Спрут: Калифорнийская история

           “ThismatterofresistingthemarshalwhenhetriedtoputtheRailroaddummiesinpossessionontheranchesaroundhere,wasalltalkedoverinthecommitteemeetingsoftheLeaguelongago.Itneverwasourintentiontofireasingleshot.Nosuchabsoluteauthorityaswasassumedyesterdaywasdelegatedtoanybody.OuresteemedPresidentisallright,butweallknowthatheisamanwholovesauthorityandwholikestogohisowngaitwithoutaccountingtoanybody.We—therestofusLeaguers—neverwereinformedastowhatwasgoingon.Wesupposed,ofcourse,thatwatchwasbeingkeptontheRailroadsoaswewouldn’tbetakenbysurpriseaswewereyesterday.Anditseemsnowatchwaskeptatall,oriftherewas,itwasmightyineffective.OurideawastoforestallanymovementonthepartoftheRailroadandthenwhenweknewthemarshalwascomingdown,tocallameetingofourExecutiveCommitteeanddecideastowhatshouldbedone.WeoughttohavehadtimetocalloutthewholeLeague.Insteadofthat,whathappens?Whilewe’realloffchasingrabbits,theRailroadisallowedtostealamarchonusandwhenitistoolate,ahandfulofLeaguersisgottogetherandafightisprecipitatedandourmenkilled.I’MsorryforourPresident,too.Nooneismoreso,butIwanttoputmyselfonrecordasbelievinghedidahastyandinconsideratething.Ifhehadmanagedright,hecouldhavehadsixhundredmentoopposetheRailroadandtherewouldnothavebeenanygunfightoranykilling.HeDIDN’TmanagerightandthereWASakillingandIdon’tseeashowtheLeagueoughttobeheldresponsible.