Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-08
DEMOCRATIC PRAYER
DELIVERED AT THE CLOSE OF A
COLORADO CONVENTION.
a Terrible Arrangement of tn. Democrats
Administration-Every Democrat Should
Read. aud IL He Is Honest He wnl Adj
mi Its Truth.
To Almighty Cleveland.

"a A"Ve CoPy VI tue NtuuulSOu, COlO.,
Tribune contains the following prayer.
Prayers to Cleveland have become a
popular fad these days, but this one
caps She whole collection. The Trib-
u says: Previous to the close fthe
Democratic County Convention, Ed
ward Croke, mayor of Irwin, arose, and
all the delegates r~everently bowed
while lie offered prayer to Almighty
Cleveland. The speakers voice was
filled with emotion and the reporter
found it difficult to get every word.
But here it is:
oh, almighty and all-powerful Cleve-
land, who art in Washington, when not
fishing; thou who ar: the father of
Ruth and Ruth's sister, and Maria Hal
pins boy Oscar, and the godfather of
the Democratic party dts father
wouldn't own it if he were here), we
hail thy name US the great political
prophet OF the century. We bow
down before thee in humble political
obedience. When thou sayest go, We
go, when thou sayest come, we come.
We have nc desire but to serve thee.
II thou sayest black is white We
will swear to it, and lick the
everlastin' stutiin' out of the man
who disputes it. When thou takest
snuff we will sneeze; when thou say
est free silver we will echo thy words:
when thou sayest gold then gold it is.
We are Democrats after the most inn
proved 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 arc but dogs that
eat of the crumbs that fall from our
masters tables. When the crumbs
fall we wag u tails; when they foil
fast we wag faster; and when they
don't fall we stand and wait until they
do. This is Democracy. This is the
kind of Democracy which elected thee,
u great and almighty Cleveland.
Oh, most adored master, we love thee
for what thou hast done for us. We
love thee because thou art Cleveland.
We humbly surrender ourselves to
thee. Do with us as thou wilt.
Though wheat is but forty 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 employment We
love thee; though our children are
clothed in rags we love thee; though
our wife, the dear companion of u
bosom, is ~scantily dressed and looks SO
shabby she can't go 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 thee still. This shows
our great faith and love for thee. Our
wives and children we are willing to
sacrifice, ever as the Hindoo mother
sacrifices her offspring by throwing it
under the wheels of the juggernaut.
Oh, mighty Cleveland, words cannot
express our love for thee. We love
our party, too. What care we about
the many promises it made. We know
it promised free silver, and we know il
won't give it to us, but we will stick to
the party. We know we said if 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
stills. We have no business to want
anything 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, be-
cause thou tellest us to. Amt we q
honey of the first water? Did ever.
dog serve his master more faithfully q
Did yer dog get less for it? Oh
mighty master, we are w ready to,
serve thee and party. All the pay We
ask is to be patted on the back byI
some local politician and called a good;
We amt got any sense.
We don't want any, only enough to-
vote the ticket. Il don't take any
sense to be o good Democrat. What
q joyful thought! We don't have to;
think. We don't have to worry. OUR
work is mapped out for us. All that
is expected is to do what we are told
to do. 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. Wethank'
thee for the rags our children wear;
We thank thee for the clothes our,
wife needs and can't get. We thank
thee for what thou hast not done for
the people. We thank thee for all
these things because it is our duty, as
q good Democrat to do SC. It may be.
against the grain," but we will take
our medicine. We will work u wives
to DEATH, starve Dur children, sacri-
flee u homes, cruelty liberty, and
kill prosperity. but will never 60 back
on the dear old Democratic party, and
on thee, our most adored Cleveland.
Thou are more account than all of us
put together. Thou knowsst more:
than all Of us. Call us fools; spit in
our faces; wipe you feet on as; we will
love thee all the more. And now, onr
great political father. We 1eava no In