Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-09-22
THE TARIFF IS A TAX
WHO PAYS 1T?
Answer-7He Man WhO RaiSe5ths GRUB.
A FACT.
THE BUILDING OF THE GUERNSEY
MARKET. HOUSE.
A FACT.
LFyom "7riaks and 7yiHmphS Of Labor" B
the late G. b. DeBeyNGrdi.


In the parish of st. Peter, Island OF
Guernsey, marketing was carried on in
Unprotected stalls around the church !
square. The losses to Venders by rains
and incon venlence to buyers made the |
need of a covered market house keenly |
felt, and some philosophical citizens ]
took the matter in hand to have one
built An estimate of the size OF the
house required brought its approximate
cost IN MONEY to $22, 900 and to raise
this amount of money became the ques-
tion with the promoters OF the scheme
1t was question however OF easy
solution as they had thousands OF proce-
dents. They drew up petition setting
forth the need Of market house and
desiring the Governor to issue INTER
EST BEARING BONDS to be negociat-
ed in Paris or London for the money
wherewith to erect the building. To
said petition were appended the sigma
tures of some three hundred household
ers in the parish and committee was
appointed to present ii to Gov. DeLlsle
Brock. 1t happened that while the
people we're money worshippers, that's,
believed in the omnipotence OF money
Gov. Brock, on the contrary, was a mon
ey infidel; that is did got believe that
money was able to do the least thing.
Conseu uentally when the committee
presented the petition, superstition and
science came in conflict The Governor
set to work with arguments to prevent
citizens from going in debt and becom-
ing tributary to the bankers in Paris
, and London. After explaining to the
. committee that all the money in the
world could not make or lay a brick;
could not plane or lay plank in pro-
, posed market house, with little effect,
he finally struck the right way and
reached their understanding as follows,
''Will you permit me-, he asked the
committee, ITO place before you some
simple questions. Have we the neces-
. sary number of mechanics among us to
build said house. The committee re-
piled they had, adding that owing tc
dull times, many workmen were out oi
employment and would be glad OF 9
n Job. This reply the Governor put dowr
L on paper summarily thus: I'VE have
Q the men," He then asked about the
If materials, rocks, brick, lumber, lime
.. sand, about tools, teams as we'll as al
Is the requisites to maiRtain men an(
l. teams while the work was being execu
10 ted. To all these questions the com
s. mittee had to reply afirmatively a
O. the whole were to be found in the par
N ish. The Governor set down on his lis
IT each item in the order given. Holding
is then, the list in his hands, he, with tn
- full assurance Of being in the right, ad
re dressed the committee as follows;
III "Here you tell me that we hav
n among ourselves everything needed
build the market-house yet you desir
me to BOND you to bankers for mats
rial which is of no manner Of use in th
construction of the house. Strange al
s., omaly."
a ut is true" remarked one of the cor
~ mittee, that we have men and materia
nd but we lack the money to pay the me
he and to buy the materials"
IN "Friends," replied the Governo
! "When man gets paid for work dor
nj or materials furnished it means that
ny has worked for others and sold the m
ne terials. Is it your intention to build
No house for bankers? If so, then you a
lii right in demanding pay from tho
ON bankers. But, in such case you shou
'eu not place yourselves under bondage
nlv sides, if those bankers pay you for t
house, and hold you in bondage also
manding annual tribute, they will so
have both the house and the mon
they paid you. 1t will be no relief
I'M say that we make the renters Of
.ity market house pay that tribute to
ary bankers. The renters will be part
Co., US, and they will demand of their C
the toners that tribute in HIGHER PR
the for goods. So we jointly will have
pay tribute in perpetuity for an arti
which. as l said, is of no use to US.
Suf. low me, gentlemen, to propose bel
plan for building our market-hou
Having as you avow men and m ater
all that is necessary in the case is
keep account Of each mans contribute
Di, Of work or materials, that, in the
- ture, we may balance equitably the
w penses Of the building. This can
be done by means of a money WI
lays no claims to interest. Instea
bonds l will issue S22, 900 Mayksf-k
S1lffs, Of different denomination
Zach money! and with these pay the men
may purchase the materials, then make I
scripts receivable at par with legal
der money for the rents Of the stall
st. j The committee, after some hesit'