Show RHYMES OF THE DAY A Sordid Confession I would not bo a statesman The chance lie lakes Is rash Id bo a pollUclan For ho seems to havo the cash Washington Star o a a Now lie boldbrowed legislator thinks ho flhincs as a debater that his spark ling phrases hit tho cars of others with a thrill That his wondrous oratory bursts In gleams of gauzy glory as he lauds Inc sterling nierus 01 somo pending freaky bill And wo should not undeceive him for It terribly would grlovo him If twere hinted that his greatness was a toni porary glaze That his new created glory was alas but iransllory und hod occupy his heaven but the term of ninety days Denver Post a a a OUR PATRIOT Aponclllo straddling Roiigo et noir and keno Teller askcdaddllng To help tho Filipino Apucys yellow fellowmen Hooting In derision Twenty feathered bolomon Signing a petition Isnlt this a pretty brand Of statesmanship electrical Isnt Mr Tellers stand A galumpagcous spectacle We have patriots but few Tlllmana raw and rcdraio PottlgrowerH a watery brqw Schurzs treasons threadbare Tellers greatest It is plain Of the sweet collection Haavn let him and Ag remain For mutual genuflection All the rest can hugtlo olt To Fez or Flnkelspoll To Krugcrs Poort or Dusseldorf Heligoland or II Now York Press |