Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-22
Editors Letter Box
ne Hates the Tariff Tissue"

ne Hates the Tariff tissue
Hoitor hennehec Journal:
WISH the whole tariff question was
SUNK IN the bottomless pit, if there is
any oottomless pit: 1 don't know lust
"here 1t is located, for 1 never was
mere. You will notice. however, that l
uio not use the word hell because that
Is KIND Of swear word-sort of wicked
ana no one wants to be wicked if they
can help 1t. though some can't help it.
bul that Old miserable tariff question
ana the booze question are in the lime
ilshl SO much that it is no wonder it
MAKES body sick; in fact it is almost
enough TO make q minister swear But
'heh' ministers don't swear, at least
l never heard one; they may feel
ike 1t the same as the old lady Barker
VINO was the old lady Barker? Why,
she was a woman that worked out for a
living and she worked for my wife
great many Years ago. One day she was
ironing some apparel on the kitchen
table and looking kind O cross, so I steps
up to her and says: Mrs. Barker, do
you ever swear?' She snapped out,
mo. but 1 feel like it a good many
times" And that is just how l feel over
N-NN>N - ib''NIlIS I'LL ISSUE. Anu IiSHt
here l wish to know if it is wicked to feel
like swearing; if that is so. then isn't it
Just as wicked to make one feel thar
way: II you say yes, then the Kennebec
Journal is guilty and has a great many
sins to answer for.
Sometimes l wish the X. J. was dead
and buried and then again I don't, for I
should miss it awfully q about to
say, more than if my wife ran away,
which. of course, isn't true), more than
any other paper or periodical that 1 re-
ceive. If it fails to come / am most I'M
happy till | see its bright face the next
morning. l don't know what my wife
would do without it, for. unlike most
women. she is deeply interested in the
political affairs of the country and keeps
me pretty well posted. | do not mean by
that that she is a suffragette; she is not
yet interested in Votes for Women"
There is another reason why | would
sorely miss the Daily nennebec Journal
II 1t failed to come regularly: An editor
of daily paper is-if he is a live, wide
awake, up-to-date man, in touch with the
whole world and is, therefore, in posi-
ton to bring to the readers thereof the
latest and most reliable information of
domestic and foreign affairs. Moreover,
he knows, or is supposed to know. public
sentiment in the community in which he
lives and throughout the State better
than the ordinary man and to direct that
sentiment into the channels of truth,
justice and righteousness. That is his
duty and he will perform it faithfully if
he is i broadminded, generous hearted
nst1 init
the editor OF the kennepec Journal tries
to be that.
But the tariff is old, old AS the hills,
born soon after the Constitution was
adopted ana is destined as a prominent
Senator recently said, never to die. A
good many years ago an organization of
prominent men was Termed in the city Of
New York for the promotion of agricul-
turc ana a man named Fox was score
tary. They established and printed a
magazine and Nj. Fox induced me to
subscribe. They finally held a big meet
ing in New York and | took the oppor-
tunity to attend. 1t was n big and very
grand affair for there was a large at
tendance and men prominent in State
and National affairs took part and made
stirring speeches either for or AGAINST
Free Trade. one Western senator-I
wish l could remember his nane-made a
rousinG speech in favor of protection.
After the meeting was all over the whole
crowd was invited and given q free ride
Il miles out TO visit and inspect the Coun-
try estate the big barns and blooded
stock of Hcvcmeycr. the Sugar Trust
King. 1t is needless to say we enjoyed
the trip and the banquet There was a
sidehoard On which We're all kinds Of
choice liquor and a few enjoyed that par,
too freely ard returned home a little un-
steady. Bat l let that glorious oppor~
tunity so by without even a taste, all on
account of temperance ideas instilled IN
to my boyish head
Now, Mr.. Editor why don't they take
the whole tariff question out of politics
and place il in the hands Of a Commits
sion? Answer me that.
W