The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-03-06
Its Scope, Purposes and Leader.
An Appreciative Eulogy.


The pride of the Platte.
The geese OF the Romans that guarded the
state
BY cackling whenever foes came to the gate,
Was doubtless, some one Of them, grand
father grcat
To this wonderful statesman
The pride of the Platte.
The fame of Romes ganders time cannot
rescind.
On historys tablets it firmly is pinned;
And yet their true glory was nothing but
| wind;
Quite like the great statesman,
| The pride of the Platte.
Just see him-I mean now the statesman,
not goose.
Throw open his mouth and thus starting the
sluice
| OF his intellect, let its damned ignorance
loose,
This wonderful statesman,
The pride of the Platte
In his book and his lectures now hear him re-
peat,
Demonetized silver has so cheapened wheat
| That yeast will not raise enough bread now
10 eat"
. wonderful statesman.
| The pride OF the Platte
Have you e'er seen Ounce whose remarkable
cheek
| VIII let him bout things he knows nothing OF
speak?
| If you have not read this, here's the picture
you seek.
In this wonderful statesman,
The pride of the Platte
As proof that our money of silver should be,
Just hear him say: "Populst fellows like ME-
Were the wise ones who overheard emptied
the tea
logical statesman,
The pride Of the Platte,
The Democrat presidents always have won
record for treason in all they have done,
From Jefferson down to Cleveland. each one,
Says this IbcllouS statesman,
Whe halls from the Platte.
The Republican presidents also have tried
To open the doors Of misgovcrnment wide,
And let all our forefathers attled for slide
Says this libellous statesman,
Who halls from the Platte.
All members Of Congress are trying to kill
Unless it prompt swallows the Populist pill
Says this wonderful statesman,
The pride of the Platte
This pill is compounded by doctors OF note
One Tillman, and Coxey. one Altgeld quote
To show what good health il will surely pro-
mote
When given to patients
By nurse from the Platte
Mix" say this trio of Medico's wise
Anarchy, cheap money, idieness, lies,
And give till the patient RECEIVERS. or-dics,"
Amen cries this good nurse
Who halls from the Platte.
What fate could be worse than for country
like this.
To hear, Thou art mine" coming Up in Il
hiss.
From satanic jaws down in hcll's dread abyss,
AS it would, if such statesman
1t trusts, from the Platte.
Is there not in the brain of such slanderous
bug
Some place where n satrist shrewdIy may lug
a sncer that may be to the drirel plug?
AS runs from this statesman,
The pride of the Platte?
How vain he Is; thinking he's wonderful
smart
Mere racket to him seems perfection of art,
So an ass thinks his bray is, when Jogging
cart;
o wonderful statesman,
The pride Of the Platte
Not much does he know, and that much in
complete;
\ compound OF ignorance mixed with con
celt'
Who'd double for farmers the price of their
wheat,
BY splitting good dollars;
Wise statesman from Platte,
Like Wait, to the fetlocks in blood he would
ride,
And thus. as hero Of finance decide.
That the world must a fifty cent dollar abide;
wonderful statesman,
The pride of the Platte
He has studied the finance of Carthage OF old
And believes that mint out OF leather. can
mould
dollar that's equal to one made Of gold
This wonderful statesman.
That halls from the Platte
He firmly believes that the national ship
Is straight toward Tophet now making n
trip:
Which he, from the poop-deck. can stop with
his lip;
This wonderful statesman,
The pride of the Platte.
Republican statesmen are villains uuoth he;
And Democrat statesmen not worth a bau-
bee:
Every one OF them damnable traitors. save
NE,
Me, wonderful statesman
Who halls from the Platte
y voter, he says, is a partisan pup.
TIL lac gets his nose in to a plutocrat's cup.
Ana laps the stored milk, like a Populist, up,
Like him this great statesman
Tbs pride of the Platte.
How fierce'y he rants and how Wiley he rails
At natural laws! When HIS notion prevails,
Neck and neck with fast borses In speed,
shall so snaiIs.
Says this wonderful statesman
Who comes from the Platte
II truth that is worthy is tested bv sound.
All the virtues Of earth in his party abound;
All the infamous crimes in the Others are
found.
Which shows what great statesmen
Are grown on the Platte
o prophet OF evil: The birth you foretcll
Is only black anarchy piping its she'll,
Brought forth from the hot incubation OF
hell.
by such wonderful statesmen
AS you FROM the Platte
He would pay up all debts BY an issue i'm
menSe
0fdollars as worthless As is his own sense.
And thus, with that fosy. called Honor, dis
pen>e;
Would this wonderful statesman
The pride of the Platte.
He'd, nerciless knock the so.dbu.s on the