The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-12-01
A Democratic Convention In Colorado
Closes With Prayer.


When future generations scan the filt
Of democratic newspapers Of the presci
Q decade they will probably conclude tl's
idolatry was tire order of tie day, an
that Cleveland was the principal Idol
The following is from the GunnisO
. (CoIo.) Tribune:
o TO MIGHTY CLEVELAND.
Previous to the close Of the Democrat
county convention last Tuesday, Edwar'
Croke, mayor of Irwin. arose AMI all tn,
: delegates reycrcntly bowel their head
while he offered prayer to mighty Cleve
land. The voice was filled with motion ant
the reporter found it difficult to get every
worl. But here it is.
Oh, mighty and all-pOwerful Cleve-
land, who art in Washington. when mol
fishihg; tliOu who art the father of Ruth
and Routh's sister, and Of Maria Halpin's
boy, Oscar; and the godfather Of the DEM
Ocratic party, tits father wouldn't own it
if he were here We hail thy name as the
great political prophet Of the country.
We bow down before thee in humble pO-
litical obedience. When thou sayest go,
we go; when thou sayest come, we come.
We have no desire but to serve thee.
If thou sayest black is white we will
swear to lick the everlastin' sluffin' out
Of the man who disput 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 is. We are Democrats after the
improved modern type. Our busiess is
to vote the ticket and vote FER straight.
What is it to us whether we have free
silver or not? We are but dogs that eat of
the crumbs that fall from our masters
tables. When the crumbs fall we wag our
tails; when they fall fast We wag faster;
when thay don't fall we stand and wait
until thay do. This is Democracy. This
is the the kind Of Democracy which elected
thee. our great and mighty Cleveland.
Oh. most adOred master, we love thee for
what thou hast not done for us. We love
thee because thou art Cleveland. We hum
bly, surrender ourselves to thee. Do with
us as thou wilt. Though wheat is but
forty cents bushel We love thee; though |
cotton is low we love thee; though business
is dull we love thee; though thousands,
are out of employment we love
thee; though our children are clothed in
rags we love thee; though our wife, the
dear companion of our bosom, is scantilv |
dressed and looks SO shabby she can't 60 to
we love thee; though we are sink.
ing deeper in debt and poverty is knocking
At the door, and hunger is staring us in
the face, we love thee still. This shows
our great faith and love for thee. Our
wives and children we are willing to sacri-
ice, even as the HindOo mother sacrifices
Ter offspring by thowing it under the
wheel Of the juggemaut. Oh, mighty
words cannot express our love
or thee. We love our party too. What care
We about the many promises it made. We
NOW it promised free silver and know it
Won't give It to us but we will stick to the
'arty. We know we said that if it did .
lot do the things it promised to do We
would leave it, but we lied when we said =.
/. We thought then We had some man.
OOd about us. but we amt. We have no
Thou, oh mighty Cleve-
and, hast all the manhood and indepen-
ence in the party. We are fools, liars,
ckspittles, mudsills. We have no bust.
ess to want anything or to say anything.
Last year We favored free silver, and
ow we have te oppose it. We oppose
now, most adOred master, because thou
ellest us to. Amt we honey of the first q
'ater? Did ever dog serve his master
lore faithfully? Did ever dog get less :,
,ss for it. Oh, mighty master, we are
yer ready to serve thee and party. All !.
ne pay we ask is to be patted on the back
Y some local politician and called good >.
democrat. We amt got any sense. We
ont want any only enough to vote the :.
cket. 1t don't take any sense to be a
God Democrat What a joyful thought =
We don't have to think. We don't have
} worry. Our work is all mapped out for
g. All that is expected is to do what we =,
re told to do. We thank thee for the \
anic. We thank thee for hungry and idle -
len and women in the land. We thank d
zee for low prices. We thank thee for the ,
anks that busted and thousands of busi- u
ess failures since thou hast come into .
over. We thank thee for the hard times. a
Ve thank thee for the rags our children =
wear. We thank thee for the clothes our "
ar wife needs and can't get. We thank ="
zee for all these things because it is our =
nty as good Democrat to do 50. It may 81 :,
'crifice our homes, crurcify liberty and =
, against the grain" but we will take .
ar medicine; we will work our wives /"
death, starve our children, -
III prosperity, but win never 60 back on :"
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