The star. (Aberdeen, S.D.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-18
A Democratic PRAYER.

At recent democratic meeting in Gunison,
Colorado, the mayor of the place, being del
egate arose at the conclusion of the delibera-
lions and offered the econium and prayer:
Oh almighty and all powerful Cleveland,
who art in Washington, when not fishing; thou
who art the father of Ruth and Ruth's sister,
and Maria Hslldn's boy Oscar, and the god
father OF the Democratic party, dts father
wouldn't own 1t II it were here,) We hail thy
narne as the great political prophet Of the
country.
We bow down before thee in humble politi-
cal obedience. When thou sayest 90, we 60,
when thou sayest come, we come. We have
no desire but to serve thee.
II thou sayest black is white we will swear
to 1t and lick the everlastin' stuhan' out Of the
man who disputes II.
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 business is to vote the
the tick ct and vote Ter straight.
What Is it to US whether we have free silver
or not? We are but dogs that eat the crumbs
that fail from our masters tables. When the
crumbs fall we wag our tail: when they fall
fastor we wag faster when they don't fall, we
stand and wait until they do.
This is tn kind of democracy which elected
thee, our great and almighty Cleveland.
Oh, most adored master, we love thee for all
thou hast done for US. We love thee because
thou art Cleveland. We humbly surrender
our selves to thee. Do with usSas thou wilt
The wheat is only 40c bushel, we love thee;
though business 10 dull, we love thee though
thousands. millions are cut of employment, we
leve thee; though our children are ip rags, we
love thee: though our wife, the dear compan
ion of our 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 hun
ger is staring US in the face, we love thee
still.
This shows cur great faith and love for thee.
Our wives and children we arc willing to sac
rifice, even as the Hindoo mother sacrifices
her offspring by throwing it under the crush
ing 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 1T
promised free silver, and we know it Won't
give 1t to us, but we will stick to the party.
We know we said If it did not do the things
1t 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 independ.
ence,
Thou, oh mighty Cleveland, hast all the man
hood and independence in the party.
We are fools, liars lickspittlc, mudsills. We
have no business to want anything or say
anything.
Last year we favored free silver and now we
have to oppose it We favored it then because
We thought 1t was right. We oppose 1t now,
most adored master, because thou tellest lis
to.
Amt We q honey of the first water? Did
ever dog serve his master more faithfully?
Did ever dog get less fer it.
Oh mighty master, we are ever ready to
serve the party. All the pay we ask is to be
patted On the back by some local politician
and be called Democrat.
We amt got any sense.
We want only enough to vote the ticket. 1t
don't take much sense to be good democrat
Whata joyful thought! We don't have to
think. We don't have to worry Our work
Is mapped out for MS. All that is expected is
to do what we are told to do.
W. lhahk Ihee, Oil cleveland, that we are
democrats.
We thank thee for the panic
We thank thee for the hungry snd lille men
andwOmen in the land.
We thank thee for the low prices
Wsthank thee for the banks that have busted
and thousand of bush ess failures SINGS thou
hast come into power
We thank thee for the hard times,
We thank thee for the rags our children
wear.
We thank thee for the clothes our wife needs
and cantget.