The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-31
THE CRIME OF THE CAMPAIGN.

In answer to the call, which had been duly
writ an signed,
Came forty-seven earnest men who had sin
gle mind,
Came forty seven men who cried with voice
unanimous,
"Name us his name an wel proceed to NULL.
fly the cuSs."
Never before was Cripple Creek SO violently
stirred;
Never was such assemblage in the Bar do Early
Bird,
Never such pallor Of the cheek, such gleamin
OF the eye,
Such marked determination to have freemen's
rights or die.
Cam men of peaceful habits ground their teeth
in bitter rage
An anger was quite manifest in ev'ry form an
stage,
An when ole Parson John riz up with white an
corpselike cheek
He had to take drink afore he'd trust hisself
to speak.
SCENTS" said the parson "frtends ct al an
likewise pro an con,
Excuse my trembly utterance. II will improve
anon.
Have patience with me fer my cause an like.
wise fer my age
An will try my hardest to artioulate my rage.
"Thismeetin, as you understand, was brought
about because
Some Denver thief an scalawag has monkeyed
with the laws,
Designin nothin more nor less. as you VIII
plainly note,
Than to disfranchise Cripple Creek an rob her
of her vote.
stYou need not yell nor stomp your feet.
know lust how Won feel
An how you grind at this attack upon the
commonweal.
Proceedin, let me amplify. It's open, plain an
clear
The whole blamed movement was conceived to
beat our Rhino Pierre.
"By accident, as have told, heard the news
today
OF how a law had been dug up TO steal our
vote away
An idiotic, tyrannous an man enslavin act
Whereby the rights Of Cripple Creek is vicious
ly attacked.
"By this here law 1t is decresd NO ballots shall
be polled
Within a hundred yards Of any bar whore liz.
uor's sold.
No votin, SO that law provides, shall DO allow
A hundred yards, or thereabouts, Of whsrea-
bouts of gin.
"Could there-I ask you cam an cool--could
there be fouler plot
Conceived by man to rob US Of the dearest
rights we've got2
A hundred yards from any bari Will some one
kindly state
Where in the bounds Of Cripple Creek that
spot is situate? -
"You cannot find 1t, an the cuss who caused
that law to pass
Done it to aid the schemin Of the plutocratic
class;
Done it to rob us Of our rights. Whereforsf
Because they fear
The onward an triumphant course Of henest
Rhino Pierre.
"They know the common people win. II they
Elect old Rhino sheriff by a vote Of thunder
tone,
Then govnor, then president. Them pluto
Gratis is smart,
An SO they want to kill him off afore he gifts q
start.
"Such is the purpose of that law. But, gents,
beg to say
They'll learn what patriotism is when cornes
election day.
A hundred yards from any bari The Idly is
Well have the polls. as heretofore. here in the
EARLY Bird.
meanwhile as chairman suggest that you
provide fer some
Committee authorized to pave tho way 10
kingdom come
Fer that particular pelican that made that law
to rob
Us of our suffrage, an trust they'll do q
speedy job
The next train bound fer Denver bore the gam
bier Finger Bowl
As one duly commissioned BY committee Of
the whole,
An next week he'll report to us ooncernin Of
his ride
An tell US incidental of Jest how the Teller died
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