POLITICAL BLANK VERSE 
By JAMES A. SLOTE 
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I cast my vote for better times in 
1928 , before the year had roiled arou¬ 
nd the factory closed its gate. 
They promised to keep wages up, 
As we all remember ...., 
Tney kept their promise too, you bet 
0 yes, they did_like .'... 
I voted then for the New Deal in 1932 
Our money’s gone were on relief, 
And the system is a stew. It was spend 
Your coin, then save your coin, buy 
;Baby bonds; as .... 
I’ii vote the ticket again this fall, 
You bet I will_ like.... 
With money growing scarcer since 
192 tax eaters draw the same old 
Pay,and railroads hold their rate, 
More tax free bonds to make more 
Loans, the money kings hoard to .... 
Yesl’ll vote the ticket again this fall, 
You know I will_like. 
I will crash the gate at the polls this 
Fall Jam through the crowd pell .... 
To vote for the shrewdest liars again 
0! gee ’aint politics.... ? 
