The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-07
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Tariff Platform Carefully Worked out-Protect Both
the Poor and the Rich-Tarif Not Necessarily
Careful Device for skinning the Corsumer-It
Is Something ''to Rum On .@-.- 27ss

~ K. WRITES to know on what tariff platform
T. We would consent to run for congress or some
The tariff problem is easy The schedules
should be so adjusted to furnish the largest pro-
lection to labor pending election, but they should al
the same time carefully guard infant Industries
from European cheap labor and oriental competition
The tariff should give every worthy man, It not
forty acres and mule, at least pair of cheap
pants and Job while the fat boy who cuts off tho
lumber or makes the pantaloons out of the sawdust
should be guaranteed an automobile, garage and
country house
Personally we are not interested in the tariff
less we for congress or the legislature in
which purpose to read up little and froth
at the mouth to say nothing Of shaking hands with
every man that passes given Cigar store
Outside the privilege Of owning poor cow, there
is nothing that appeals to less than seat in the
national legislature You do not have to say any
thing know very much or vote unless you feel
disposed but you do draw your pay with some feel
ing in the matter and you have certain privileges
at the congressional library.
The writer never sat in congress, but he did at
one time ioin 'lodge." For absolute and utter
useessness for complete and stultifying nothing
ness, commend to a lodge meeting. Of course, if
man wants E'to duck' his home and stay out late,
the lodge has utility. Otherwise, it resembles
intellectual feast in the way that Death Val
ley resembles tomato patch.
We have an idea that under the present rules the
lower house of congress is good deal of lodge
meeting. Sitting around and whiting single as
an intellectual pastime appeals to us much more
strongly. STILL the salary is something
primary teacher in Washington says that one
children sometimes appear dull in the early
grades is that they do not understand what is said
to them. A mother often has taught them vocabu-
larry totally different from that used by the teacher.
This and the strange surroundings sources Of
terror to many a child
~ zone little boy,' said the teacher, Impressed
at his first appearance as OF the dullcst chill
dren I had encountered. I found what the
trouble The boy the only child of widow,
who made him her constant companion and who used
variety of babytalk unintelligble to others. All
food known to him doody,' chairs rak
key and money 'kip.'''
In this little boys house you drew up your rakkey
to the tabby and ate your doody.
MA
met the other evening in a social way lady
who told of friend of hers who doing socia
settlement work in Chicago This philanthropic lady
was: thrown much into packing-house circles, an6
claimed to know that of the abuses charged
against the packers true. She stated that sht
herself at time in the where the "bee1
turned out this delicate food for the sick had become
clogged and she stood by while the workmen were
cleaning it out.
Among other impedimenta found in it's interio
the skulls of several rats These little animals
had probably crawled into the machine during tn
night and caught when it started up i
the morning.
The lady did not for moment think of claimin
that rats used for beef extract, but she di
state that if they got into the beef extract machin
it their lookout.
When you feed any of this delicate confection t
sick friend it might be well not to mention th
It is probably better not to pass these stories aon
but to let them drop of their weight.
"A. T. R.