The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-20

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that Christians without money and
without price would be alike agreeable
and of one tone. If we thus admire
the way in which the great political
educators do harmonic, what can we
say concerning those numerous patriots
who are forced on account of their
honesty and wisdom to become ser
wants of the people in holding of1ce9
Wait awhile and hear them play and
sing:
Tier There's not word that is spoken,
| That displeases me.
All is right that is said
BY the greatest, living or dead,
In our memory.
CHORUS:
So roast up the RAIDS and pull down the cranks
Who hSs aught to say against Grover.
He's white, he's sweet with many wise pranks
And IS going to cover us all in clover.
Thus these patriots fiddle and sing
and down the knell of departed sounds
come back the words ''going to cover
us all in clover" Happy are the breth-
ren who dwell together in unity, and
these be brethren. The great men of
earth, the Astors, the Goulds, Depew
and McAllister of America, and the
Rothschilds and kings Of the old world
clap their hands in applause: So sweet
so grand so musical But would you
be transported to the seventh heaven
and there abide awhile among the
music of the stars and drink in the in
cense floating from the feet of angels,
tarry yet. little and listen to the SON
orous apothegms of human eloquence.
The best trained intellects of the land
ere going to sing. The orators, either
wise in the law or skilled in rhetoric
and able at any time to balance a dozen
ideas on the point of a cambria needle,
will now play and sing The Roths-
childs of Europe and the money kings
of America commands you to listen.
So listen:
On mountain or plain, as far you scan,
There's none so good as a good party man.
The rest re mean, the basest of traitors;
Well float 'em out; we'll count 'e1n out;
Wen swear they've got the gravel or gout,
And with lOund their ship we'll bust
And send 'em to HI in a thundergust.
So sang and fiddled the trained intel
lects Of America and old king gold rang
with an encore. 1t is told in ancient
story that when Orpheus played and
sang to his Tyre that trees and rocks
and hills danced to the music. While
this last refrain of American party
orators could not have such an effect
but poor weak mortal is often en-
chanted and made to dance like a loon
over the graves of the dead. Thousands
dance, millions dance, and they care
not and know not only. Such an effect
has this mysterious music. Then to
add to it's effect the party editors play
their part; last but not least the patriots
in Office, and many solo by the hope
full. Catching the time and the tune
as it floats through the air to the re-
motest corners of the land, the old and
young, the wise and the foolish, white
and black, saint and sinner, takes up
the step and shuff1es the party shuttle
on the light fantastic toe. America
dances. The clear voice Of McAllister
and RothschiIds is heard down the hall,
Partners all ~
Well dance all night till comes the light,
Then We'll dance on or Wen have fight.
Mr.. Editor, we will say no more
about the music of spring. We will
talk no more about the butterflies and
the birds; when man can take little
gold from the vaults of Wall street and
London and by its magic ring set
whole nation to singing and dancing,
saints and sinners, rich and poor max
ing merry and forgetting where they
are at. Thus we drown trouble. Taking
no more upon our hearts than we can
shake off our heels Who would think
when others will do the thinking for
him? While we live let's be merry;
for to morrow we may die. Summer
comes, then winter, birth and death.
Should we trouble ourselves about
those who sleep in their country's
cause, or about those who are to Gomez
Needless. We are but worms Of the
dust, a grain Of sand in the sea of time,
an atom of humanity and our little
efforts cannot turn the tide of future
history. Needless. Come, then, all
ye merry sons of America, listen to the
music which is played for you It's
free. Wall street pays them well.
Come to the free concert to night. We
will have fun and the best dancer wins
a crown. HARRY HINTON.
He was Missouri man and feels the