Show Just Folks By Edgar A. A Guest COUNSEL FOR CAMPAIGN TIME In these loud days of ot clamor as politics divides And men the country over once more are taking sides When orators excite us with constant constant constant con con- stant hue and cry Condemning all who differ as rogues and rascals I Recall that once my father took me one night nigh t to hear A celebrated speaker in Cleveand's Cleveland's Cleve Cleve- lands land's campaign year My dad was calm cam of manner he was not one to shout a problem tried him hed he'd sit and think it out And going home my father since Id I'd been deeply stirred By all the bitter charges which I that night had heard Said Son when swayed by passion passion pas paz sion just keep this understood understood understood under under- stood Not all aU one side is vicious not aUthe all aU the other good When you shall come to voting be not too lightly swayed Do not believe too fully each promise that is made You'll hear the rich belittled you'll hear the poor extolled ex ex- tolled But rich and poor together must dwell till earth grows cold And this is truth I tell teU you re remember remember remember re- re member It you should Not all aU the rich are vicious not all aU the poor are good Now once again the shouting is heard throughout the land and And last ast night as I listened to hatreds being fanned It seemed to me my fath father r was standing at my side His hand upon m my shoulder once more my my course to guide And this I heard herd him hint saying Your choice let wisdom grace Not all aU one side is holy not all the other base Copyright 1936 Edgar A. A Guest |