The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-05
Those Tariff Liars.


is a patient economic fallacy of the
Democrats. Senator Hale says so,
and he knows, for he has been a
nigh-tariff man all his life.
When Senator Hale votes for a
tariff duty on print paper, in the
manufacture of which his son is inter-
ested; when Senator Scott votes for
protection for glassware from his
own factory; when Senator Elkins
votes for protection for coal from his
own mines; when Senator Guggen-
helm votes for protection for lead
produced by the Guggenheim smell
tiers; when Representative Fordney
votes for protection for lumber from
his own mills, they are not seeking
an increase in prices for the benefit
Of themselves and their relatives and
partners. The tariff does not affect
prices. That is a stupid delusion on
the part of the consumer. If he
doubts it he has Senator Hale's
solemn word for it that ''the house,
holder is paying nothing to a protec-
tive tariff that builds up American in
dustry. It is the retailer who is the
guilty wretch, the son of iniquity,
who makes high prices and practices
extortion upon the consumer.
The foreigner, it seems, is no long
er paying the tariff. He used to, but
that was before the protectionists
changed their arguments. The con-
sumner does not pay ii, as Senator
Hale has proved. There are no con-
sumers anyhow, for Senator Lodge
says they are all producers. Natur-
ally the retailer does not pay it, for he
robs the consumer, who is a produc-
er.
Who does pay the tariff? Why, it
must be the tariff beneficiary himself,
like Senator Hale's son and Senator
Scott and Senator Elkins and Senator
Guggenheim. He is the wretched
victim Of the beneficient system, and
out of charity to himself he wants
duties raised so as to be relieved Of
his burdens. New York World.
There is more Catarrh in this Sec
ton Of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doc
tors pronounced it local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
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by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
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testimonials.
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Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Ditch Completed---All But Rocky
Ledge.
Dennis Miller, the liveryman, was
out in Prairie township, delivering
supplies to the dredging gang. He
reports the work at that end now
completed and the men as dismant-
ling the boat. This, then, completes
the big drainage ditch, with the ex-
ception of the ledge of rock just
southeast of Papinville, and that
stretch yf work is in dispute and will
require lawsuit to adjust. The
county court is withholding some
thing over $4,000 of pay from the
contractors, pending the adjustment.
It is believed by the court that the
contractors will make good and that
the ditch will then take care of all
ordinary floods. Rich Hill Review.
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Marriage Licenses.
C. C. James, Urich, Mo.
Hettie Miller, Urich, Mo.