The Man Behind the Gun.

White Ribbon, Volume 15, Issue 179, 18 May 1910, Page 10

The Man Behind the Gun.

Novel campaign verse* read by Dunne N. Griffin, of Hartford, ('nun., at tlm 1910 banquet of Connecticut Prohibitionists.) What man is this who doth command, The fame and praise of every land ; Win so name is great in all the earth. Whose character, of princely worth, Whose triumphs are so often sung, Whose deeds are told by every tongue, Recause he bravely fought and won, Yea! keeps the foe still on the run ? It is the man behind the gun. What party this we all admire. Which tills our souls with holy tire, Which cares not for the praise of men, Rut seeks alone the light, and then, Cnshaken by the power of self. It standeth firm, a* truth itself, Until its end it shall attain, Whose worth the world shall yet pro-

claim ? Yea ! Prohibition is its name ! What party will outlaw the trade In alcoholic drinks, which made Our land so desolate and sad, Which ruined homes and drove men mad. And still doth thrive in spite of all We’ve done to slap King Alcohol: What party shall this greatness claim, And thus all others put to shame? Yea ! Prohibition is its name! What party will this law enforce? The one behind the law. of course! So Prohibition may obtain In fact, and not alone in name; Nay, follow up its work, until It stamps out every other ill, That naught of legal wrong remain ; What party win this greatest fame? Yea! Prohibition is its name!