Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-07-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
BY DR.. FRED W. TYLER,
Poet-Philosopher of the Wiregrass section.


They tell me that upin Atlanta today
There's bunch O folks some perhaps yet on the way)
Who when assembled in the aggregate
Constitute the Legislature Of the State.
These folks are called Salons" am told because
Like him they legsate, in other words, make laws,
And legislature man is our noble states defense,
You'd better believe he's some consequence.
He's electedby the peope-the people send him there,
And he sure feels it, trying hard to bear
The honor with dignity be-ftting,
man who for so days must do a deal O sitting
He's dressedEin his Sunday Clothes but you can see
Him at the depO, and affable is he
He has some dignity of course but he's not proud
He'll take you by the hand and call you Bud"
There's something "goin to be did" you may be sure
When he gets there and knocks at the Capitol door,
And catches the Speakers eye" All then look out,
And see him fling the adectives about
He'll do his duty-not soul shall say
He failed to- earn his four and half day.
He'll learn the ropes" and then feel at his ease
To blow his when some big guy" shall sneeze.
Now hear me talk in somewhat different vein,
I'm going to drop this half satiric strain,
Give yourshandsm y legslatng brother
And let us talk right out to one another
1t is a fact that many and many year
This fine old States been legsated clear
Out of its five wis-Theres laws and laws and laws,
And everybody asking What's the cause?"
Why this-Each man who is member of the Bar
Must something do to give the State jar
By placing ONE LAW" upon the books
That humbugs the folks and helps the crooks
Now brother promise me- when you're in doubt
What this or that tother law may be about,
Be sure to say to someone standing by
I'm going to give that fool law black eye.
And do it too-And if by chance you may
Meet a thousand tommy-rot laws coming your way
Go get T. Roosevets biggest knobbiest stick
And knock them into kingdom come-Do it quick.
And look here brother, paste this in your hat
Our amt sufferin for laws-remember that
What she does need and she needs it a whole lot
Is the fearless administration of the laws she's got
I've heard it sad"t that about all the laws are made
For lawyers to dodge-ths constitutes their trade
We clap our hands for him who with gall sublime
Can bust law wide open in the quickest time.
Now brother you 90 right along and take your seat
Don't be jumping.jack-for ever on your feet.
Silence is golden; use hard horse sense
I'll bet you'll put the State to less expense.
But if you speak: say your piece and blame you,
say it WE'LL
You're worth hucks unless you give the other fellow
But most O. times lol back and chaw with sleepy half
closed eyes
For that's the way the boys that you're profoundly
wise
You needn't 90 to church much or be always singing
psalm,
But thing beseech you, Don't have itching palm.
About your sacred honor let there never be doubt
If you're poor when you 60 in Bud be poor when you
come out
Now We gentlemen of Georgia. whose names shall ever be-
Either writ gorys spotless page sunk in perfdy
Let each lay his holy best the alter of his state
And generations yet unborn will rise and call you GREAT
Compliments to Georgia Legislature 1911.