We have scores of temperance men, <br />Bold and earnest, brave and true, <br />Fighting with the tongue and pen, <br />And we value what they do. <br />But, my friends, <br />To gain our ends, <br />You must use the ballot, too. <br /> <br />When we tell about our cause, <br />Politicians only smile; <br />While they mould and make our laws, <br />What care they for rank or file? <br />"Preach and pray," <br />They sneer and say; <br />"We'll make liquor laws the while." <br /> <br />We want men who dare to fling <br />Party ties and bonds away; <br />Who will cast them off, and cling <br />To the RIGHT, and boldly say, <br />"No beer bloats <br />Shall get our votes." <br />Then shall our cause gain the day.<br /><br />Ella Wheeler Wilcox<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-we-want-2/
