davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-09-06

es 1888, 1877 honositott no volt eb-
ben az orszagban. Osszesen tehat
6,2O8, ,697 idegen eredetii polgAr.
Eek kozil egy Is egynegyed mil
lis jott Nemetorszagb6l, CTS ezer
Irorszagb6l, felmilli6 Oroszor-
szagb6l, fel millio Angliab6l, 423
ezer Svedorszagb6l, 42O ezer
Olaszorszagbol, 300 ezer Lengyel-
orszagb6l, 238 ezer Norvegiab6l,
200 ezer Ausztriabol, 160 ezer
Csehszlovakiabol, 1875 ezer Dania-
Dol, LOG ezer Magyarorszagbol, SO
ezer Finnorszagb6l, 39 ezer Yugo-
slaviab6l es 33 ezer Lithuaniabol,
stb. Az6ta a geografiai, politikai
es nemzetisegi hatarvonalak meg
valtoztak ICY ezeket ennek meg
felel6leg kell atszamitani. 1920 es
1927 kozott ujabb 1,323,503 ide-
gent polgarositottak.
Kerdes: Megmondhatnak ne
KEN, hogy milyen proporci6ban
helyezkedik Ell az Egyesilt ALA
mok lakossaga a yarosban es a
videken. A hat new england al
lam ilyen megoszlasa erdekelne
leginkabb. - P. S. Lowell, Mass.
Valasz: 19O0-ban a lokossag 40
szazaleka, 1910-ben 45 es 1920
ban a lakossag 81 szazaleka varo-
sinak tekinthet6, inert legalabb
25OOO lakossal biro varosokban
elnek. A hat new englandi allam-
ban 1920-ban lakossag 79 szaza-
leka varosi volt. Rhode Islandon
ez szazalek 81 es felre emelke-
dett. Minden bizonnyal legko-
zelebbi 1880 nepszamlalasnal
meg meglepobb adatokkal fogunk
szolgalhatni, inert mind tobb es
t0bb ember vand,orol videkrol
varosba.
Kerdes: R0videsen ell akarom
hagyni az Egyesiilt Allamokat Is
arr6l ertesitettek, hogy mielott
elhagynam az orszagot, eleget
kell tennem az adok0telezettse-
geknek. En- mint latogato jottem
az Egyesiilt Allamokba, mar most
ha ad6t kell fizetnem, milyen ala
pom fizetem? Mint ittlako polgar,
vagy mint mem ittlak6?
Valasz: Az idegen addig mem
hagyhatja, el az orszagot, mig az
adohivatalnokt6l be mem szerezte
AIT az igazolvanyt, amclynek
alapjan kimutathatja, hogy ado
kotelezettsegenek eleget tett. Ezt
az igazolvanyt mindenkit0l meg
k0vetelik, akar ittlako, akar mem
ittlako idegen. Az allando letele-
pedesre beengedett idegeneket
'itlako idegennek' tekintik es
olyan kedvezmenyekben reszesUl-
mex (nagyobbara) mint az Egye-
silt Allamok polgarai.. Eek
megadozando jovedelme utan a
k0vetkez6 aranyban fizetik az
ad6t: l es fel szazalek az elso
megadozando 1000 dollar utan, 3
szazalek a kovetkezo 1000 utan es
5 szazalek ezenfeluli jovedelem
utan (termeszetesen tiszta Jove-
delmet ertenek ez alatt). A mem
lit lak6 idegen eseteben az ado :
ct szazalek.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-09-06

