Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Imperial Sam Among the powers that gem earth’s ancient field? The youngest of her mighty galaxy? Far-blazing in the majesty I wield, Humane, Imperial, generous and free. Behold me, all mankind, with startled awe, And nations bow your sinful timeworn knees; A terror of my kind you never saw, My justice wills immaculate decrees. I whipped old Spain to make dear Cuba free, He lies deep in his throat who dares deny it; It’s parcel of that same humanity To hold sweet Cuba though the world decry it. In all I do I act with wisdom deep? And love? Yes, love’s a mighty motive with me? To fools my course may seem a little steep, The trusty Cubans surely will forgive me. With love and force I’ll mix the Cubans up: Pooh! What care I for any old opinion? Brute force will make a goodly marriage cup And authorize my conduct of dominion. Damn Cuba!?This I say beneath the rose? Who cares a twiddle for the blasted nigger? Philanthropy’s a darling jolly pose But no one means it when he is the bigger. I want fair Cuba for my trade, that’s all; And I’ve a trick that fools the idiot people: I’ll free her sometime, when her sense grows tall? Your Uncle Sam can climb a greased steeple. But I’ll take care that time may never come, Once I have got my throttling grip upon her; Then she may squirm and bite and kick and foam, Oh, to the devil with my word of honor! But if the bumptious fools at home object, And say, Now Sam, this surely is too brazen! My trick across the ocean I’ll project, My pious love near China I’ll emblazon. We do want China, or our natural slice, So we must gobble up the Philippines? To love your fellow men is very nice When love the dirtiest conscience brightly cleans. Now here’s the blameless business in a nutshell: The …
