Classic Poem

" Th' Initiative and Referendum "
I do bold demand. Taking the stand that
The People's will is kill'd by the humdrum
Monotony o' th' venality o' fat
Bribe-gorging law-makers State and National.
The laughing-stock of Nations soon we'll be.
The butt, the by-word, the reproach for all
Who spit upon and loathe rascality.
The People's will I crave, and it demand.
The will of the People is the will of God.
Upon the People's will I take my stand,
By that alone will fall the tyrant's rod.
The Legislature's a house of ill-repute.
And Liberty, poor girl's, turn'd prostitute.