Azzal beszeddel, melyet Char
les Curtis SENATOR, republlka-
nus part alelnokjeloltje tartott a
minap es amely szoros osszefiig-
gesben van Hoover hatalmas Pa
10 Alto-i beszedevel, az orszag
vegre tiszta es pontos kepet ka-
pott arrol, hogy a part ket vezeto
jeloltje hogy magyarazza a re-
publikanus politikai programot.
A ket beszedet, amelyeket mel
tan nevezhetiink a mai amerikal
poIitikai elet kort0rteneti doku-
mentumainak, mem lehet egymas-
tol elvalasztani: mindketto ugyan
abb6l a politikai yilagnezletbol
fakad es ugyanazt a politikai ide-
ologiat tiikr0zi. Mindket beszed
magan viseli Hoover es Curtis
nagyvonalu allamferfiui koncep-
ci6janak belyeget es AIT tiszta
politikai idealizmust, amelyet
mindket vezer zaszlojara irt.
Nemcsak az orszag igazi politikai
problemait mutatja ez a ket be-
SEED, azokat a problemakat, anne
lyek k0rdl jelenlegi valasztasi
hare forog, hanem pontosan meg
mutatja AIT az allaspontot Is,
amelyet a republikanus part We
zeri Amerika Macy politikai es
gazdasagi kerdeseivel szemben
elfoglalnak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-09-06
Nit ielent a prosperitas.

Mindket allamferfi a politikal
helyzet tablespoonful az orszag
prosperitasaban latja; e k0rill a
k6rdes koriiI forognak aztan a XII
sebb jelentosegii issue TX. A
prosperitas azonban ket be-
SEED megvilagitasaban tobbet je-
lent, mint ures frazist. Ennek a
kifejezesnek komoly ertelme es
igazi, mely emberi vonatkozasal
vannak. Amt mi altalaban pros
peritasnak neveziink, az mem a
gazdagsag egyre novekvo kon-
centraciojat jelenti nehany en-
Der kezeben, hanem a munkasok.
a dolgozo ferfiak es nok altalanos
elet-standard-jene fokozatos es
megis gyors emelkedeset. Maga
Hoover Palo Alto-i beszedeben
erdekes szamokkal es statisztikal
adatokkal mutatott ra ere az al
talanos jolet-emelkedesre es mind
ARA, ami JOLIET emelkedeset mu-
tatja: a takarekbetetek emelke-
desere, arra, hogy mennyivel
tobb uj otthon epiilt fol es ARA,
hogy technika fejlodese Ameri-
ka minden lakosa szamara meny-
nyi faradsagos munkat takarit
meg. Azonban ezeknek a statisz-
tikai adatoknak a segitsege nel-
kill is latjuk es erezziik vala-
mennyien, milyen mertekben
emelkedett az altalanos - es te-
gyiik hozza mindjart: az egyeni
JOLIET Amerikaban, azokban az
evekben, mialatt republicans
part kormanyozta az orszagot
VaDban: az a haladas, amelyet
Amerika tett abban az iranyban
hogy minel nagyobb egyeni jole-
tet Is kenyelmet ibiztositson vala.
mennyi polgara szamara, egyene.
sen csodalatos. a prosperitas ela
nyeib6l meg a legszegenyebb la,
kosai ennek az orszagnak is XII
veszik resziket. Nezziik meg
mennyivel jobban Is ksnyelme'
sebben eliink ma, mint eltunk til
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-09-06

ladok szamara, amelyeknek a
tagjait nagyon sokszor igaztala-
| null elvalasztja egymastol. Hoo
yer ennek teljes tudataban VAN
es a helyzet javitasat igeri. "a
bevandorlasi torvenyen javita-
nunk kell" - mondotta, ARA ce-
lozvan, hogy a bevandorlas pro-
blemajanak egyetlen okos es he
lyes megoldasa az, ha megtart-
juk korlatozott bevandorlas
minden elonyet es kikiisz0b0ljuk
a hatranyait.
Hoover azonban meg tovabb
megy abban torekveseben, hogy
a munkasokat megvedje a mum
kaber cs0kkenes veszedelmevel
szemben. Barmily Macy is az
amerikai prosperitas, mindig van
egy hadsereg, amely a munkas
berenek niv6jat veszelyezteti: a
munkanelkiliek hadserege. Ezt a
hadsereget Hoover ugy akarJa
eltuntetni, hogy hatalmas, giga-
Szi mertekii kozmunkakat ajanl !:
vi utak, vi vizi-utak epiteset, az
elektromos viziero nagyobb XII
hasznalasat es az 0nt0zes = irri-
gacio - kiterjeszteset. Ez AIT je-
lentene, hogy egyszerre rengeteg
munkasra lenne szikseg, a mum
kanelkiliek Observation-Disclosures
es nemcsak hogy mem veszelyez-
tetnek a munkaberek nivojat,
hanem a kereslet es kinalat tor
venye alapjan fel is vernek be-
reket.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-09-06
Mem fizethetjiik a kiilfold
adossagait.

