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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1910)
fc The Commoner. OCTOBER 2t, 1S1 13 ' IIMIIIIIII llf ommoaoA Young Moil! . You say, young man, you have no chance, That all the world Is down on you; That you're tho slave of circum stance And hard luck coppers all you do. You say the young man of today Is but a molecule, a speck. .Well, young man, all I've got to say You need to ginger up, by heck! You say, young man, you can not hope To rise above the common lot; That ypu are doomed to blindly grope Among tho crowd, and bo forgot. You say a young man of today Must have a pull to make his pile. .Well, young man, all I've got to say Tho thing you need is "Hustle He." You say, young man, Dame For tune's frown Is cast upon you all the while; That things conspire to hold you' down And hide from you Dame For tune's smile. ' You say a young man of today Is forced to sow while others reap. Well, young man, all I've got to say You need the spur, and need It deep. ,,, . . You say, young man, that jobs.jire few, And he must have a pull who gets; But 'as you grouch I notice you Play pool and smoke cheap cigarettes. I notice, too, that on your way At your ill-luck you growl and swear. Well, young man, all I've got to say Some one should kick you, and for fair. Longing I want to write for a daily that's honest, and square, and true; Whose business office won't censor the news that is passing through. 'A daily that turns its searchlight alike on the great and small; That will not kowtow to riches, nor down in the gutter crawl. I want to write for a paper that Isn't allied with crime; That isn't crammed with sensations, and murder, and filth, and slime. I want to report for a paper that isn't a bit afraid To use the clearest of English, and call every spade a spade. I want to see my name written upon the assignment book Of a paper that has vigor to camp on th trail of a crook. No matter how high Jiis station, no matter the price he bids, 'And put him In stripes like the poor cuss who steals the grub for his kids. I want to be a reporter on Just such a daily as that 'A paper that Isn't an "organ," and scorns to dlwy the "fat." Under a chief who orders: "You chase out and gather the facts!" 'And gives us all assurance no cor porate thug wields an ax. I want to work on a paper that hasn't a single "string;" tthat always stands for fh people Instead of some corporate thing. A sheet that tells advertisers it has no favors to sell If they don't like its position to tako their ads straight to Gahcnna! I want to be on a paper that has tho courage to strike At every doer of evil to which all thieves look alike. A paper that helps tho helpless; holds back tho arm of tho strong Who seek to tako toll of tho children, or reap a harvest from wrong. I want a Job on that daily; any as signment or "run;" And told to write things as I And them, proving my facts when done. To show up thieves in high places, as well as tho thieves In low; To turn the light on big grafters, and give poor devils a show. I long to bo on such a paper I dream of a time I am And given ray orders to show up all manner of graft and sham. Not here on this earth may I find it It's my firmest belief 'Twill only be In heaven, with Ga briel Editor-in-Chief. Fancies I used to sit in the firelight's glow. As flickering flames danced to and fro, And Lee great scenes in thp embers trirht Smiling Dryads and fairies light; Towering castles and faces fair; Kntehts who answered tho bugle's blare; Verdant valleys and far flung hills In tho redhot coals that tho fire place fills. Alas, alack! No longer so; All things look black When fire burns low. Never a valley And no more hills Merelv a glimpse Of more coal bills. Where once I viewed in the dancing flames Courtiers gay and bepowdered dames. Armored knights with tho lance athrust I see naught now but tho grim coal trust. Every flame that the chimney fills Whispers to me of the dollar bills: Mocks my face till I'm filled with race At thoughts of long spent summer wage. Alas, O my! No po-et-ree, Just sob and sigh Tn flames for me. Never a Dryad, To give me thrills Merely a hint Of more coal bills. Ward No. IS To all appearances the Inmate of Ward No. 13 was. as sane as any of the visitors. He was busily engaged In using a huge blackboard that was filled wfth neat figures. "What Is the particular mania of this inmate?" we asked of the keeper. "Ho Is forever trying to demon strate that the same tariff which elves the sheep raiser a higher price fr his raw wool enables the con sumer of manufactured woolens to buy them cheaper." Realizing that the poor fellow's case was hopeless we gave him a look of sympathy and f aated on to I Ward No. 14. BOOKS HKCEIVEI) When America Bocatno a Nation. By Tudor Jenks, author of "Whon America was Now," "When Amorlca Won Liborty," etc. Published by T. Y. 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