Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-18

for What thou hast done for u. We love
thee because then art Cleveiana- We
humbly surrender ourselves 70 thee Do
with n - thou wilt. Though wheat y out
forty censs bushei we love thee; though
cotton 10 low re love thee; though basiness
ID dull We love thee; thousands. millions,
are cut Of employment ue love thee;
though cur children are clothed In
rags We low. thee. though our wife,
the dear companion Of our bosom, u
scansily dressed and looks 20 shabby she
can't 70 10 church. ne love thee, though
we are sinking DEEPER into debt ard power
~ il knocking At the door, aud hunger 10
ssafing u IN the face we lore thee stu
Iris shows our great faith and love for
thee. Our wiyes and children we are Will
isg 70 sacrifice. even a. the Hindoo mother
sacrifices her offspring by throwing il under
the crushing wheels Of the jusgernauf. On.
mighty Cleveland. words Cannot express our
love for thee. We love oar party too. What
care we about the many promises II
made. We know il promised free silver,
and We know il Won't give it to us, but we
will stick 10 the party. We knos We SAID
| II it did not do the things il promised to do
We would leave IL, tut we bed when we said
it. We rhot ght then we had some man
hood about Us, but we amt. We have no
Independence. Thou, oh mighty Cleveland,
hast all the manhood and independence IN
tbs party. We are fools, liars, hckspit-
Ties, madsills.
I'VE have no business to want nyth'Bg
or to say anything. Last year we favored
free silver, and nov zee have to oppose H.
We favored it then because We thought IL
was right. We oppose it now, most adored
master. because thou tellest Us to. Amt
We q honey Of the first water, Did ever
dog serve bis master more faithfully!
Did ever 4 dog get lees for III Oh,
mighty master, ve are ever ready 10
serve thee and party. All the pay We
ask is to be pstted on the back by some
local politician AMI called a good
Democrat. We amt got any sense.
We don't want my. only enough to
vote the ticket. 1t don't take any sense TO
be 4 good Democrat What 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 expected is
20 do wha, we are told to do. We thank
thee, oh Cleveland, that we are Democrats
We thank the for the panic. We thank
the for the hungry and idle men an NO.
me n in the land. We thank thee TOR low
prices. We thank thee for the banks that
have busted and thousands of business fall
ur, since thou hast come into power. W.
thank tiiee for the hard times. We thank
thee for the rags our children wear. We
thank thee for the clothes our wife needs
and can't get.
I'VE thank thee for what thou hast done
for the banker and what thou hast not done
for tn. people. We thank thee for all
tn Sc things because il is our duty As u
good Democrat to do so. 1t may be against
the graia, but we will take our medicine
We will work our wives 10 death, starve
our children. sacrifice our homes, cruelty
liberty and kill prosperity, bat will never GO
back on our dear old party and on thee, our
most adored Cleveland. Thou are more nc
count than all of US put together. Thou
krowest more than the south and vest. Call
ma 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 as IN
tn, care. DO with US as thou wilt. Kick
| silver toto the middle of the next century
give more privileges to the national banks
issue more bonds preserve the Mckinney
| bill establish state banks; foster trusts
| bribe congressman with patronage; fsh
| whenever thou wilt, snd hunt snipe when-
ever thou carest to, and we will indorse
| everything thou doest, carry Cleveland roos-
t RS, campaign torches AMI for evermore
sing thy praise. Amen.