Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-09-28
a Trust Burdened Younu Couple.

Afrust Burdened Young Couple.
: Extracts from George Byrnes
speech accepting the Democratic NOM
ination for Congress, at Charleston:
LET US look for moment at the de-
mands made upon the average young
man, in city, who having saved up
enough money rs he thinks to Justify
II, seeks 10 establish home of his own
Having married the dearest girl in the
world, and the conventional honey
moon having passed, they talk over
the matter and agree that they will
stop paying rent and build home.
Having secured lot they so about
having their house built, and right
there is where they begin falling afoul
of the trusts. In building the found
alton he purchases stone from the
dressed stone trust and cement from
the cement trust, connecting with sew
er pipe bought from the sewer pipe
trust by means of iros pipe bought
from the iron pipe trust. His lumber
10 R'hAhN itVtt tttt iuthptt tihNAs iiiN
nails from the nail trust. For roof the
tin is hought from the tin trust, for
window glass from the window glass
trust, and for wall paper from the paper
trust. In furnishing 1t the chairs are
bought from the chair trust, and car
pets from the carpet trust. When they
finally move and the young wife sets
about getting their first meal she cooks
it on stove bought from the stove
trust, in vessels bought from the gram
iteware trust, and when they finally
sit down to eat IL is at table bought
from the table trust, covered with
cloth bought from the linen trust, and
taking up knife and fork bought from
the cutlery trust, he carves the meat
bought from the meat trust and clips
the platter bought from the stoneware
trust. The wife pours the tea made
from the product OF the tea trust, sweet
ening it with sugar from the sugar
trust, and pours IN condensed milk
bought from the condensed milk trnst
They must even salt their potatoes
With salt bought from the salt trust.
When the clothes with which the wife
eft her fathers home become worn aud
aoed and her wardrobe needs replen
shing, she purchases white goods from
the white goods trust and wooden goods
from the woelen goods trusts and up
on machine bought from the sewing
machine trust she sews them together
with thread bought from the thread
trust and needles bought from the nee
die trust Her new hat is bought from
the millinery trust and her shoes are
made of leather bought from the leath-
err trust. And when in the course OF
time and nature son or daughter
comes 10 bless their home and bright
en- their lives, it is wrapped in swad-
ding clothes bought from the flannel
trust and laid in cradle bought from
cradle trust. When the natural founts
of its nourishment are dried up through
i'll health 1t Is fed on prepared food from
the prepared food trust, and when the
doctor prescribes for it in case Of illness
the prescription is filled with drugs
bought from the drug trust. And when
sickened at the hopelessness Of the
continual struggle agai INST trusts in
this world it wings an early fight to
the realms beyond, 1t is placed in
cofIln bought from the coffin trust, car
RED to the grave in hearse bought
from the vehicle trust, and over its lit
tie tomb the grieving parents erect a
modest stone bought from the marble
trust.
Is it not time the government Of the
people by the trusts for the benefit OF
the trusts shall ceasep