The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-06-04
THE GUILTY RETAILER

That excellent democratic newspaper the Johnston Democrat
comments the republican discovery recently
promulgated Adric Hale Scott Smoot ana ohe ~
the that high prices not the result OF tar1I
are directly chargeabe the gully retailer The Democrat say
1.-THE proof that it is the unprotected retailer who IS growing
through high prices extored from the consumer on
bought dirt cheap from the protected found IN the
fact that he lives palace that he spends his winters at Palm eac
his Newport that he keeps variety OF utomoDe
and stable full Of fine horses that his daughters are at Vassa m
Yale Harvard that he steam yacht ana tIaVe
private that he gathers onors and fame as the founder
libraries and universities and the gver of church organs ana
prizes anyone look about him. Let him see Tor MN
self how this is Do find the retailer in the bankruptcy
Not all 1t the protected manufactures who heading Sagh
for the poor house 1t he who selling who selling pitchers
90 dozen which the cormoant retailer uoad upon te
40 each Undoubtedly congress should III
vegate this shocking business his country can not aoIu
have her Glass Trust her Pottery trust her Lead rust er %
Der Trust her Chemical Trust her Steel Iust her Paper trust er
Textile Trust and all the other benevolent organizations for the
cheapenng of commodities brought into udeservd dsrepute
With what looks confess like malicious glee the Dem
discusses Senator aes argument that the policy OF protection
has relation high prices prevailing in this country
this stand taken by the high tariff forces with their old
the high prices for products and the high wages OF
American labor are directly andsoey benecen policy of
protection Our contemporary should mind however that
circumstances alter When the republican party talking to
the producer the farmer and the aboring man. that
high tariffs make high prices and high prices make high wages
But when talking to the just very much IN evl
dence that high tariff has nothing to do with high prices
retailer who just catching fits and being held by great
publican statesmen the heartess expoter Of the public
The Democrat reaches this comforting conclusion
Al this should bring comfort the burdened con
possible for him walk right down the corner
has been obbg him longer need he cherish unho feelings
ward the much magned manufacturer The latter is indeed an
angel of light He tolls unsehshy produce things cheapy
under protective tariff wall and defeated in his benevolent pu
purpose the people only by voracou retailer who holds up
the gentle who skins him alive The think of this
the amazing that until the cupt not
suspected by the manufacturer
When the plaged walks down the grocer
have out with him. he may be surprised to find that end nca
working his shirt sleeves his wife behind the sell
ing pnes and weighing cheese and his driving the delivery
wagon should not allow himself to be deceived by appear
This only trick of the willy puecrat up his
famous prosperity Really he rich beyond the dreams of
If you don't believe ask the leaders of the business party
Omaha World Herald
Turn out to the Booster Club house warming Saturday
ing.