Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05

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Editor Every Evcning:--A hougo-to-
house canvass Is being made by our gov
ernrnent of the present time, 10 find out
what is the cause Of the high cost Of living.
We will admit it is the duty Of every per-
son TO help the government all they can,
but no IL this going to help | believe
1T is mistake. Almost everything comes
out of mother oarth; then, why not get
down to earth TO start? Let us find out
who IL the first person TO make a sale
and trace it right through and find
out who is making the high cost Of living.
One person puts the blame on the other,
but someone is to blame so let all clti-
zens get together and run him TO earth.
One great trouble when someone is
| caught il you hear about it, but / never
read OF anybody going TO jail. Only last
i week the papers stated that the coal deal
ers of this city, all but three. were giving
| short weight. What are we going to
! do about it ? The sooner every citizen
of this city gets together and demands
strict Investigation andstops this business
the better harmony will prevail. But
why insist on the poor man cutting this
i and economizfng on the other things
! He docs not have to be told to do IL, be
| has TO If be wants 10 live The man that
| is not making over 800 week in Whining
! ton today il not living, that is in comfort.
| Suppose VIC make sono other people
give account Of a few things. Let the
/ =, rlrft
around town and make every merchant
! give an account Of all the goods that 90
| to waste and why they did go 10 waste,
| and suippose they limit the sale Of perish
| able goods and make them sell before
! they waste, and give some Of us frail NOR
| tails chance to live decently.
/ charles vi stfIwaU is right when ne
Save labor viii rule capital. When the
! people Of this country once bnd out how
| they are being firn-famnned, look out.
| But first. LET us unite, and If you know OF
any one gougirg, turn him over N the
| law. but be sure you get enough evidence
| 10 convict him before you do ID. They
say corn meal Is plentiful and wheat
| -four is scarce, vet two pounds OF corn
meal cost more than two pounds of wheat
| f7otlr. Why /? The government says buy
| il in preference to wheat -four and save
wheat, and the merchant takes advan-
tsge and makes you pay. do not
believe there is a { h ng in the line of eolbies
in market today that has not douf led IT
price, and | believe every housewife VIII
bear me ont in this statement.
Another thing that needs IN be at
tended TO is the matter Of Roueing people
for house rent As individuals ve can
do nothing, hut collectively we could
accomplish wonders So let us get to-
gcther and straighten ont some ot thesc
matters, so that we can work IN har-
monv end get results ard keep good
supply OF everything for the boys over
there. And when we clean up the kaiser
and his gang of murderers ard the b0vs
come marching back with victory. let
us get together and take more II rterest
in our government a7eirs and clean out
some OF the corrupt political CRATER who
are Selling our birthright for mere mess
of pottnge.
Another thing would like to advocate
Before close is that our governm ent
make ali organizations taking up coll"c-
tions for war relief work, give strict
account Of all money collected and spent
bv them. Remember. millions are in
viewed in this var relief so let us be eau
tious
Tohn ]. Gallagher, 3oI2 Bowers street,
Vilrmngton, Del, Feb. 4, 1913.