Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-07-16
THE MILLER AND HIS WHIG Gus
TONERS.

II'be Illinois State Register happily
illustrates, in the following jeU d'esprii,
the force Of that remarkably conclusive
dogma that High Duies make Low Pri
ces,-Argus
Some. weeks since Mr. .O'CoDnelI was
in Mr.. Dsuglass' COgressionalDistrict ma
king democratic speeches, where he met
a staunch democratic friend of his, who
accostsd him very familiarly, and
said: friend Mack, hear you are going
to make 4 democratic speech here TO
day, about the tariff.
Well, says Mr.. NJ, I'll think OF it;
have you any objections, friend Bobi
Well have, said bis friend, am a.
fraid you are going TO. interfere with my
interest with your COMPOUNDED discussion
about the tariff, and about low and high
prices.
Ifihat is so, Bob, am very sorry, said
Mr.. NJ, pray how can that happenf
Well now Mack, | will tell you in q
private way like, but don't want you 10
be blabbing it all arouDd The country and
make blowing horn of yourself about
il, aud get me into deal OF a scrape.
and perhaps into the newspapers be
sides. -e,
oh, of course, says Mr.. NJ, I will not
whisper it TO any one: but how is III
Well, says Bob, new you know am a
miller, and kesp \ grlsimill, and GRAD for
toll
Yes, | know, and 6rst rate mill il is
too; and ali your neighbOrs say that you
are an anomaly in natuIe--a Rrst rate,
accommodating, and honest miller, that
never take too much toll.
Oh yes, understand yOu-I under.
stand your grisl of soft earn; but that is
neitheI here nor there-let me tell you
how it was.
Some weeks ago. one Of my whig
customers came TO mill, and brought
with him a copy Of Mr.. Evans speech
on tho taFifF--and while bis grist was
grinding, he sat down and read it OVeI
| 10 me, and commented learnedly anG
long upon that part of the speech tha
proves thai high tariff makes goods low
sr, and the higher the duties, the love-
the price oflhe consumer.
| llste ned atteGtiVely, and never dis
putsd a Sord he said; aud when he wa
about 10 start home, | asked him 10 len'
me the speech, for | was greatly take
With it, and wanted to read il to the psO
Pile as they came TO the mill.
| Ny whig friend readily complied
think ing he had made such . saiuabl
convert 10 the high whig tariff PrOtectiO
cause. ,s4
AS soon as he left went 10 work an
made me a new toll dish, and made il 4
bouttwo inches higher than the old on
and Immediately commenced lakiDg to
with my new dish.
The report was soon circulated in tn
neighborhOod, TOO, that | had turns
whig, and my whigneighbOrs Aocksd in b
dozens to see me, and among the res
my old friend that had loaned me tn
i. Speeeh, with several Others came to
i Reiher to get grinding, and all shook "a
/ cordially bv the hand, and welcomed
4 me to the household Of whlggery.
Axsoon as their greetings were over,
,ook mv new toll dish, aud in their pies
snce hcaped it rounding full out of eac
4 ofthsir CRISIS. a aeJt,
I Halo Bob, says one Of them. TOu hav'
!, cot a new toll dish, han't yOua
Oh yes, says !, the old one got 8
!; Iittla shacklinp like, aud little wore
' of a. the top, and rather too small f
: the interests OF my customerl, and
\ thought il was best to havesa new one.i
n Yes, by gracious, says another Of lheH
!. do yon see that, Williams; if il amt
bout third bigger than the old one,
y will be shot: sure enough, says the OF
y or. Why, Bob, what the mischief do
II that mesni how is that for The iutsrs
" OF your customers, V yOu sayS
b, OBJ, saysI, very plSin, don't you a
!. dsSStsnd 10 the higher the toll, the ~