All the Time

From The Topeka State Journal, June 21, 1915.

The statesmen can get busy, wave the old flag and orate,
    But the cost of living rises just the same.
They may call the money barons and they may investigate,
    But the cost of living rises just the same.
They may threaten, they may bluster, they may scream and paw the air;
They may plead and they may grovel and in madness tear their hair;
They can tell of real conditions and the awful truth lay bare,
    But the cost of living rises just the same.