The Irish standard., 1896-08-29

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Gold Bugs Alphabet ,
.{From the Standpoint OF the Other Fellow.)

- stands for Cochran-Bourke Cochran.
~ you know,
At speaking his piece he never was slow,
Hut Trying to answer young Bill from the
Will cave him wondering where he is at
rs for Depew. He's de peach of New
An sufrerin Moses, how he kin tork.
Say, Gull. on de dead, I'll tip it to you
He's spielin fer gold cos he's out for Depew!
e stands for Eckels-a smartish young
8 chap,
Brought up on Growers peculiar pap.
Controlling the currency, basest Of dross,
He makes it q point to agree with his boss.
Z is for Foraker. Fire-alarm Joe
Foxes fun at Bryan and thinks it will
Down with the people, who see through the
And in November will make Joseph sick.
O. for old Grover, the goldbug's best
Here's wishing him well in the world with
OF suckers he's landed no end III his time.
But his times nearly up, so on with the
II s for Hanna, the fat and purse-proud
aPn he neone yo
It's NE M 2, and Mckinley MCKINLEY and
n the Ego referred to above
u Marcus Aurelius, Hanna's first love.
II am your Warwick, he cOolly prOciaims;
Says vox populi: NIT! Don't cali yourself
4 g for the Journals, both morning and
~ night
Standing on both sides, so bound to be right:
Preaching free silver or clamoring for gold,
Setting up straw men and knocking 'em
cold.
X s for the KiclSers all parties have
Popos era; Den'opops' Prohibs and what
But. most of the kickers this year do be
We've left the old parties to vote for Bill
Bryan.
r. stands for London, the town that we're
- told
Though, draining our country of millions in
Must give us permission to make our own
Vide St Louis platform, the gold standard
clause.
N 's for Mckinley, who bears the gold
And meelSly wears Marcus A. Hanna's tin
Poor Macs got the blues. for the tariff is
In the suf1ie, and William is fearing frost!
AS for Nebraska, pretty good state
u Even if Thurston lived there of
late.
When Bryan, a winner. has breasted the
Well, maybe young Neb won't get stuck
1's for Ohio, where Hanna holds sway,
~ And things have the habit of coming
But as an exception that may prove the rule.
The people for president don't want his tool,
rs for Populist, hairy and gray
If it tickles the groundlings to view
EN- that way.
Reforms on their banner the legend Is
For Bryan and Silver" they'll stay up all
- stands for Matt Quay, and it's curious
His grip on old Pennsy he's losing just now;
And And p Ger Quay 4 CO.. bosses. will Jordan
soon roll.
n's for Tom Reed, the Republican car,
~ Who gaily has mounted the Mark
Mavbe he's all right, for they say so in
But the purple in congress he can't wear
:. again.
g stands of Sherman - reminiscent old
who now says that silver is but new toy.
With only glance at his record you'll find.
That Sherman, like others. oft changes his
mind.
.r's for the Tariff Mckinley loves best
Though everyone else would give it a
s.The tariffs tax SO we've learnt by this
The parrot has gone to a far warmer cline.
rs for the Union we all hold 50 dear
u Gold bugs or silver; let traitors stand
Greater than party and dearer than life
Is the flag we will never see draggled in
strife.
" And resume the peculiar run Of our
rhyme:
So Villas for gold is contriving to shout.
AZ stands for man in New York
=" With gold enough boarded to reach
clear to Cork.
His name now is whitney but soon will be
- mud
II he don't board the ark that will weather
~. the flood.
~ unknown quantity-fgure it out
~ Expresses the volume OF that mighty
which millions of freemen will loose in the
When Bryan is seated in Grover C.'s chair.
~ is the Youth of the Boy from the
with the big bunch of brains inside of his
r. he isn't as old as some solons we know
He las come from a school to which they
80 should 60
- stands for Zero, and that s just the
A. mark
The spirits OF goldbugs will reach after dark
On the day Of election. You needn't catch
There's room for you all in the free silver
!. ; :. fold. TOM. III. RUSSELL.
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