Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-06-08

party with bill that proposed to
house pauper labor on foreign soil
and allow it to ship its fabrics free
into The United States.
Mr.. HOuk then recited very
amusing and instructive cOlloquy
which took place at London, Tenn,
during the last campaign, in which
he and a Mr.. Hall, a prominent
Democrat and a leading farmer,
took part.
The speech had turned out on the
relative prices of articles under the
Walker tariff of 1916 and under the
present protective tariff, and Mr..
TTouk suddenly addressed his DEM
Ocratic friend with
"Say, Jack how much did you
get for your corn under the Walker
tariff /"
"From 10t to II cents a bushel,'
was the reply.
Sand how much do you get for
the same kind of corn now ~
dwell, GO cents at the heap"
"How much did you get for wheat
in those times" the congressman
went on.
"From % to 80 cents a bushel."
"What do you get for the same
grade of wheat raised on the same
farm, but under this rascally pro-
tective pollcyp
"Oh anything from 80 cents to
$1.25 a bushel.p
"What did they pay you for hogs
in those days, Jack ~
"From 2 to 3 cents a pound"
"And the same kind of hogs will
fetch now y
"From 5 to Z cents"
"How much could you get for a
good pony horse under the Walker
tariff, and how much wnl one fetch
under this Republican policy?'
"Ne never got more than $50
then, but now they are worth from
1926 to $40 apiece"
Uack," continued Mr.. Ii on k,
"what was the most you could sell
good COW for under that 1916
tariff y
"About S12; from IS to $l2."
GLOW much now 7"
"From S25 to S45.'
"What was a sheep worth then p
"Fitty cents, if he was a good
one, but now | can get from Sl.5O
to ST." "a voice in the crowd
"Yes, and $3.50 if he's a good one.")
"Did you sell any butter in those
days, Jack?'
"WelI, we made a good DEAL
was the reply, "but we sold very
little, and that meyer fetched more
than slxpence a pound"
"DO you sell any butter now un'
der this rascally Republican pol
icy ~
"Oh, yes; the old woman sells a
good deal.'
"IIOw much do you get for it 2
"Well we have standing con
tract at % cents a pound all the
wear round, and for all we car
make" .....
"Jack; did you ever sell any
eggs in those days?'
"Not many; occasionally we'd
sell a few dozen for 2 Or cents
dozen"
"Do you sell any now|
ayes; at least the old woman
does, and she meyer gets less thar
% cents a Dozen"
"How much did you have 10 pal
for calico to make the old woman
Sunday dress under the old Walke
tarinl7
"From one shilling to % cents
yard"
"And what can you buy the sam
calico at now, Jack :"
"From to s cents a yard"
"Now you're a farmer" contir
ned the congressman, "what di'
you have to pay for trace chain
under the tariff of 1916 ~
"TwO dollars a pair for anythln
like good ones"
"What do they cost now 7"
"Sixty cents palr-fOr goo
Ones.p
"When YOU wanted a Sunda
wool hat then, what did you pa
for itf"
"Anything from $3.50 to a..
"And what can you get the san
quality of hat for -
"From 80 cents to s125."
The conversation was repeate
in the speakers inimitable sty
and was much enjoyed.
Mr.. Houk said that on anOth
occasion when addressing an a
} dience of farmers, and cOmmen
7 ing on the fact that under Il
! Walker tariff corn sold at 10 cen
p a bushel, an old citizen whom Il
D congressman had known for yea
8 interrupted him, and said, "Ho
on there; let me say a word. U