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Show LINES TO DEMOCRACY i AND WORLD POWER (By Sewatd 1). Allen) Whon Old Abe went to Gettysburg, Ho todc In a common car, And common people tubboiing in, (Nn flunkeys could tholr entrnnco bar) With Innocence of last ycat's babo Just beamed nnd said: "l)y gftHh, 'tis Abe!' I He ate that night at plain Judgo Wills, .Thoie wuio no servants there, Hut neighbor hands eto kind nnd quick, I never heard Abo missed his slime; And then, on bit of yellow p.ipoi found, Ho wroto what thtllled the wojld n round. Upon tho pi OKI amino of tho day, Ho didn't get first place, But ono, a woidy collego proT, Held forth with eloquonce and grace, lllls iiiiiiio' By grabo, I havo foigotl I know Abo gtotlfled tho spot. Whon Woodiow goes u-treatjlng Appointments all aro grnnd, I A prlvato Bhlp, tho Washington, No finer ovor yN was planned, K I A sroie of batik ships In lead. They show our powor and pildo Mil speedS While Woodrow treats tho ships await - But smoke each funnel fills,- For any moment they may start Unless things go as Woodrow wlljc, And many thousand plunlcH per da; Tliey cost, but we are proud tu par! i , - I And soldier boys are coming homo . In former.iCattIo boats f j And food is scant and mighty poor O, yes, the soldier boys havo votoi, But Gompers ho has many ntor And nlways some'toc-!- be who'ro sore! I'm for the Lcaguo, tho Covenant And so aro sister, wife nnd aunt. What though tho Dago's gloomy At I-jss of his much-sought FUnno? Or China's heart with grief Is wrung Becauso the Jap has cinched Shantung? Shan-tung? Great land of Goshen nnd of frinc! Who puts tho burglar out, Of courso, ho takes tho bu'jf.Af's placo That Is, If beast that that wears n snout, And If tho great, puissant flvo, Need him to keep tho Lenguo iiI'.m! Wo hod to save the Fourteen To nta; Tlioicforo wns Italy defied. We had to save tho Nation's Lnsr-uo. Theiofore Japan was pacified, i And now our cake Is Just sofe douic'i. Unless wo save our great WooJrov , , I - |
