From the Bisbee Daily Review, June 29, 1913.
By Roy K. Moulton.
When statesmen go to Washington
They are brimful of reform.
They are for the common people
And they rant and rave and storm.
Diagnosing the conditions
They set forth the people’s ills,
And they load the good old hopper
With their remedial bills.
For two weeks in January
They kick up an awful dust,
And they blow until you’re fearful
That they’re really going to bust.
Then they quiet down serenely
And no longer tear their hair.
And the folks in February
Wonder if they are still there.
Then the statesmen are forgotten
Till, along in June we learn
That the legislative body
Is getting ready to adjourn.
It is easy to make speeches
And of grave reforms to shout,
But it’s somewhat different when it
Comes to carryin’ ‘em out.
Promises are stock in trade with
Statesmen who are seeking fame,
But old Ultimate Consumer
Keeps on digging just the same.