Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-12
TNCLE SANS GREAT MISSION.


The CubinS are a royal race,
Their bravery we adore,
Nav L nr,r = IN their homes preserve
Within their native shore.
I-n,l Sans noble man,
our cuuntrynan ana true;
And now he's one to take command
And lead their battles through.
What thoughts were in the Cubdns MINDS
will not try To tell
Although the SpaniardS they dId TAI
Pierced by shot and shell.
Srain has tried to win fame,
Close by our nations shore;
But this we know she cannot do
For eight or nine years more.
So to start the ball III motion,
And to prove TO all we're fair
We will not Try to he unjust,
Nor take them unaware.
The Maine, she was monster
That Law with Starboard side
Towards the starving CubanS-
At nine o'clock she died.
She sank beneath the rolling waves
IiavanaS banks So grim
OF all the number that she bore
Her crew was very slim.
Her crew it was a gallant one,
They knew their well-trained place
These Spaniards were afraid to come
And meet them face to face.
Uncle Sans a collegiate.
A scholar good and fair;
And on April, twenty second day,
a war he did declare.
Soon after this message came
From dewey far away;
He told us of his victory,
While ut Manila Bay.
OF all the tales of victory
Since fourteen nInetytwo,
None will compare with gallantry
That Dewey did 80 through
n is crew it was gallant one,
Their aim was perfect, too,
guess you know something of this
by the pictures that they drew.
Twas Sunday morn, the first of May,
That they were called to fight;
And they, we know, were tired out
by their great former flight.
Then came the Reina Cristina,
The flagship of the lot.
Tonh fire and sank beneath the bay,
While silently she rocked.
The Castillo was an honored ship,
To her country she was true;
Although she fought the Stars and Stripe!
And sank beneath the blne.
Then came the Don Antonio.
w hlch male IA desperate fight.
That Giidlcy sank beneath tho waves
His way was just and right.
Charles Gridley was noble man.
Cur countryman and true;
He died from lighting at his post
oh say, my friend, could you?
Old Glory brings to heart and mind
The morn of desperate strife,
Between the Dons of a foreign land
And Yankee Stars and Stripes.
The praise of Dewey's power is sung
Amid the ich and poor;
All hope 10 greet him on his way
Through life forever more.
Our loved ones no assisted him
Through strife with desperate foe
MAY God your pathway brighten up,
wherever you may go.
Olympia is the Capital.
Although she's small in size;
But now you know she'll have a boom.
She captured richest prize.
Our hearts were saddened for awhile,
Our means were deep within,
Until we heard from SIMPSONS fleet
Towing the prizes in.
The prizes rich came thick and fast,
For TWO or three weeks more;
And then came X. =. Hobson's doom
silently AT our door.
Twas eighteen hundred ninety.eight,
Fifth month and on third day;
That Hobson sank the Merrimac
In Santiago bay.
hope that all may honor him
Through days while life shall last,
As one of the greatest he, oes
For many centuries past.
Our army is robust one,
Our men are large in size;
know when they are called to fight,
They always take the prize.
We hope that Shaf,er with his men
Will do a thing or two,
To show the Spanidrds when we come
We mean 10 soon get through.
1t was at Santiago Fay,
bright and pleasant day;
Cervera he did make dash,
But failed to get away.
Now will tell you best can
A plain and simple way.
VI all our ships VINO helped to sink
Cervera on that day.
Of all our ships we're very proud
10th large and small in size,
For always when their called to fight
The Spanlards are surprised.
A monster from Western State,
Now / may call to mind,
That sailed some fourteen thousand miles
Spaniard for to find.
The Gloucester is yachting boat
Suppose you have heard say,
These Spaniards do not like to yacht
In such desperate wav.
The Texas is battleship,
Although she's small i'm size.
She helped to run the Spaniards down
Anu lake them 10y surprise.
Twas the North Atlantic Squadron,
Far To The south she lay;
COMMANDED by the Brooklyn boy
Commodore Schley.
The Iowa and the Oregon,
We all know they were there.
supported by their noble crews.
They brought their guns to bear.
Cristobal Colon, a noble ship,
Her crew was loyal too;
she undertook 10 lead the fleet
But failed to take them through.
Our battleships are present types,
l want YOU all to know;
Commanded by the - Yankee Hogs"
wherever they may go.
Torel saves his men from certain fate
Yes, from our boys in blue,
lie knew he could not keep them back
The best that they could do.
Dynamite guns were trained upon
Their dark and gloomy town
The Spanlards soon cried out with fear
Our flag we will haul down.
Now Sampson wants word or two
AS all Admirals do;