The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-30
''WHAR Dew CUM IMP"


Thars a mighty lot er takn' about farmers n thar rights,
N the wonderful prosperity tibet beet CROWN invites.
Thars n heap of foolish CROWN n the beats" begin ter shout
N boiler fer the Tariff ter keep free sugar out!
But I motifs tibet the beetproducn' farms are very few,
An the farmers through the country amt got much eff it ter dew.
The hull land amt araisin' beets, n amt goin' ter begin,
Beet CROWNS right fer sum, I guess-but, whar dew cum inF
The farmer gifts four dollars now fer every ton o beets-
A hansur1 price, 1 must Jallow-but hidin' UNI deceits.
Beet sugar MANUFACTURERS admit es they hev found
Thet "granylated" costs 'em sumthin' like e 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 F1VE7
1t seems ter M IS thets a game thets mighty like a skin
Butt thar's any beneft-waal-whar dew Icurn in?
When Uncle Sans in want o. cash we're glad ter help him out.
N we'll stand all the taxes tibet IRE needed, never doubt
But when his pocketbookhs we'll lined an nary cent he lacks,
Eft seems ter m his dutys tel repeal tibet sugar tax.
Them felers wot $ interested seq it's to protect
The beet-producin' farmer tibet the duty they collect,
But I guess tibet explanation es a little bit too thin
The sugar maker,-ASs all right;-but-whar dew "e cum inn
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 / n thai reach
IN millions of -four citizens free sugar now beseeoD
The dealer IL be deighted-less expenditure fer him
More demand n bigger profts-which at present re but slim.
An. the farmer II be a IS we'll paid as he ever yet hes ben
But he'll buy his sugar cheaper-thets whar he an I'll cum n
Now, whar's the sense Ell reason of the sugar tax to-day,
When our treasury's a-bulgin' an we hv no debts ter pay?
The duty on a sugars Fifty million every year
An the peoples got ter pay it-thets a 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 FEW ? Beetsugar MAKERS! Don't it really seem a sin
Thus ter help an fill thar Golfers? Whar dew you an I cum in?
The farmer CROWN beets hes got a contract price fer years.
Free raw sugar wouldn't hurt him, an of it he has no fears,
But mebse, like myself-he's also growing fruit so nice
Ter preserve it-at a proft-he needs sugar-It Il prize!
The repeating of the duty, surely cuts the price in two
ThetYl make a mighty difference, neighbor, both ter m e an you'll
Let the sugar manyfactrer make such profits a 5 he kin
Ter him it may seem right enuf-but whar dew 1 cum in?
An I amt agoin' ter swaler all the Arguments they shout
Thet the farmers need protecton-au must bar raw sugar out.
Common sense is plainly shown that the people in the land
Want raw sugar free in futurc-an' its freedom will demand.
IT'S a tax no longer needed hateful to the public view
Taxing millions of our people 20 enrich a favored few.
They can't blind me any longer with the foolish yarns they spin
While they're busy maxim money-whar dew you and I cum in?
I'm agoin' ter keep o n hustin, talkin', pleadin' with my frends,-
Amt no sense in lettn' others gain thar selfish privet ends
I'm agoin' ter write termorrer to my Congressman md say
Tibet he oughter do his best ter kill that tax without delay!
Felerfarmers, do your utmost whether you grow beets " not
To repeal the tax on sugar you can but improve your lot!
Cheaper sugar helps your pocket, greater blessings you can win
When we've three-cent granylated that's whar you an l cum in