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But suppose I go into school and say, "Who sunk the _Merrimac_ at Santiago?" and if the boys answer me, "Hobson," they will tell me seven eighths of a lie. BUT SUPPOSE I GO INTO SCHOOL AND SAY WHO SUNK THE MERRIMAC AT SANTIAGO AND IF THE BOYS ANSWER ME HOBSON THEY WILL TELL ME SEVEN EIGHTHS OF A LIE
annon’s mouth; I will sweep up among the glistening bayonets; I will leap into the arena and tear down the flag and bear it away in triumph. I will come home with stars on my shoulder, and hold every office in the gift of the nation, and I will be great.” No, you won’t. You think you are going to be made great by an office, but remember that if you are not great before you get the office, you won’t be great when you secure it. It will only be a burlesque in that shape. We had a Peace Jubilee here after the Spanish War. Out West they don’t believe this, because they said, “Philadelphia would not have heard of any Spanish War until fifty years hence.” Some of you saw the procession go up Broad Street. I was away, but the family wrote to me that the tally-ho coach with Lieutenant Hobson upon it stopped right at the front door and the people shouted, “Hurrah for Hobson!” and if I had been there I would have yelled too, because he deserves much more of his country than he has ever received. I WILL MARCH UP TO THE CANNON'S MOUTH I WILL SWEEP UP AMONG THE GLISTENING BAYONETS I WILL LEAP INTO THE ARENA AND TEAR DOWN THE FLAG AND BEAR IT AWAY IN TRIUMPH I WILL COME HOME WITH STARS ON MY SHOULDER AND HOLD EVERY OFFICE IN THE GIFT OF THE NATION AND I WILL BE GREAT NO YOU WON'T YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO BE MADE GREAT BY AN OFFICE BUT REMEMBER THAT IF YOU ARE NOT GREAT BEFORE YOU GET THE OFFICE YOU WON'T BE GREAT WHEN YOU SEE CURATE IT WILL ONLY BE A BURLESQUE IN THAT SHAPE WE HAD A PEACE JUBILEE HERE AFTER THE SPANISH WAR OUT WEST THEY DON'T BELIEVE THIS BECAUSE THEY SAID PHILADELPHIA WOULD NOT HAVE HEARD OF ANY SPANISH WAR UNTIL FIFTY YEARS HENCE SOME OF YOU SAW THE PROCESSION GO UP BROAD STREET I WAS AWAY BUT THE FAMILY WROTE TO ME THAT THE TALLY HO COACH WITH LIEUTENANT HOBSON UPON IT STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AND PEOPLE SHOUTED HURRAH FOR HOBSON AND IF I HAD BEEN THERE I WOULD HAVE YELLED TOO BECAUSE HE DESERVES MUCH MORE HILL OF HIS COUNTRY THAN HE'S EVER RECEIVED
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