Mem fizethetjiik kiilfold
adossagait.
AZ ad6k leszallitasa es a kill
foldi ad6ssagok rendezese is
olyan kerdesek, amelyek az alta
lanos prosperitassal vannak 0sz-
szefuggesben es a dolgozok tome
geit vedik. Az utolso nyolc ev
alatt negy izben szallitottak~le az
ad6kat, meg pedig mind a negy
izben oily modon, hogy abb6l a
kis embernek volt haszna. Hoover
es Curtis az adok tovabbi leszalli-
tasat javasoljak. Ami a kiilfoldi
adossagokat illeti, ez az a pont,
amely Amerika idegen szarmaza-
SUI polgarait legkozelebbrol er-
dekli. Nyolc evvel ezelott voltak
sokan, akik ameIlett kardoskod-
tax, hogy Amerika engedje. ell az
idegen allamok .taftozasat, inert
hiszen Amerika is reszt vett ha-
boruban es volt szovetsegeseit
mem tekintheti egyszeru adosok-
max. Nezziik csak mi tortent vol
ma, ha a republicans kormany
ext a politikat k0veti? Allan
ad6ssagunk megnott volna es ne
kiink Amerika polgarainak KEEL
lett volna fizetniink AIT, amivel
Franciaorszag, Anglia es a t0bbi
allamok tartoznak Amerikanak.
ITALIAN mondani sem kell, hogy
amig peldaul valamennyi magyar
szarmazasu amerikai polgarnak
szaz meg szaz dollarral t0bb adot
kellett volna fizetni, az europai
ad0sok szamukra ilyenforman
megtakaritott penzt ujabb fegy-
verkezesbe fektettek volna belle.
Az, hogy Amerika ragaszkodott
az ad6s fizess elvehez, AIT jelen-
tette, hogy egyreszt minden pol
CARA szamara penzt takaritott
meg, masreszt pedig az, hogy
hozzajarult a beke fenntarta-
sahoz.
Hoover is, Curtis is magas
vamtarifa mellett foglaltak al
last. Az 3 szemiikben vedovam
legelso sorban munkast vedi
Curtis kifejtette a beszedeben,
hogy NIT jelentett volna az, ha a
vamokat leszallitjak? Az orsza-
got elarasztottak volna olcsobb
europai arukkal, amelyekkel az
amerikai terlneles mem tud verse
nyezni epen azert, inert lit maga-
sabbak a munkaberek. Nehany
importer persze vagyonokat ke-
resne, hanem munkassag to-
megei szenvednenek, inert egesz
sereg gyar tonkremenne, egesz
sereg munkast bocsatananak el es
a fokozott munkanelkiiliseg le-
szallitana ujra a munkabereket.
Az emberi megertes politikaja.
| E ket beszed megvilagitasaban
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-30
Runaway Boy Found
Armed Like Burglar

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.- Giving his
name al John Ryan and saying that
he had no home. = 14-year-old boy
was arraigned in 'Children's Court,
Brooklyn, after having been found
mi an empty building.
When found young Ryan had In
his possession & revolver, black
jack and d fIashlight.
Probation officer sylvester Nash
ascertafned that the boy was not
John Ryan OF nowhere, but Andrew
Rogers, and that he had escaped
from Children,s Village In Dobbs
Ferry. N. u. 1aix months ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-30
Woman ChOkes Fox
To Save Blind Dog

