Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT" MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT" MASON

• And now we may behold, my friends, where conscienceless ambition ends. Five years ago- the falser sat, with eagles on. his golden hat, the ruler of a mighty State, in industry, and commerce great. The kaiser might have said, *‘Gee whiz! How prosperous my country is! The credit I’ll receive, no doubt,- when death has put me down and dut. In future ages snetn. will cry, ‘How sad that Kaiser Bill should die! Our country’s been the same since he cashed in and quit the game; no other kaiser’s had his pep, and ■we go backward step by step.’ They’ll bless my name till time is done, and chaos shall engulf the sun.” But Kaiser Wilhelm sat alone, upon his large upholstered throne, and said, “It’s not enough Tor me, this graft of ruling Germany. It is too small atad cheap a stunt for one with my majestic front. The whole blamed world must knuckle > down and tremble at any war lord frown. My ships must boss the seven seas, my barkers float in every Breeze.” And now we see the kaiser’s end; there’s none so poor to call him friend. And men will gather Tbund his grave, aind say, “He ■was both fool and knave. With ■world-dominion dreams he fooled, and wrecked the mighty land he ruled.”