cused Of crime and brought before
magistrates thou, Almighty Dol
lar, canst secure To us n feed lawyer,
a bribed Judge, and packed jury
and We 90 scot free.
Be with us, We pray thee, In all
thy decimal parts, for we feel that
chou art the one altogether lovely
and cheapest among ten thousands.
We feel there Is no true condition
in life where thy potent and power
ful charms are not felt. In thy alb
sence how gloomy II the household
and how desolate the hearthstone;
but when thou, Almighty Dollar,
art with us, how gleefully the beef
steak sings on the grid-iron how
genial the warmth of the Anthracite
coal or Hickory wood diffuses
throughout the apartments, aud
what an exuaerance Of JOY cont iaues
to swell every bosom
Thou art the Joy Of our youth aud
the solace of old age. Thou canst
adorn the Gentleman and thou feed
est the Jackass. Thou art the IA
vorite of the Philosopher and the
Idol Of the Lunkhead. Where an
election Is to be carried, ., Almigh-
~ Dollar thou art the most potent
argument Of Politicians and Dema-
gogues, and the umpire that decides
The contest.
Almighty Dollar thou art wor-
shipped the world over. Thou hast
no hypocrites in thy Temples or
false hearts at Thy Affairs. Kings
and courtiers bow down before thee,
and all nations adore.
Thou art loved by the civilized
J and savage alike with unfeigncd
: and unfaltering affections.
., Almighty Dollar! In the ae-
quirement and defense Of Human
Liberty thou hast bound continents
= together by the Telegraph cables,
and made the varied products of our
country available to all by perfect
8 net of Railroads. The forest ha.
I been Frustrated and the Desert made
to bloom as the rose.
We continue to regard thee as the
handmade OF religion, the twin
Sister Of Charity. When the lieh,
of thy shining countenance break.
d through the gloom Of famine-strik-
Q en- Ireland. the shamrock wears
i greener hue and the harp resound
e in loftier strains, while weepin,
J; mothers and starving children ris,
D above their walls of woe, as thei
j. hearts and their heels iesound b
!? the thrilling strains of "St. Patrick
t Day in the Morning."
:. o, AlmightyaDo be with a
d We ecs~ocf f'ite, during tf1s I0olis
t, unrest Of the people, our slaves, a,
d tended by an inexprcssible numbe
% of thy ministering angels, made 4
D. thine own image, even though the
n. be but Silver Quarters, whose GLAD
lr dening light shall illumine the val
" of pennry and want with heavenI
"a radiance, which shall cause th
te wakened soul TO break forth In "a,
ne carnations ofjoy.
be Almighty Dollar! thou art u
~ awakener Of our energies, the guid
o. of our footsteps and the object {
ce our being. Guided by the silv'
ut light, We finally hope to reach u
oy Golden Gate triumphantly, ent.
ol- while angel hands harmonious
n sweep their golden harps, and "
or on the golden ST It's, in the bighc
sa- cxhilaration of feeling, and Wi
* jubilant emotions, far away fro
sr, the Farmers Alliance and the pesl
TX trades unions championed so alb
Is by the insane Reform papers, '
as strike the Highland fling and dan
ere forevermore.
,p- Almighty Dollar! thy shining ia
he Bespeaks thy wondrous power |;
he In my pockets make thy restil
III, place,
rit / need thee every hourl
'ed Permit Us to possess thee In abu
oil dance and with all th.y varied exc
en- lencies, and save US from these wor
to ing people, is our constant and u
tic wavering Prayer, Amen!
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