sARANAC LAKE. N. Y. Nov.
S0.--For> the first time in the
history Of the Adirondacks a
woman has strangled an angry
red fox to death with her hands.
Mrs. Thomas Owens. of Minera..
rushed from her home upon hear
ing. q commotion in the henhouse
to find a big fox with hen IN
its mouth. An old farm dog,
Rex. feeble and nearly blind,
started after the fox, which was
making slow time with the tat.
hen.
Finding that the dog was near
the fox dropped the hen and
seized the dog by the throat.
When Mrs. Owens reached the
scene of battle and realized that
the faithful dog was being killed
she lost all fear. She seized the
fox by the throat, choked the
snarling beast until it lay limp
and lifeless.
Both hen and dog are recover
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-30
n fading Party Halted
By Bic Shepherd Dog

ELIZABETH, n. Nov. 50.--A
BIZ shepherd dor prevented ths
entry Of three raiders 70 real
room AZ the cafe of Joseph Enick.
The animal held Sergeant Martin,
Plain Clothes Man JannAn Kennedy
and County Detective Mcnamara
al bay for sons time before Enick
tied up the animal when Kennedy
threatened to shoot III. The raid.
ers, armed With d search warrant
charging violation 0f the Hobart
act, entered the saloon and found
Enick behind the har.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-30
Kansas City Romance
Just Like the Movies

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 80. He had
been away . year and half. They
had correspon0ed but. although Ann
loved him and he loved her, he
had never said 50. At last he came
home.
During their conversation he
looked down at her and said:
You're changed q lot. Ann" she
answered siyly, s:For better or FOR
worse, John?' Just Ike 4 movie
John took her IN his arms and said:
Until death do us part. dear. I,
Iney We're married the following
month. l. a a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-30

pointed Herbert Won Dirksen. for
ner head OF the Eastern division Of
the foreign office. as ambassador
to Moscow. r,,..4,,
Graf Brockdorff- Rantzau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-30

BAGS-Calfskin, Lizard and Trout Grain q az
with shell frames. $3.50 and $40 values. eD4sOO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-30

HOSIERY-FuII fashioned. Good assortment O
Of cOIOrs and sizes. $1.85 values. ............ ~
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02

to this, under the amendments pro-
visions citizens will know what taxing
unit is responsible for increase or
decrease in taxes.
1t is the rule with Trades Council
delegates, where no action is request
ed on whatsoever question is before
it, none be taken. None being re-
ouested in this instance, there was
none taken. 1t was plain to be seen,
however, that the delegates were ia
vorably impressed with Mayor Burke's
explanation, and that if an indorse-
ment had been requested it would
have been given.
The Press believes, after careful
study and investigation of the amend
ment proposal, it should be favored
and advises all to vote YES" on the
ballot.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1928
THE HOME RULE AMENDMENT

One of the questions to come before
the voters of Hamilton next Tuesday,
and one of great Importance to the
city, is that of the proposed Home
Rule Amendment to the city charter.
This amendment if adopted is to pro-
vide for a tax limit of 512 mills on
the dollar of assessed value for cur
rent operating expenses of the city;
to provide a tax limit of ! mill on
the dollar for street Improvement pur-
poses; to provide for levying taxes
to pay interest. retirement and sink
ing fund charges on bonds of the
city; to provide for levying taxes to
discharge the requirements of the
Miami Conservancy District upon the
cit, and to provide that such limits
shall apply to taxes levied for the
current year.
The question is one Of those con
fusing taxation problems hard to be
understood by the average person un-
less first having had it fully explain
ed. But when understood it is plain
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02

