Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1905 — VALIANT DEFENDERS OF THE NATIONAL HONOR. [ARTICLE]

VALIANT DEFENDERS OF THE NATIONAL HONOR.

"We must guard the nation’s honor when usual led by any foe, • We must keep it safe whatever ill befall; We must use our best endeavor to preserve It clean forever,’? Said Depew, Hyde. Alexander and MeCall, So with tears their eyes bedimming and their honest hearts aglow For the widows and the orphans in their cure, They gave forth the declaration they would save their well loved nation— But yon see they didu't do things on the square. For the widows and the orphans they made many touching pleas, Saying "Hands off; we will guard them day and night I” But a seurch is now revealing some gignntic games of stealing By these trusted devotees of true and right. While of honor and of widows and of orphans they did talk It transpired they worked with erooke>' turns and twists. And while "honor” safely guarding their own pockets were rewarding, Shoving hands into trust money past the wrists. “Do not sully our fair credit, by repudiation's route! Do not let the nation’s honor be debased.” Cried this precious lot of hooters who of trust funds were the looters, "We must never let our nation be disgraced.” How they talked of "honest money,” how of "honor” they did cry. But remembered dirty schemes they worked the while. For corrupt and rotten revel this gang seems to huve the devil Beaten seveu furlongs in a single mile. What a precious lot who guarded our great nation from ail harm ! A sweet-scented bunch of grafters, to be sure. Rotten stocks were syndicated, rotten bond deals well inflated, By these men whose motives were so clean and pure. Judges bought and sold like cattle, legislatures were debauched. Loot and graft and dirty deals on every hand. > And it must not be forgotten that these men with schemes so rotten Are the men who posed as saviors of the land. Nerve sublime and cheek gigantic bad this bunch who stood on guard Over "widows,” "orphans,” "honor,” night and day, Shouting "honor,” “honest money,”—don't It now seem awful funny When you learn the orooked schemes the bunch did play? Satan standing forth rebuking those who weakly yield to sin Cuts a better figure than these posing patriots do, And next time we seek defenders we’ll not choose such double-euders As McCall, Hyde, Alexander and Depew. WILL M. MAUPIN, In the Commoner.