DEMOCRACY.
I love the humble toiler, . ~ ! The Pro-le-ta-ri-an, , And I will fight his spoiler ' As fiercely as I can; A noble thing is lajbor; The worker is to me A brother .and a neighbor In true fraternity. Yet, comrade though he be of mine I don't invite him out to dine. The weary and downtrodden I'm ready, to defend ; The poor whose lives are sodden In me will find a friend; The hopeless, wan and weary Who suffer want and care, Whose every-day is dreary— I share in their despair. I try to render them assistance, But keep them at a proper distance. I think! all men are brothers; It saddens me that fate Sets some above the others And causes woe and. hate; I love the poor and rich man, The lowly and the high ; The .^sweating, digging ditch-man Is :just as good as I. I'm not familiar with him, though, .. For one must draw the line, you •'know!
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 167, 18 July 1914, Page 6
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160DEMOCRACY. Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 167, 18 July 1914, Page 6
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