Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1910 — TO THE MEN WHO LOSE [ARTICLE]

TO THE MEN WHO LOSE

■mfa to the men who lose’ What though their work be ne’er so nobly planned. And watched with jealous care, M* glorious halo crowns their efforts grand. Contempt is failure's share. Here’s to the men who lose! If triumph's easy 'smile our struggles greet. Courage is easy then; The king is he who after fierce defeat Can up and, fight again. Here’s to the men who lose! The ready plaudits of a fawning world Ring sweet In victor's 'ears; The vanquished banners never are unfurled— For them there sound no cheers. Here’s to the men who lose! The touchstone of true world is not success, There Is a higher test —• Though fate may darkly frown onward to press. And bravely do one's best Here’s to the men who lose! It Is the vanquished’s praises that I sing. And this is the toast I choose; "A hard-f Ought failure is a noble thing. Here's to the men who lose!’’ —Unknown.