ワシントン人

解説

付記

彼の投票権は奪われ、 代わりに与えられたのは―― 「働いた後でパンを食う権利」。 だが彼は叫ぶ―― 「ボスよ、帰ってきて、 また私の給金を奪ってくれ！」 ―― オッフェンバック・ストゥッツ

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Original

A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government. In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to.

Additional notes

They took away his vote and gave instead The right, when he had earned, to eat his bread. In vain—he clamors for his "boss," pour soul, To come again and part him from his roll. Offenbach Stutz