Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-30
''WHAR Dew CUM IN?'


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Thars a mighty lot er talkin' about farmers N thar rights,
IN the wonderful prosperity tibet beet CROWN invites.
Thars er heap Of foolish CROWN n the beats begin ter shout
N holler fer the Tariff ter keep free sugar out!
But l motifs tibet the beet producn' farms are very few,
AN the farmers through the country amt got much ef i ter dew.
The hull land amt arasin' beets, n amt gcin ter begin,
Beet CROWNS right fer sum-, 1 guess-but whar dew l cum in?
The farmer gifts four dollars now fer every ton o. bets
A hansum price, / must allow-but hidin' sum decets. :
Beet sugar manufacturers admit es they hey found
Thet "granylated" costs 'em sumthin' like tew cents a pound.
In fact tibet leaves a profit on which they'd greatly thrive
And-if it kin be sold fer three, why should we pay 'em FIyEf
1t seems ter NE es thets a game thet's mighty like a skin
Buff thars any benefit -waal -whar dew l cum in?
When Uncle Sans in want O. cash we're glad ter help him out,
IN wen stand all the taxes tibet are needed, never doubt,
But when his pocketbook's well lined an nary cent he lacks,
Et seems ter me his dutys ter repeal tibet sugar tax.
Them fellers wot is interested SEE it's to protect
The beetproducn' farmer tibet the duty they collect,
But l guess tibet explanation es a little bit too thin
The sugar maker,-hes all Notwithstanding dew we cum In?
Take off raw sugar duty an the price will quickly fall,
To everybody's benefit, fer sugars used by ALL
The poor will bless the Government tibet placed it in thar reach
en- millions of our citizens free sugar now beseechl
The dealer IL be deighted-less expenditure fer him
More demand n bigger prohts-which at present are but slim.
An the farmer II be as well paid as he eve yet hes ben
But he'll buy his sugar cheaper-thets whar lie an I'll cum in
Now, whar's the sense n reason of the sugar tax to-day,
When our treasurys abulgin' an we hv no debts ter pay?
The duty on raw sugars Fifty million every year
An the peoples got ter pay it-thets n fact thets very clear.
Fifty million! Great Jerusha! Ter protect beet magnates. too
Why should they tax ALL the people-just ter help a scattered FEwf
And the FEW2 Beetsugar MAKERS! Don't it really seem a sin
Thus ter help an fill thar Golfers? Whar dew you an cum in?
III ldrmer GROWN ecu neS got n CONTRACT price lei years. ="
Free raw sugar wouldn't hurt him, an of 1T he has no fears,
But mebbe, like myself-hes also growing fruit so nice
Ter preserve it-at a prolific needs sugar-at a'price!
The repeating Of the duty, surely cuts the price in two
Thetll make n mighty difference, neghbor, both ter me an you'll
Let the sugar manyfactrer make such profits as he kin
Ter him it may seem right enur but whnr dew cum l2
An 1 amt agoln' ter swaller all the arguments they shout
Thet the farmers need protection an must bar raw sugar out.
Common sense is plainly shown that the people in the land
Want raw sugar free in future-an' its freedom will demand.
IT'S d tax no longer needed-hateful to the public view,-
Taxing millions Of our people TO enrich a favored few.
Ihey can't bind me any longer with the foolish yarns they spin.-
While they're busy maxim money -whar dew you and | come in?
I'm agoin' ter keep on hustln', talkin', pleadin' with my frcnds,-
Amt no sense in lettin' others gain thar selfish privet ends.
I'm agoln' ter write termorrer to my Congressman nd say
Thet he oughter do his best ter kill that tax without delay!
Fellerfarmers, do your utmost-whether you grow beets or not
To repeal the tax on sugar-you can but improve your lott
Cheaper sugar helps your pocket, greater blessings you can win
When we've threecent granylated-thats whar you an l cum In!