Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-07

OF you put ii two Of thrss h..nds
lals and then divide 1t arouad
see what business h is Of our. W
to trade where We have mind /
Mr.. Barrow rose to. reply. 20
said he, we've no objection
taking your produce down ia tb.
er towns to sell-not q mite onl
want to carry it there yourseIy
must buy one Of Bob's wagons d
no matter what he charges yol
wise you must let the Peekskiilei /!
have cheaper and better wager +
Bob can build. carry 1t for you 81
part Of your profits away in freigi /
no! You may sell all you can /
but we don't want you to sre 4
money there. You must brin B
back Tor the benefit OF home in, n
Y6n don't do that now. wSrs,: Y
meeting il called for Is to make 4
! ii il weean clinch you In tAe ".
clsairIbaE hxa suggested Asstss.t 4
rsistus > Sund for mutual pnsfsetit
jtnen ssivsding n around ] insnl /
selves, any fuof might Zee tH,at
would be no moBsya ia IT. PROT 4
nseane getting rhOtiey ont 0s som 3
else, not out OF yourself, ZsAe. 4
you See ?" 4
II think I do" returned Etrone U
means that hundred of US shai \
port you four paupers ~
Don't you call us that !" shout
E
four omcers at . breath ''Paup :
We are the business of the comm. /
We give employment to you fell
shouted the vice president swho
be satisfied to sell for whas you ca /
and to buy at what we choose TO Oh +
Mr. Harrington now took the f /
II sympathize," he said, "witI +
sentiments expressed by the gent
on this side who have precesied j
am proud Mr.. Chairmap. sir. of f
al American citizen, sir, as the o
my shop are likewise by birth
other side of the water It s nv
sir, that I can built American v
out of American wood and iron.
owned by American citizens, to b
on American roads, to be drivt +
American drivers and to be haul
American horses. And yet Mr. c
mad, sir. while all my energies ar
voted to the interests ofthis town,
seems to be no disposition Oh the .
its people to support me. Nay d
the Jealous wagon rnAkets of Peel
have combined against me with
wretched cheap wagons, made of u +
soned wood. and absolutely rotten L
The town of PeekskiIl, Mr.. Chsira
sir, subsidies every wagon that is
there, and that Ia the way thai the L
bush wagon building and fraig T
business is ruined " Mr.. HARM (
with his usual accuracy, alluded &
fact that, among the many wage
Peekskill, two carry The Uiited /
mail to neighboring towns NOV
Chairman, sir what il to he don
will tell you. sir. In the first pls
want y law passed that no man in r.
bush ehall own a wagon that is not
in Oak bush, never mind what the /
on costs and how it is built Ifhe
satisfied with wagons built by hon
dustry, let him 60 without them;
Is all What will be the result =?
at first, of course. these miserable P
kill wagons will carry all our passe
and produce. But, Mr.. Chs.irmanE
see how this difficulty will be overd
1t will be in this wise. I have long:
desirous Of developing the resol \
this town, but unaided | can't
wagon and make 1t pay in cal
POTATOES and apples down to Peeks
What want is for the town to col
butte money enough to help me b
half dozen of them-not directly,
Chairman, sir. but indirectly by
tai subsidy. It must be evident to
that such legislation on the part of
town would establish line of was
running regularly to Peekskill, at
is equally clear that the general c
bush wagon trade would be proms
thereby, so that by the mere act of as
fishing one mail route, all the comy
ton of our neighbors would be o
come, and that for all purposes and
all directions in town and out of to
we should become the champion was
builders of Westchester county
Chairman, sir, Mr.. Chairman. l fs
the flag that waves over Field,
liquor saloon. 1t waves not over
drop of imported spirits ! Inevsr q
to see it iisgraced. 1t is because !
or it-because ! honor my native ad
ed town-that / SO disinterestedly sscl
your assistance. Men of Oakbush,
not you. too. proud of the Amer
flag? Then show your protection
subsidizlng Oakbush wagons"
After Bob Harrington's eloquent
dress, MIR. Leeds remarked that
words of his would be tame and Ia
quate He would not, therefore,
up the time of the audience, who, he
assured, must be convinced, by v
had already been SO forcihly urged
the excellence Of Protection and
baleful influences of Free Trade.
however, desired to express his full ,
currence more particularly with
views of Mr.. Harrington, and still n
especially with his declaration that
less the people supplied themselves '
Oak bush wagons they should baye
wagons at all, "for by parity ei ssa,
ing," he added, "if they won't buy t
shoes at my shop, they ought to go b
foot"
An old farmer, familiarly knOwI
Uncle David Culver, then arose
modestly observed Now. If ye've
done, I'd like to say somethin'. II
it we've been called together to ct
up what can be done for the good of
hull town. and not for the good of il
vidooals: but sartin individooals q
to think that they are all there is of
town. To my notion we are get
along pretty tol'ably we'll as we be.
can sell things where we want to,
use the money to buy things with q
where, and we can buy ourOwn wae
Wherever we can get 'em best and CHI
est to carry our truck in, backards
forards. I'd like to know what in tn
der anybody wants more, unless 1t i
be supported by charity. as some il
vidooals here present would like to
The Chairman jumped up excite
and exclaimed: Don't you say
again, Uncle Dave! Ifit wasn't for J
gray hairs I'd smack your mouth !"
"Oh, sdo! don't get. mad, Bisho
returned Uncle David. "Mebbe
mistak en-, after all f; and if I be I'll
80. But if you're mistaken, / want
to own up. Let's see: You want us
buy all our things Of yop four fello
don't you and what are you going
do for US ?i'
why" answered the vice-presid
"we'll buy what garden truck we W
for family use of you. Uncle Dave.
must be blind if you can't see that
more of US there are and the richer
grow. the more garden truck you
sell at home!
"Well, mebbe 1 be blind" retur
the old man. "for I hain't got Ii
enough to see things as you do. I ha
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