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Fellow-citizens, if you do not clear yourselves of ihese sappers you aro 

 jrone. 



In this salary grab, of course, they all had to take a hand : 



Like all other corruptions, it is contagious ; it spread all over the land. 



To double like ihis is easy for you, wc all very well know, 



But we iiave to work for very small pay, and tliat comes slow. 



You doubled our taxes on that damned robbmg raid, 



And now you put on pomp and show, and say these taxes must bo 

 paid. 



And if you do not pay it we will sell you out of house and home. 



And as paupers and tiiieves over the country you shall roam. 



It seems to me for servants you are putting on considerable style ; 



The first you know, out of our legislative halls yovi will go in a pile , 



This damned tyrannical 3'oke wc do not much longer intend to wear . 



"We liave stood now about, all we can possibly bear. 



For frauds, robberies, and corruptions all other 1 nations you have out- 

 done, 



If that is what you are trying to do, you excel, I will not except 



one. 

 Even old ancieni Rome you outdo in your blind race for gold — 

 For that their happiness, country, honor, and lives were sold. 

 As for you, General Grant, something more must be done ; 

 Such services for your country and great laurels you have won , 

 A crown should be put on your head, you should have another fee, 

 Of this whole band of robbers you should be king bee. 

 This honor you certainly have won, it is plain to be seen. 

 To see this the people do not have to be very keen. 

 It is widespread and well known over tlie land, 

 That robber cluef you have become of this entire robbing band. 

 Now, sir, I do not see as we can honors any more on you bestow; 

 We are getting very poor ; you hav squandered our money and robbed 



us so. 

 Raismg the salaries all over our whole entire nation. 

 It affected all, rich and poor, all in the same relation. 

 It caused men who had the poor laborers in their employ 

 To close up. " We cannot run, these heavy taxes do us so annoy." 

 Some would try a little longer to run by cutting wages down , 

 This has caused thousands, what are now called tramps, to run around 

 To see if they could get some work, employment find ; 

 And now for doing so they have made laws to make it a crime. 



