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Quarreling and fighting for yourselvs a position it to man. 



You have scuttled this ship and deserted it, too, 



This is just the way all robbers and pirates do. 



There is no use of denying this, it is all true, 



And worse, you have done, you have murdered some of the crew. 



Poor Garfield you shot down without any cause; 



lie has been these many years battling against tyrannical laws. 



My God 1 what do you think is going to become of this nation? 



Rob us in many ways, fight, murder — all for a ]50sition. 



All the legislation for many years for yourselves that you have done, 



It has made your own condition worse, no good to us by it can come. 



All over our great republic this legalized robbing we have had; 



They have shipwrecked the whole fleet, and now they are play:ng 

 grab. 



For httle or no service big bills are poured m, just take note — 



My good God! no wonder this fieet no longer could float. 



With such men as we have had to steer this fleet of our nation. 



If they are allowed to go on they will sail us to hell and damnation. 



If we follow them any longer the course they are pursuing 



You will get all tlie hell you want ; it's already brewing. 



In the case of Guiteau, look at the useless expense of his trial ; 



He committed the act; that was seen: it will admit of no denial. 



Poor, unhappy, unfortunate man he must be. 



And his case could have been disposed of without so many roibers to 

 fee. 



In either case, insane or of sound mind, 



A verdict against him they would have to find. 



About this poor, unfortunate man I shall have no more to say ; 



I do not believe in hanging or kilhng my fellow-man in any way. 



As things look now. something will soon have to be done ; 



111 this corruption the fleet of the United States cannot run. 



The only way now that I can see to pursue 



Is 10 clear away this damned rubbish and begin new. 



For condemned they are by the overruling power; 



If they are allowed to go on, themselves and all others they will de- 

 vour. 



They seem no longer able to keep this ship afloat, 



They might possibly run an old, stinking canal boat. 



If that they should wreck there would not be so much loss. 



Such a craft as that they might possibly get to boss. 



