The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-25
WHITE WING PRAYER.
The onsring of a Democratic Chairman I
Colorado.

AhN OANAAAh va - NAA'Aaa AAA'NaA -
Colorado.
D,nrer Nen.
The Democratic ticket in Gunnison
county was nearly all elected. A prayer
that Edwin Croke, mayor OF Irwin,
made in the nominating convention
must have done the work. 1t is too
good to be lost and the Nc,r, reprints it
as one OF the gems OF tine late campaign:
TO ALMIGHTY CLEVELAND.
Previous to the close Of the Demo
cratic county convention, Edwin Croke,
mayor OF Irwin, arose and all the dele
gates reverently bowed their heads
while he offered prayer to Almighty
Cleveland. The voice was filled with
emotion and the reporter found it diff
cult to get every word. But here It is:
Oh, almighty and all-poweriul Cleye-
land, who art in Washington, when not
fishing; thou who art the father OF
Ruth and Ruth's sister, and OF Maria
Halpin's boy, Oscar, aud the godfather
OF the Democratic party Gts father
wouldn't own it ii he were here, we
hail thy name as the great political
prophet oil the century. We bow down
before thee in humble political obedi-
ence. When thou sayest 90, We 90:
when thou sayest come, we come. We
have no desire but to serve thee. Ii
thou sayest black is white we will
swear to it and lick the ever!astln
stufin' out OF the man who disputes it.
When thou takest snuff we will sneeze;
when thou sayest free silver we will
echo thy words. when thou sayest gold
then gold it il. We are Democrats
alter the improved modern type. Our
business is to vote the ticket, and vote
'er straight. What is it to US
whether We have free silver or not?
We are but dogs that eat the
crumbs that fall from our masters
tables. When the crumbs fall we wag
our tails; when they faii fast We wag
faster; when they don't fall we stand
and wait until they do. This is Demo-
cracy. This is the kind OF Democracy
which elected thee, our great and
almighty Cleveland. Oh, most adored
master. we love thee for what thou hast
not done Tor US. We love thee because
thou art Cleveland. We humbly sur
render Ourselves to thee. Do with us
as thou wilt. Though wheat is but
40 cents q bushel we love thee; though
cotton is low we love thee; though
business is dull, we love thee; though
thousands, millions, are out OF employ
ment, we love thee; though our chill
dren are clothed in rage, We love thee;
though our vile, the dear companion
OF our bosom, is scantily dressed and
looks so shabby she can't 60 to church,
We love thee: though we are sinking
deeper in debt and poverty is knocking
at the door and hunger is staring US in
the face, We love the still. This
shows our great faith and love for
thee. Our wives and children We
are willing to sacrifice, even
as the Hindoo mother sacrifices her off
spring by throwing it under the crush
ing wheels of the juggernaut. Oh,
mighty Cleveland, words cannot ex-
press our love Tor thee. We love our
party, too. What care We about the
many promises made? We know it
promised free silver, and We know it
won't giveit to us, but we will stick to
the party. We know We said ii it did
not do the things it promised to do we
would leave it, but We lied when we
said it. We thought then we had some
manhood about US, but we amt. We
have no independence. Thou, oh
mighty Cleveland, hast all the man
hood and independence in the party.
We are fools, liars, lickspittles, mud.
sills. We have no business TO want any
thing or to say anything. Last year we
favored free silver, and now We have TO
oppose it. We favored it then because
We thought it was right. We oppose
it now, most adored master, because
thou tellest us to. Amt we
honey OF the first water? Did
every dog serve his master more
faithfully? Did ever dog get less for
it? Oh, mighty master, we are ever
ready to serve thee and party. All the
pay We ask is to be patted on the back
by some local politician and called u
good Democrat. We amt got any sense.
We don't want any, only enough to vote
the ticket 1t don't take any sense to
be good Democrat. What a joyful |
thought! We don't have to think.
We don't have TO worry. Our work is
all mapped out for US. All that is ex-
pected is to do what we are told. We
thank thee, oh Cleveland, that we are
Democrats. We thank thee for the
panic. We thank thee for the hungry
and idle men and women in the land. |
We thank thee for low prices. We
thank thee for the banks that have
busted and the thousands OF business
failures since thou hast come into
power. We thank thee for the hard
times We thank thee for the rags our
wear We thank thee for the
clothes our wife needs and can't get.
We thank thee for what thou hast
done for the banker and what thou
hast not done for the people.
We thank thee Tor all these
things because it lie our duty as good |
Democrat 10 do so. 1t may be against |
the grain" but we will take our medi-
cine. We will work our wives to death,
starve our children, sacrifice our homes,
cruelty liberty and kill prosperity, but
will never 20 back on our dear old party,
and on thee, our most adored Cleveland. |
Thou art more account than all OF us
put together. Thou knowost more than
the south and the west. Call us fools;
spit in our faces; wipe your feet on us ;
We will love thee all the more. And
now our great political father, we leave
US IN thy care. Do with us as thou wilt
Kick silver into the middle Of the next
century; give more privileges to the ma
tional banks; issue more bonds; pre-.
serve the Mckinley bill; establish state
banks; foster trusts; bribe congressman
with patronage; fish whenever thou
carest to, and We will indorse every
thing thou doest, carry Cleveland roo..