250 THE horse's rescue. 



Their works are enough to condemn them . no more evidence is 



needed ; 

 Their power in thousands of ways they have exceeded. 

 Our servants to represent us we have sent to the center of our nation. 

 They have been duped — bought to make unwise legislation. 

 Some mea have such an awful greed for the glitter of gold, 

 They will sacrifice the lives and property of a nation and let h be sold. 

 And that is the power now with it this nation they are trying to run, 

 To rob us of that first that had to be done; 

 They all seem trying to see which can get the bit^gest pile. 

 In doing so they have got into a devil of a rile 

 The flag of seventeen hundred and seventy-six will not fade, 

 The stripes for tyrants and traitors, thieves, robbers, they were made. 

 Some seem trying their level best to pull it down ; 

 On their wise and honest, faithful heads put a crown. 

 This government on the opposite principle was built to run 

 To put crowns on our hired help ; I think it will be hardly done 

 For many years, now we have lived under monarchical reign. 

 And now it has become despotic. Some are being slain. 

 Eobberies and riots all over our country we have had, 

 Now it looks as though corruption and misrule had run mad. 

 There is no use trying to cover it up ; it stares you square in the face. 

 The way our government for many years has been run is a disgrace. 

 It would be tedious for a man to write where this corruption all had 



its rise. 

 If he knew, and had the time, and was ever so wise. 

 Just to open your eyes I will give j^ou a little history of a few. 

 In the first place, we are sold to this damned robbing crew ; 

 We are taxed and robbed iu thousands of ways ; 

 Without representation they have made us underlings and slaves. 

 They are usurpers of power which to them does not belong : 

 They raised their own salaries themselves, and that was wrong. 

 The people never authorized them this mean business to do ; 

 It was all planned by that robbing, sneaking, treacherous crew, 

 That was done in the beginning of that great General Grant reign. 

 Right in the very time when all around was to be slam. 

 Our country was in danger ; the rebels in destruction it had laid ; 

 To render us a little assistance fifty thousand dollars a year to him 



must be paid 

 And that must be secured a term eight years long ! 



