Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

Dear folks:
TIL other night Lon was invited by
tn Amalgamated Order of Professional
Chauneurs o. Alexandria. Va. to make
a address before that body. but. bein
la wee bit ticklish about goin' to
strange burg by himself, he begged me
to string along, an, buh-lieve me, I'm
turrible glad 1 took a, chance on IN
venture. for, aside from runnin' head-on
into corkin' good repast. l had IN
satisfaction O. KNOWN, after tn Kid
had got through with his masterful ef-
fort that tn close bond o friendship
what has, always existed between tn
great Capital city an its li'r neighbor
to tn south had been drawed that much
tighter.
There amt mo- six ways about IT. IN
kid rully done himself proud, an at one
section Of his speech had tn staid old
Inhabitants Of tn Virginia city standin
on their chairs an carryin' on somethin
outrageous TIL followin' is tn gist Of tn
outbursf he give 'em:
"Feller chauffeurs o Alexandria: II
amt only a great pleasure to be with
you all tonight. but no time could DC
more opportune for me to express my
to tn folks OF your
town. your state an our country ~,
tn magnificent manner In wnicn ~
hands come across IN answer to Dncie
Sans appeal for help. embodied IN IN
third great liberty loan. what come 10
a wind-up on tn night o May 4.
NO doubt you folks Of this grand
Old Dominion state must be tickleo
nearly sidewise with tn appreciation
an confidence that tn whole country
at large has placed in one OF your own
native sons! (Cheers.> Go to 1t. folks:
for we'll might you De proud Of him!
He's a man! Yes. friends. every inch
a man! A man what don't try to 1901
none O. tn people mono o tn time! But
who for tn past five years. has STOOD
before you on tn level. an IKE TN
sturdy Rock O. Gibraltar has dehed
against him, an never yet begged Tor
quarter! cloud cheerin'.) TIL greatest
exponent o. democracy that this or any
other country has ever knowed! Not
half-hearted advocate for one-sideo
fiy-hy-night, pay-as-ya-enter democ-
racy. but fighter to TN iast o aH .h hot
Just an true democracy In all tnat
tn word implies; a social condition
where every human bein'-not small
cluster o. privileged males, nor a
handful o. lucky females-but where
every human bein' is valued for his
intrinsic worth! Get me? (Cproar.)
That's tn kind O. democracy tn whole
worlds fightin' for today, men o Alex
andria. an just as certain as you folks
down here have tn natural facilities
for maxim this li'r old burg one OF tn,
greatest manufacturin' centers OF tn
south, just that certain you will ma,
when tn final curtains rung down on
this terrible slaughter. that that KIND
of democracy has come In to stay!
chhprin'.
standin' on chairs)
"Lrr did we reck five years ago, when
this great man was called upon TO M
tn highest ONCE in our fair land. that
has done today. but. to quote one OF
our patriots Of old. There's a DIVINITY
which shapes our ends.
1--WE all, you, me an tn rest OF our
Teller countrymen, owe heap 10 ms
tude is tn fairest blossom what springs
from tn soul. wassa matter with all
hands gettin' together between noWn
July 4th an stagin, woodrow row, wilson 80,
possible! We have a Mothers day. a
Grandpaps' day, a Independence day an
every once an so often Pay day. then
why not a Presidents day? A day set
aside SO that every red white-an'-bl
American throughout this broad land. from
TIL rockbound coast O. far-east Maine to
tn sun-kissed shores o Santa Barbara;
from tn hot tomale stands o MOO Or-
leans to .th' sumptuous homes o gay
Moo York. in every hamlet. tIun. city.
state, territory an possession OF this
glorious country, yes, even includin us
poor li'P voteless foreigners up in tn Dis
trict O. Columbia, can get together an
prove to our President that we're back
of him in his fight It'll death do us part
for tn honor an glory of these great
United States in union forever! (Pande-
moniumD Thank you. folks! It's easy
enough to say that he's great, easier
still to think that he's great an easiest
of all to hope that he's great. but les
all get together with one big splurge
an convince our Big Chief that we know
he is great. For.
With tn whole world topsy-t urvy,
An every nation in tn row.
guy has gotta pinch himself
To he unselfsh now.
It's mighty hard to think Of aught
But war an battles grim,
An forget ourselves enough to give
little thought to him.
It's a cinch to give opinions
As to how things should be run,
But quite another matter
To see that they done.
An with chances for an early peace
Far off an mighty SLIM
Tn least that can do right
Is give thought to him.