The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-13

~'t"F 'h' iH'iDlns, duu 4 saw MncI
a board had been torn oil and
4 space there where some corn ha
r been taken out.
Father: l. that 80? Well. lar
sorry for that, because bouph
that corn for speculation, and
they steal il the profits will wants
like srecter and perhaps some q
the original investment with il
How much doyou think was taken
Fred: About two wagon loads
| guess.
Father: Great Scott, We mus
stop tlat; perhaps tonigh; or 10
morrow night they will take a. n.ucl
more, and it wont take long 10 pu
me on the losing side if they keel
that up.
Fred; How ;nuch dill you buy
Father: Twenty thousand bush
Iels
Fred: How much did you pay?
Father Forty cents per bushel.
Fred: That makes IS 600 don't
liz?
Father: Yes, end | can sell il
since the drouth for soc. per bush
ell, which would give me a profit Of
5000, less the shrinkage, waste.
etc, which under ordinary circum-
stances would not be more than
$500, leaving me net profit Of 81.
800. But il they steal ii there i no
telling what | will have left.
Fred: Say, pa, why don't you
have the government build a big
warehouse in which you could store
your corn free, and then have them
put men there to guard it for YOU
until you get ready to sell il?
Father: Have the government
TO build me a warehouse and guard
my property free? Why what are
talking about; do you think this
government can 90 into petty indi-
sidual affairs aud build cribs and
appoint guards for private interests?
Why IL might as well build hen
oops in Georgia and appoint guards
o keep the darkies from stealing
he chickens.
Fred: You said this was the
'est government in the world.
Father; Ii is the bes, govern
nent in the world, and the z. o. d.
: the best party in the government
'ut we would never think Of asking
hem 10 do a thing so insane and !,
iictic az that, and ii they adopted |.
policy like that | would leave the !,
arty and vote with the crazy Pro-
or some other cranks
ather than lend my Influence to :
uch a scheme. No sir, | will take !,
are Of my own products and ex- !
ect every other owner Of property :
do the same, except in so lar as .
Is the province of government TO !,
pprehend and punish the Grim :
lal. 4
Fred: Ia, is the beer and whis- !,
y, after il comes from the manu- !.
ctory, private property, or does it Z
'long TO the govern ment? J" =,
Father: Why, it is private pro- =
'rty, OF course. 1 see what you
g at; you are at your old tricks OF
wing to prove that the government I
partner in the liquor business
ID that the z. p. is responsible I
thing which | do not believe or
init. in
Fred: Well, then if the govern y
snt Is not a partner in the bust
So, il is purely an individual bust
IS. ny
Father: OF course; or it i a cor s s'
rate matter, which is the same m m.a'
ng so far as its legal status i 's' ~
1cerned; for il matters not 10 the = =,
whether il is an indi- ~ ~
Iual or corporation composed of o.o -,
|ivlduals, il is the same in its le- 80 80
relations. wa
Fred: Well, then why does the -, ~
-ernment build warehouses for ~ ~
isky and appoint men to inspect -. ~
and watch it at the public ex- 80 ~
lse? "
father: Hem, well, hem-well. -. -
you know they do that? -
red: Why of course, | know o. -.
nd so do you. s "e.
'ather: None Of your sauce All v',
Z; | want 10 be treated with re- ...a
Ct, If do have a smart Alec Of !, - y
IN. demand a respectful an ~, ~
r and intend TO enforce my de- one va
-. ~ con
exon you will vote the Prohibi- ,
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