The Press desires at this time to call
special attention to two such men
whose names appear on the county
ticket. They are William "Bill" Good
win and Arthur H. Phillips.
Both are candidates for represen-
tative to the state legislature. One
is on the democratic ticket and the
other is on the republican ticket. Two
are to be elected, and since they are
of opposite politics no claim of par
tisanship on the part of the Press
can be advanced in it's advocacy OF
the election of these two men. Both
are good union men and have always
shown their colors in all that the word
implies. They are capable and de-
pendable, and can be relied upon where
the interests of labor are at stake.
The state legislature is really the
most important of all government
branches where labor is concerned. 1t
is there that laws are created which
either make or break the workers. AS
one delegate to the recent convention
of the Ohio State Building Trades
Council at Columbus said: There is
no use adopting lot of resolutions
at a convention for submitting to the
state legislature lot OF bills fol
enacting laws to better labor condi-
tions and then going out and voting
for representatives to the Legislature
who will oppose such bills"
For that reason, take advantage of
this opportunity, next Tuesday, to
vote for those whom you are sure
will favor your interests when toeing
the scratch.
Vote for William Goodwin and
Arthur II. Phillips for representative
in the state legislature.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02
PLAN THE YEARS WORK

With the close of the summer sea-
son comes the time to consider plans
for the coming winters work. Neces-
sarily all organization work reflects
changes that summer life brings, but
we should make ready to utilize to the
fullest opportunities that come with
a return of winter indoor gatherings.
An important thing to remember is
that most effective progress comes
from working out plan and then
concentrating on it's execution. The
truth of this principle is demonstrate
ed each day in your workshop. If
the work is well planned, materials
come to you promptly as needed and
the whole work group knows what
and when to do and each performs
his part in the plan. Work goes
smoothly and WE'LL So with union
A union is not a self-operating
agency. 1t makes progress and gives
service in proportion to the planning,
the intelligence, the devotion that
members put into it.
Necessary to planning is to know
the resources of the union, what it
has yet to accomplish, and what
ought to be done first. After you de-
eide what to do then you will have
to plan definitely how to do it. Here
is where many fail. They think
vaguely about what to do without
definitely planning the means and the
methods of accomplishing it.
When there is definite plan, there
is the additional advantage that at
the end of the year accomplishment
can be checked against plan and re-
suits measured.
The things to be included in these
plans are organizing work, improve
ment and extension of union benefits.
features to make union meetings in
teresting and important study of
union problems, educational oppor.
tunities for members, etc. Various
responsibilities can be delegated te
groups or committees. One way te
keep members interested is to give
them something to do.
Union membership is an investment
which must prove itself wise ant
beneficial to each. Definite planning
by the union is necessary to max,
these investments satisfactory from
both business and humanitarian tests
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02
A. F. OF |. SYNOPSIS
FOR DELEGATES

Washington, d. ca new depart
ure in convention reporting for dele
gates will be inaugurated this year by
international Labor News Service.
In addition to furnishing daily re-
ports for labor newspapers, the serv-
ice will this year furnish a synopsis
of the entire convention proceedings
for the use of delegates. With this
synopsis delegates will be able to rem
der complete reports to their unions,
leaving themselves entirely free dur
ing the convention to devote all their
time to convention work. A small
fee will be charged for this service.
Delegates desiring these synopses
may communicate with international
Labor News Service either at sos
Carpentres' Building, this city; Sec
retary R. E. Woodmansee, Box Is,
Springfield, H., or with representa-
tives of the Servicec in New Orleans
at the opening Of the convention.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02
SUPPORT JUDGES INCREASE

One of the small ballots handed
voters at the polls next Tuesday will
be the Equalization Amendment bal
lot. The purpose of the amendment is
to permit the increasing of salaries
of present Judges of the various courts
during the incumbency of their office.
AS the law stands salaries cannot be
increased during their term of office.
1t is said unless the amendment
receives majority of Eyes" votes,
newly elected members of municipal
courts in large cities will receive
more compensation than judges of the
common pleas, appellate and supreme
courts.
This condition is unfair and should
be corrected. 1t doesn't mean that if
the amendment carries that all judges
salaries would be increased, but that
such increases may" be made where
such judges are really deserving and
entitled thereto.
The amendment should carry. Vote
yes"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02
VOTE, AND VOTE EARLY

