The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-02
The Devil Was Sick.

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devil Of High Tariff, We mean, who, at
tended by the Painted Harlot of Protec
ton, and her retinue of courtezans BIZ
and little, has had long and riotou
debauch at the expense Of the plunderet
millions that dig and delve, and swea
and labor, and eat food and wear clothes
and pay taxes
The devil is sick. He is very sick
and Lord, what saint he promises tc
| be if the voters will only just give him
another chance, Only yesterday, still
under the spell Of a glorious revelry, he
was pointing with pride to the Payne
Aldrich plan to raise the wind for the
Painted Harlot by frying more fat out
Of the consumers. BeholdW says he,
this intricate, but matchless work of
art Was anything ever so scientific,
so symmetrical, so Enthusiastically phan-
tasmagoric and unique? Get down on
your marrowbones and worship, We Of
little faith, at the shrine of St. Nelson,
of Pawtucket, and at the feet of your
Uncle Joseph Gamaliel Cannonl"
What change has come over the
spirit OF his dreams now that, trihe
sobered, he has awakened to things real?
Through his able attorney, William
Howard Taft, late of the Cincinnati bar,
he is going to amend his original plead
ing. Whilst he is still convinced, y
the Associated Press tells us, that the
Payne-Aldrich law is the best tariff law
the country has had up to this time, he
has at last reached the conclusion that
there is decided room for improvement.
Is it possible? Can such things be and
overcome us, like summer cloud, or
blast of hot air? Nay, hold your nose
and your breath and listen: He does
not propose, we are still quoting the
Associated Press, that business shall
be upset by another wholesale revision, "
bless you no, the business of the coun-
try can only be disturbed by the Demo-
Gratis, but he will recommend to Con-
gress that individual schedules in the
tariff system be taken up separately and
of on scientific basis. The
new revision is to be based on the find |
ings of the tariff commission as to the
cost of production at home and abroad.
Only a fair profit is to be allowed the
American producer Extortionate and
profits, Attorney Taft de-
clares, are to be tolerated no longer"
The Associated Press goes out of its
way to inform us that this beats any
scheme yet formulated by the firm of
Potash & Perlmutter. Great is the Devil
Of High Tariff And Taft is his pro-
phet Political observers, says the
Associated Press, regard this move as
about the shrewdest that has been made
turing the present administration. 1t
offers an excellent opportunity for the
insurgents" and regulars" to get to-
gether in the campaign, and President
Taft has been anxious to find ground
upon which the different factions could
meet without embarrassment to either.
The principal fight of the insurgents"
vas upon certain schedules of the tariff
dill President Taft is meeting them
more than half way by admitting that
schedules need further revi-
non. At the same time he is backing
Up the regulars" in that he believes
hey did the best they could with the
information that was in their
lands.
Exactly Catch 'em both ways, "a
omin and a-gwyne" Now you see
t, and now you don't. And look out
or the little ioker!-Courier-J journal.