Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-04-21
Reported by Phil osopher Workman

Reported by Phil osopher Workman.
In discussing this grave question OF
the |. and X. today,
You'll permit me to speak plainly, in
a frank and open way.
And should some thoughts seem I'M
pleasant, trust none will take
offense,
Many truths are not most pleasant
Please to use your common sense.
To proceed--For our main premise,
we shall very firmly state
All Good Government is truly for the
people BY the Great.
True the Lord loves common neople,
yet he knows them far to we'll
Fer TO let them rule unhindered, they
would make our World Russia.
So our meriful creator, in His Proyi-
Dental care
Fer has chosen for us Rulers who
can best the burden bear,
! And for centuries good people, spite
of infidelic filings
At such blindness have aeknowi-
edged the Divine Right of their
Kings.
When Republics came in fashion,
Now we reverence the name,
| But we may as well admit that
Pandemonium likewise came;
And had not the Better classes, men
Of Wealth, Good Business Men,
Soon regained their former station,
Anarchy had ruled us thenl
Should the common people ever be
allowed to have full sway
Wealth would soon cease formulating,
Rank and Privilege decay.
Now, Blue Blood must ne'er be
| grinned at; it has ever held Its
| own
And Great Wealth gives great advan-
| tage; thus we Great have greater
| grown;
Thus we hold our Special Privilege
| so TWAS, it's. and Ger must be-
Might gives Right; II IL were not so,
| Providence would check it-~Seel
Let our sons our Wealth inherit, let
the Sons of Martha toll,
Some must bear the brunt of battle,
Some must bear away the Spoil;
Only through the Leisure classes we
attain the Supermanl
We can see the Working classes have
no time to Educate,
Have no skill to solve such problems
| as our great affairs of State
True, our own time is much taken by
our Banquets, Dances, Plays,
And in Business we're kept busy in
Thousand Devious ways
But when we retire--to Congress, OF
to our Assembly Halls
'Tis because we are best fitted. We
| must go where duty calls.
Now in all our legislation, great care
we should exercise
To preserve those Institutions of the
| past we deem most wise.
All Good Trusts and Corporations
/ cen tho Great Monopolies
Must be, shall be, well protected
Sacred Institutions--these!
In fact all the Vested Int'rests, nov
by Demagogs attacked
Call for most un-erring State-craft-
Safety" Laws we must enact.
Lately we have taxed Great Fortunes
some may say the tax is Low
! As our Bonds all bear exemptions
which still let those fortunes
grow
But we hold Direct Taxation, as q
rule, Is most unwise,
Ever menacing great fortunes--Ir
Sales Taxes, Safety lies.
Demagogic Agitator, Tight-Wad
Hayseed, Bolshevist,
All cry out against Taxation--candi'
i dates cannot resist
| So quite gravely we all promise, VIZ
| shall make Taxation Right
/ Which of course insures election
| Cat the bare hook, suckers bite)
After the elections over, surely We
deserve a rest
Heretofore-Well 1--WE Should Worry
we did just as we thought best
But if comes this Referendum, w
shall lose such liberty
For the untaught common people nov
/ speak most discourte0usly
! 'Gainst our sacred Institutions, gains
/ Trusts and Monopolies,
| 'Gainst our Ancient Laws and Order
'gainst our Blue Blood Pedigrees
/ Initiative, Referendum, must not
/ shall not be employed,
For by such all Special Privilege vii
forever be destroyed
/ Tho by some mischance such meas
ures sometimes carry at the poll
We may quietly ignore them, people
yet are blind as moles.
I Can they force US in Convention; Of
Assembly? / don't think
They may lead us TO the water, bu
they'll never make US drink!
Have YOU heard Of Little Jokers
Hushl just watch our little game
How we'll fool the silly peoplei The.
themselves are all to blame!