Next Tuesday is election day. Of
course you are going to vote. Ii not,
you will be one of the very, very few
who doesn't, and one of the few who
hasn't any kick coming whatever in
the future if things aren't going just
to suit you. For the fellow who won't
help select those who are to run the
government hasn't any kick coming
against those selected by others, no
matter what the cause.
The heaviest vote ever cast in the
history of the nation is predicted for
next Tuesday. 1t is advised that
everybody vote as early in the day
as possible in order to avoid the later
day rush, which is sure to occur. The
women, especially, are urged to vote
in the morning in order to give the
workmen the better chance to vote
late afternoon.
All Hamilton voters will receive five
ballots when entering the booth.
They are: The national ticket, con-
tanning only the names of the presi-
Dental electors; the state, district and
county ticket, containing the names
of candidates for state, district and
county Offices; the judicial ticket
with names of candidates for SUI
preme, circuit and probate court; the
i Equalization Amendment permitting
the increase of salaries of the pres.
ent judges of all courts; and the
Home Rule Amendment to the city
charter.
1t is suggested that everyone
study and enlighten themselves tho
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02

to be seen that its adoption would be
a good thing for the taxpayers IN the
long run. If the city administration
IS to function on a high plane and in
an efficient manner it must have the
money to do it with AS it is, under
the present system the city isn't re-
ceiving it's just share of the taxes
paid and what it is entitled to.
Mayor Burke, before the delegates
of Trades Council at its last meeting,
gave a comprehensive and enlighten-
ing explanation of the measure. May
or Burke said while it is true that
the amendment will mean an increase
i'm taxes the first year on two, ulti-
mately it will pave the way for a
considerable reduction in the tax rate
and that the issuance of bonds for
citys portion Of street improvement
work will not be necessary under the
special one mill levy Of the amend
ment. He pointed out that cash will
be on han4 to meet the city's por-
ton costs, and this alone will mean
a saving Of $4,000 year in interest
charges. Mayor Burke further ex-
planned that passage of the amend
ment will mean putting the city on a
pay-as- -you-go basis, and in addition
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02
FAULTY CONSTRUC-
TION IN FEDER-
AL BUILDING

Des Moines, Iowa.-Faulty con-
struction of the new federal building
in this city has been exposed by or
ganized labor and the treasury de-
partment ousted the inspecting en-
gineer.
More than per cent of rivets in
the connections of certain beams and
girders were found to be loose Other
beams are covered by concrete. The
floors will be tested by loading them
with weight double the amount they
are expected to carry. The contrac-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02
VOTE FOR UNION MEN

Before deciding just who you are
going to vote for next Tuesday learn
those who are union men, men who
are in good standing on the member
ship roll of their organization and
vote for them. Men whom you know
will be your friends in time of need.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02

roughly on all ballots before election
day so that they will know just how
they are going to mark their bal
lots when they enter the booth and
in this manner expedite the ballot
casting.
But whatever you do, VOTE.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02

GODS RESPONSIBLE my people,
which are called by my name, shall
humble themselves, and pray, and
seek my face, and turn from their
wicked ways; then will l hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin, and
will heal their land.-2 Chronicles
TIA.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02

tor will be compelled to pay the ex-
pense of this test.
The contractor, A. C. Stamford, of
Alabama, agreed to operate under un-
ion conditions, but broke his promise.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-02
THE POOR VOTER ON
ELECTION DAY

BY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
The proudest now is but my peer,
The highest not more high;
Today of all the weary year
A king of men am |.
Today alike are great and small,
The nameless and the known;
NV palace is the peoples hall,
The ballot box my throne!
Who serves today upon the list
Beside the served shall stand;
Alike the brown and wrinkled fist,
The gloved and dainty hand!
The rich is level with the poor,
The weak is strong today;
And sleekest broadcloth counts no
Than homespun frock of gray.
Today let pomp and vain pretense
Ny stubborn right abide;
| set a plain mans common sehse
Against the pedant's pride
Today shall simple manhood try
The strength of gold and land;
The wide world has not wealth to buy
The power in my right hand!
While there's a grief to seek redress,
Or balance to adjust,
Where weighs our living manhood
less
Than Mammon's vilest dust
While there's right to need my vote,
A wrong to sweep away,
I'M clouted knee and ragged coat!
A mans a man today!