The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-03
A NUT FOR GOV.
BURKE TO CRACK


but the principles are the same. The
story follows:
Back in "a a farmer bought farm
wagon in Hutchinson for $780, It was
good farm vehicle, and the farmer
was of the kind who took care of his
property. The other day he came
back to the same Hutchinson dealer
and said he wanted to buy another
wagon just like the one he got in '95
1T was a good one," he said. That's
the reason l want another How
much are you going to charge me?"
The dealer reflected a moment and
then asked: Il think you paid $50 for
that wagon, didn't you"
"Thal's right said the farmer.
1T will cost you $40 now" said tine
dealer.
Distinctly surprised, the farmer be-
gan to object and then demanded the
reason.
WELL said the dealer, the ma
terial, like lumber and iron and steel,
has advanced in price and it costs me
more now to buy them. The tariff
probably has something to do with it,
too.
At the mention of the word tariff"
the farmer went straight up in the
air He began to expound against
the theory of the whole thing.
The dealer let him run along a
while and than asked again: "Say
when you bought that wagon from
me in "a, think you paid for it in
corn, if I remember rightly, didn't
your"
81 did said the farmer, but what
has that to do with it,"
You had to give me 600 bushels
Of corn for that wagon, didn't you?'
asked the dealer again.
81 did," said tine farmer, after re-
calling in his own mind that corn was
only selling at ten cents bushel in
these days.
Tell you what you do" said the
dealer, "vou bring me in 600 bushels
of corn tomorrow, and I'll give you
this wagon "
We'll, say, hold on----' began
the farmer.
Tine dealer interrupted him in turn.
But that isn't an he said I'm ad-
dition to the wagon III let you and
your wife go over to the warehouse
and pick out surrey. Then you go
and pick out the best self-binder in
the shop. And -
Here, wait minute -" started
the farmer.
Pm not through vet," said the
dealer when your wife comes in
Ill let her go into the warehouse de-
partment and pick out the best range
We have. And just for good measure,
suppose you tell your wife that she
can also pick out enough kitchen
utensils to entirely refurnisn your
kitchen. Now, I'll just give you that
all of what for 600 bushels of corn.
In "a the same amount of corn got
you just the wagon. That's fair
proposition, isn't it,"
The farmer was stunned.
IN just work this out in figures
and show you what you are getting"
continued the dealer. We'll put the
wagon down at $40; the seM-binder
at $125, and thatT get you beauty;
the surrey at $125; the kitchen range
at $50, and that certainly ought to be
a peach; and the kitchen utensils at
$40, and that ought to buy few.
Add that together and you have 1920. |
Multiply 900 bushels of corn at FOL
cents busnel and you have $42O.'
The farmer dug up his $40 for the
wagon without saying another word |
and motioned to the dealer to join |
him at the cigar stand for a smoke"
That is the condition to which Gov
ernor Burke, w. J. Bryan, JohD Lind
and the state Democratic committees
n asking the farmers of North Dako-
"a to return. In the language of Br.
Bryan, they want Governor Burke's
lon-partisan claims to deceive enough ]
Republican voters to elect the state
legislature which in turn will elect !
Two Democratic United States SEN
ators. And let It never be forgotten
hat the tariff law which gave the far
ners of Kansas ten cent corn and !
hose Of North Dakota fifty cents
wheat was passed in the senate by a
majority of one and that the vote OF
Senator Roach OF North Dakota, and
hat Governor Burke as a member Of |
he legislature, voted for him. Is it
not time for the people to Law aside