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Show THE POET REFLECTS And Then Drops Into a Few Lines of Verse. Teddy Roosevelt stated a great truth ' In his Labor Day speech ha these few -words: "When we come to dealmg with . our social and industrial needs, remedies, reme-dies, rights and wrongs, a ton of oratory ora-tory is not worth an ounce of hard-headed, hard-headed, kindly common sense." The trouble in the past has been that tho wage-workers of this country have . been too prone to turn their faces to-, ward the politicians who, assuming to be their particular friend and sponsor, could turn on the heaviest hurrfcaue of hot air and say the most ugry and unreasonable un-reasonable things in a given length of time. When sense and reason dominate the divers elements that constitute our social fabric can touch without striking strik-ing lire; and he who toils to bring about a better understanding between man and man is the true benefactor of the race and the only fit person to be trusted with governmental affairs. I do not like the man who rants Until the very earth is faint; Who quits his work and gallavants From East to West without restraint; ' t Who never deigns his hands to soil, For whom real labor has no charm; Who fattens from the fruits of toil By farming him who farms the farm. The man who breeds dissensions deep Among the ones who earn their bread, And makes men swear and women weep And little children scream with dread, That man I would not here abuse, In word or deed or look or thought. Although his pestilential views Are with exceeding evil fraught. But, rather, would I raise my voice 'yir"one of optimistic mind, Whftpjakes the woods and hills re-1 WlSi Jlelpful words to bless mankind. man-kind. Whose plea does not breed discontent. Whose prayer is not lercfass of' sect. Who works for honest government. Not oratorical effect. Who isn't all shoi$a noise, Who standsjir truth's. '"hteous-ness '"hteous-ness V-A Let's vote for Bill McKinley,' boys, And work and pray for hfs success. ' |