Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-05
NUMBER 16.
DEMOCRATIC PRAYER
a LamOntation.
NO. K.

Almighty and and al powerful
Cleveland, Thou who sittith upon the
throne and ruleth with On iron hand.
Thou who regardeth not lines or
boundaries, or mountains or rivers or
oceans. Thou who in the morning Of
thy glory forsaketh the cause Of Maria
Halpin, and in the evening espouseth
the cause of ''nigger queen" The
morning sthrs sing together, but they
pale before the dazzling rays of thy
greatness. But, oh. almighty master.
where is the glory of the democratic
party? Where is she that sat upon
the throne and commended the ad-
miration of the word? What has be-
come OF her loveliness and her gran
deur? She was the greatest party in
the nation-yea, in the whole world.
But she has become as q widow-yea,
as harlot.
She that was great among the ma
tons and princes among the states
now dallieth with political libertines
and weareth the bright colors of Q
harloi.
Her heart is torn asunder and she
weepeth, and tears are on her cheeks
for her departed greatness She hath
embraced as lovers her enemies, even
the republicans
She has rested lovingly in their
arms while they played with her
golden tresses
She hast permitted them to pollute
her lips with kisses, aud hast taken
Of their gold and slept in their politi.
cal bed.
She is in sad plight.
filthiness is in her skirts, and
she remembereth not her last end.
She hath grievously sinned.
All that honored her dispise her,
because they have seen her naked.
ness.
Her enem les revile her, her lovers
faces in shame.
The republicans have entered into
her sanctuary aud laid polluted hhnds
upon her bonor.
She winketh at her enemy and
kicketh too high in the dance.
And, now. all her people sign.
They mourn her departed glory.
They seek bread and find it not
Their pleasant places have departed.
The sweet maiden, Democracy. doth
smile no more on them.
She hast taken her departure from
the people
She seketh after political courtesans
She hast gone wrong
And the yoke of her trausgressions
rest heavy upon the people.
Flushed with wine and pleasure she
mocketh at their distress
And seeing our shame our adver.
saries, even the Populists, sorely dis
tress us.
They encompass us rounda bout and
exclaim, Aha"
We are the victims of much sfiic-
tion.
Our party has led us into darkness.
Against us IL has turned, but vie
love it still
It breaketh our skin and flesh and
bones, and fills US with gall, but we
hang on.
II sets us in dark places and hedges
US about with broken promises and
1isappointments, but we cling to IL.
II has inclosed our ways, proved us
liars and made our paths crooked, but
we shout for it.
II has made us desolate and set us
up in derision before the people, but
~e freeze to il.
It has made US drunk with the
Normwood of poverty. and covered us
up with the ashes of despair, but We
cry out in our distress, Bully for the
old party"
1t has broken our teeth and pierced
our soul whh the iron of neglect, but
we shout aloud from the hilltops,
Well vote 'er straight"
Most beloved Grover, we are glad
we have not been kicked of the fsce
of the earth.
We thank thee that we are permit.
ted to live.
The democratic party Is thy throne
and we are thy footstool.
Bear down on US hard. for We wor-
ship the soles Of thy feet.
Rlaag fra Eiol,
pleasure; it is just the same TO us.
Bless the republicans who helped to
repeal the Sherman law.
Bless John Sherman. who is thine
high priest in the senate.
Bless Tom Reed, who also leads thy
servants in the house.
Bless Lii, the "nigger' queen Of
Hawaii, who had her throne kicked
out from under her.
Bless the National league, who are
organized to suppress free speech and
a free press
Lead them by a pillar of fire by
night and pillar of cloud by day. until
they reach the house Of the editor of
the National ceformer. that they may
slay him for daring to mention thy
name.
Bless everybody but the Populists
and Maria Halpin.
Bless especially the patches on our
clothes. Grant that they may not
only grow larger. but more numerous,
as an indication that somebody is
prospering.
Seek thine own pleasure. Hunt.
fish or drink beer as seemeth best IN
thy sight, and when election time
glory. Amen.
More Contempt of Court.