The silver lance., 1898-03-11

tho New York Sun: our es-
contemporary, the Boston Tran
tesih has happy tears in Its eyes as
Scrip. - the public "the following ap-
II sr ode composed by the Right
pfopf,a'p n Usher to meet the patriotic
,ssvs Of those who love tne olo ianu
and the new;
..coa bless the whole VIDE earIns
rhe land that gave US pirtn'
And where we dwell.
With our hearts content
n.v n ,ife in peace be spent;
ca 60 save our President. y
at anthems swell. y,
.n,oss her on Britain's throne.
whose might is right alone.
And spare her long.
uere in Columbia's land.
u.v we with heart and hand
A proud, united band,
Be true and strong.
nHasten, o God, the day
When with united sway
On land and sea,
British and Yankee might.
unfolding all that's right.
NAV stand prepared to fight
For Liberty.
"Fling wide our ensign's fold,
And let the earth behold
our nags are one.
let all men know 'tis true,
The old. red, white and blue
Lies blended in the new.
And strife Is done"
We print the ode for the double pur-
nose of showing what incredible flap
doodle an English or a colonial bishop,
az the Right Rev. B. B. Usher, II he is
not a joke must be supposed to be, is
canable of writing, and how that in
credible fapdoodle finds favor in
Boston. which used to pride itself on
its ability to read and write. A choir
boy of nine who couldn't write a better
ode would deserve to be spanked for a
Ounce. The late kev. DR.. Samuel F.
Smiths words to the tune Of God Save
the Queen" unfortunately selected here
as national" tune and called Amer
ica," are not any too able, excellent as
their sentiment is; but this Usherian
Anglo American imitation is as remote
from literature as 1t is from common
sense.
God bless cur President,
Let anthems SWELL"
The Right Rev. B. B. Usher doesn't
know what an anthem is. His notion
of literature is about as crude as thai
Of a Chicago crank who astounded w
JBryan reading an original poem" al
the Jackson Day banquet in which the
following lines appeared: Bryan, Bry-
an, we are with thee still. Bryan, Bry-
an, Bryan, Bill" The Transcript says
that the ode has the ring of patriot.
ism, and will serve to cultivate a spirit
that will make for holy purposes and
closer union" What sort of patriot.
ism? Not American patriotism, which
is the only kind Americans have tc
cultivate. Not English patriotism, fol
while. for its own interests, England
may find it worth while to cultivate an
artificial liberation of Americans. Eng
lish patriotism is severely English
and both the non-traveling. genuine
Englishman and most travelling Eng
lishman who favor this country with
their presence. heartily hate the Yam.
KEGS. as indeed they do every other
race except their own. The Usher
hymn will please mighty few English
men. except small c-t.r,e CT sentimsn
talists and international arbitration
brethren.
God bless the whole EARTH" except
OF course, the Russians, Germany, ant
everybody else who is guilty of beins
In England's way. Whose might II
right alone" We should like a poeti
cal or even a prose summary of Brit
ish expansion from the hand of the
Right Rev. B. B. Usher.
The old red white and blue will never
De blended with anything. The Usher
ode will never be sung anywhere bu
az smoker" of that powerful ally Of
England, the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company. And the fame o1
the Usher of chronology will not BIZ
dimmed by that of Usher. the ode
maker.
Are you interested in this dom
worry movement?' Yes; l wish
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