The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
DRUGGISTS ARE VICTIMS.
They Are Knocked out of Profits by
Republican Administration.

To the Editor OF The Post.
This will doubtless be one of the most
anima,ed presidential campaigns since
the days of the reconstruction, and Us i
will be animated it will also be- a hard
fight for democracy, owing 20 the fact
that we are dealing with interruptions
people. People who. am informed upon
good authority, have imported thousands
of men into the city of Chicago alone.
given them temporary employment and
paid them to vote against the democratic
presidential candidate IN 1886. THESE
people are the same that represent the
party which cast more votes during the
recent election in the mountains Of Ken
lucky than are numerically represented
by the entire population OF the voting
precincts in when they live.
This Is the same party that dis'fsn-
chised he democrats OF the South ahd
passed ii force bill to prevent honest eiec-
lions to prevent Recognition o. the peo-
pies rights. This is the pIr1y that spent
about $50, 900, 900 to defeIt William j.
Bryan for the presidency in 1876, when
he stood upon a platform mucn more liD-
eral han the one on wnleh sc are now
basing our hopes, 1t Is the party that
claims to have a campaign flnd of S3J.-
600 900 10 advance It's lnlereS,s in the
ensuing election. And hey have learned
not to uudervalue the power OF honest
democracy within the past few years.
They will fight US with the fercensss
the desperation that chaTaetenzei The
pirates OF old, when protecting heir
boards Of spells. II hey lose the battle
they lose their booty and chance their
opportunity al future Expectations.
1'hey have much 20 lose, for they have
had years Of prosperity at our expense.
We have Tie TO lJs4 by defeat far they
have sapped us OF cur substance aud he
who hiss nothing can lose nothing. We
have already lost, W. are no9 without
our rights. our constitution, our official
positions, our socill recognition ana our
country's HAS
We have all to gain by success and 1t
behooyes our parry 70 enlis every dyd'la-
BILE means ~ suppo;s in order - gam
that which Is Justly ours. There arc
many puten. forces maj leserJe cohsi1-
GRAFTON, and many that have been sug-
gested but there Is one which could be
brought to bear With much effect that |
have never seen suggested The drug
g!sts OF the country might be enlisted as
powerf II -dppUrg - he du.n"eTa -
cause, They are continually oppressed by
republican legislation. Nearly everything
they handle Is taxed and the Wholesale
price aised in many Instances far IN
excess OF the tax Itself This expense
does not come out OF the consumer, be-
oause the retail price Is stamped on near
ly all patent preparations, just az It was
before the tax was added, so that the
consumers price remains the same and
the manufacturer increases his price,
sometimes four times as much as the
tax. In consequence OF this condition OF
affairs the retail druggist q not only be-
coming the burden OF q large percentage
OF the Philippine war tax but an ad-
ditional tax from the most popular patents
TO satisfy the manufacturers greed The
druggist seldom acquires wealth. at hest,
and this taxation has taken the profit
en- his goods, reducing the pay of the
salaried man, leaving the proprietor trem-
bling for the prospects OF his business.
have made q rough estimate and find
thai the drug men OF the country can
hardly number less than 100000. most