Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-01
SIGHINu FOR THE FLESH POTS.
Col. Henry WattersOn Laments That
the Democracy Sits No More at the
Table

Will never the good old times come
again? Shall Ohio Get it all? Has the
old flag, with its offices and appropriations,
gone forever from the uplifted hands of
Gods people? Are millions of ardent,
honest, credulous Democrats to be slaugh
tered upon the affairs of vanity and ego
tism from one Presidential election to an
otheI-blindly following wind and noise
lured by fox fire, and sustained by dry
bones and dead languages - until the
breath has qnite gone out of the poor old
beast that carries us ?
In the good old days of pristine Demo.
cratic purity, when Jefferson buncoed
Napoleon out of Louisiana, and Monroe
secured from Spain the reluctant cession
of Florida, when jackson laid the found
ations for the annexation of Texas, and
Polk whisked California and other terri
tory from the all-too-feeble grasp of the
greasers, Democrats had plenty of elbow
room. Uncle Sam was not only rich
enough to give us all farm, but in case
Of a needy politician, with Democratic
chalk mark across his back and valid
claim, there was never any serious want
of an office for the faithful. Even as late
as Pierces administration the Democracy
had hold upon the government, with its
abundance Of loaves and fishes.
Just as we were closing the book on
that old history-the Republicans having
for another generation followed the ex-
ample of the Democrats before them and
parceled out the good things among them
sclves-the war with Spain comes along
to give the Democrats another chance.
Shall we throw it away, as Grover Cleve.
land and Mr.. Sherman and Carl Schurz
urge us to do, or shall we sail in and win :?
There is enough to give every one of
the boys in the trenches a show for his
marbles If we cant make Mr.. Bryan
President Of the United States, what is
the matter with sending him to Cuba to
come back a Senator? 1t may be that
he would prefer Porto Rico, and, in that
event, as in Cuba, there may be a good
deal of trouble developed to the square
inch, and as Mr.. Blackburn is out of
job why not send Joe to Cuba? Gov.
Altgcld, being of foreign birth, cannot be
President He would doubtless be salts
fed with Hawaii. There are 400
islands in the japanese Archipelago,
Philippine apiece for those that be hungry
and thirsty, all the way from Debs to
Urey! Good Lord in the face of such
prospect think of patriotic and fam
ished Democrats trailing after John Sher-
man and Carl Schurz. Think Of William
Jennings Bryan trailing after Grover
Cleveland! 1t is just simply awful. is it
not? Give us Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines and we can work off all our
surplus silver upon the natives and have
Governorships, Senatorships and post
offices to burn What's the matter with
a new shuttle, cut and deal of the picto-
rial pastcboards ? 1t is too, too late for
William to 90 hobnobbing with Grover
Come, Billy, come Better get up in the
band wagon with the rest Of us old-fash-
ioued, manifest destiny, expansionist
Democrats aud join III the chorus,
Where the flag flies there fly wei!
You may not be able to lift yourself into
the White House by your shoulder
straps. But they give mighty fine
finish to the gentlemen and Democrat
who would lead the boys in the trenches
throughout the Nation, as well as in
Kentucky, Nebraska aud Texas, where
leading is easy and costs only wind and
noise. Butif YOU can not lead TIE grand
old party to victory at least do not lead,
or try to lead, it into a blind-alley, such
as witnessed the death Of the old Feder-
aIists and the old Wings. They died
because they refused to see the hand
writing ON the wall Shall We? They
died because they could not keep up with
the procession. Shall we? What we
really want, Billy, dear Billy, is to call
you our Sweet William, not to hear
folks use about you such improper lam
guage as " Billy be d---d!"
And now, ladies and gentlemen. while
Mr.. Bryan meanders down the center
aisle. the band will please play Home,
Sweet Home