Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1902 — WHEN WILL DEMOCRACY DIE? [ARTICLE]

WHEN WILL DEMOCRACY DIE?

When the lion eat* grass like an ox. And the fish-worm swallow* the whale, When the robin knit* woolen socks, And the hare is out-run by the snail. When the serpent walk* upright like men. And doodle bug* travel like frogs. When the gfltashoppers feed on the hen, And feather* are found on hogs, When Thomas cat* swim in the air. And elephant* roost on trees. When insect* in summer are rare, And snuff never makes people sneeze, And fish creep over dry land, And mules on velocipede* ride, When foxes lay eggs in the Baud, And women in dress take no pride. When Dutchmen no longer drink beer, And girls get to preaching on time, When Billy goats butt from the rear. And treaons’s no longer is crime, When humming birds bray like an ass, AndLimburgersmells likecolonge. When ploughshare* are made out of glass, And the hearts of true Texans of stone, When ideas grow in Republicans' heads And the wool on the hydraulic ram. Then the Democratic Party will be dead. And this countty won’t be worth a d—m. —Exchange.