The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
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number Of his syables presents
@Ss3:s:@;s9s nice question of philology. In
TX% !. fine, Bargones is great and
portentous fact OF the sort that
: upsets governments and changes
c..........~.e the destines OF nations In
word Bargones IS the Ultimate Consumer.
One need not imagine pretend that he
blameless and respectable Bargones is conscious
of the dread potentiates concealed in his butcher
bill but finding his beefsteak come unconscionably
high he has set afoot a crusade that will be heard
around the world He is the Ultimate Consumer
in state of insurgency Being politician and
a deputy assessor, Bargones probably does not
know that he is putting fire to tow and thinks
good, easy man-his greatness is aripenng with
his name in the newspapers
"A CHEAP MAN"
For forty years the Ultimate Consumer has been
the football OF American politics. Presidential
elections have been won on the faith that he
negligible factor only fit TO be treated with
indignity and contumely The gospel OF high
prices was dominant supreme and undisputed
We're we not told triumphantly when Harrison
and when Mckinley were running that cheap
coat made "a cheap man. Now it appears that
the cheap man has arisen in his mutitudnous
might all over the country. and Bargones of Ala
media is his prophet Allah be praised he has
started crusade.
THE WORM TURNS
The first mutterings OF discomfort from the
oppressed consumer were heard during the tariff
debate. The consumer had been getting all the
kicks while the other fellow took all the halfpence
for forty years. and he was beginning feel pretty
sore Indeed, he had been sore for long time,
but was mostly inarticulate or muzzled 1t needed
the blundering courage OF Bargones and his kind
to bring him to articulate sense OF his injuries.
Now he has started in to boycott the unfortunate
butcher and will eat nothing but breakfast foods.
AN AGE OF INSURGENCY
This IS no joke Bargones is only a sign OF
times that are out of joint Insurgency is in the
air and some people in power will be held respon-
sible-ustly or unjustly makes no dference-for
the oppressive prices that have been fastened
on all the luxurics and most of the necessaries
OF life Somebody will have to suffer.
This wave OF resentment over high prices is
merely phase of great movement raught
with political disturbance unless means are taken
to aay the feeling that has been silently growing
for dozen years because of the aggressions of
the trusts, their meddling in politics and their
greedy OF power. The boycott meat is
merely an expression OF hatred for 'the hog COM
bne" entrenched in the national capital
BE WARNED, BARGONES
But if the rebellious Bargones does not tame
his impetuous spirit and call off his disturbing
crusade he IS quite likely to lose his job, for "the
hog combine" is as strongly fortified in power in
Alameda county as in any other part OF America.
BE calm and conservative, good Bargones.
If Bargones is onto his job he will read and
ponder this astonishing and confusing derange-
ment Of pronouns. pronouns, that I find
in a Chronicle editorial on the subject:
Vegetariansm is all right a change: it
will prove of value in long periods if ones
light, ones mind composed and ones system
not alien starch; especially if ones race
has been Injured to such food for centuries
BE warned, Bargones.
Without reference to "one's race or previous
condition ] should imagine that with fish selling
in the stalls at p cents pound and vegetables
higher than ever before there will not be much
gain in playing favorites among the tradesmen.
There is an apparent scarcity of everything except
Chronicle pronouns. and nobody but General de
Young can eat them.
THE MAYOR AND THE MONEY DEVIL
There appears to be some question whether