252 THE horse's rescue. 



Mr. Grant, do you not know to prison for begging we have to go, 



All caused by you and your damned rotten, robbing crew ? 



You have robbed us and on us heavy taxes laid, 



And criminals and slaves and paupers, too, of us you have made. 



When 3'ou pilot of our nation eight years were made, 



Four hundred thousand dollars to 3'ou was paid. 



And extras that all cost us money were thrown in, 



And now you are around begging for help again. 



"What you did with all that money of course we do not know, 



Unless you spent it sailing around, setting yourself up for a monkey 



show. 

 If now a beggar and pauper 3^011 have got to be 

 AftPr all we have done to help you, it is of no use any longer that I 



can see. 

 You will have to take your chances as all beggars and paupers do. 

 Your money has been spent without doubt for pomp and show ; 

 Of ours we have been robbed by heavy taxes to pay you 

 And your damned, corrupted, thieving, robbing crew. 

 We do not intend any longer by you robbers and tyrants to be run; 

 To work and slave night and day for small pay is no fun, 

 And give it to you to squander and sow broadcast. 

 And be shipwrecked, made paupers, and in prisons at last. 

 Of all the damned robbers that I ever heard of, of this or of any other 



time, 

 You are the biggest, the meanest of this or any other, for crimes. 

 You have got so 3'ou are so bold \'ou do it in the broad da3'light, 

 Then try to cram it down us, and make us believe it is right. 

 On scientific principles b}- honest men this government was made to 



run. 

 And now by legalized robbers and thieves corruption it is overdone. 

 No matter what business you are doing, on a large or small scale. 

 When you are overrun with sit-stills and sappers it must fail. 

 The idea of taking the hard-earned money of thousands of men, 

 And giving it to a lot of blockheads, robbers, and thieves to spend 1 

 These pills are a little to big now ; they will not go down ; 

 You have made them too big of late ; it has caused the people to look 



around. 

 You have rung in taxes in all conceivable wa3's you can, 

 And down in your own pockets the most of it 3"ou cram. 



