The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-08
CAPITAL NEWS AND GOSSIP
(By Jon K. Aull.)

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ratification of the treaty is simpler
affair than it is in this democratic
country now dominated by a partizan
cabal," said that in Great
Britain, the king, putting his trust
in his ministers and in the delegates
chosen FOR the great task of drafting
and perfecting a treaty, proclalms
the return of peace by reading
proclamation at several points in the
city of London" and then went on
to say that "it is not conceivable,
however, that independence Day will
fade very far into the past before we
make an effort to keep abreast OF our
peers of Europe and Asia"
Maybe, after all, as the Columbia
State would appear to contend,
George Washington and all those fel-
lows were wrong, and maybe this
country ought to have stayed under
the dominion of the British king; and
maybe, since we didn't, we ought to
abolish congress and legislative as
semblies, and the right of the people
to assemble and petition. and all
that, and get US real king. The
question of abolishing the rights OF
the people, though, is becoming an
abstract question, anyway. Ihey
are mighty near all gone, now.
The high cost of living around
here, and everywhere else in the
country, is one of the things for
which the people are praying that
congress will give little of its at
:tention, and the following item from
the Atlanta Constitutions Washing
ton correspondent, is a welcome
piece of news, if true-that is, true
about the investigation. Everybody
knows that the balance of, it is true:
Congress is preparing to open a
strenuous legislative crusade against
profteering; and it will be waged
without partisanship.
Republicans and Democrats alike
feel that the penitentiaries rather
than the palaces should be the abid,
ing places for these honored and
distinguished philanthropic and
church-cloaked criminals. The trou'
BILE about it, however, is there are
not enough penitentiaries in America
ito hold 10 per cent. Of these citizen
crooks.
eThis is one contemplated probe
that the people Of America ought te
welcome with such hearty co-opera'
ton that it can be result-produclng
and that quick.
"Food commodities are higher II
washington today than year ago
ldespite the fac that the government
has millions of dollars worth Of stor
led foods being gradually placed upor
the market at salvaged prices, while
a year ago it was the worlds great
!est consumer.
"The same is true Of clothing
shoes, hats, indeed everything tina
enters into the essentials of life,
"The same extortion is true as t.
rents, leases and purchases in realty
These prices are not fixed by nor
NAL supply and demand, but by pc
culiar conditions which are taken ad
vantage of to impose burdens upo1
the poor to further enrich the rich.
"The profit of old must have vlsu
allied the Washington of the TWEEN
Itieth century and this decade an
Iday. when he wrote that immorta
sentence, TO him that hath 1t snal
be given and to him that hath not
shall even be taken, that little whlc
;he hath and so on.
"It is true in this town, even nov
in the days Of peace. And 1t IS
condition that is not peculiar t
Washington. 1t exists everywhere
and will exist so long as the avaric
of man is unchecked by the protect
ing arm of the law.
"The matter is entirely within tn
province of congress for inquiry an
remedy and surely a remedy can
found.
eff not the good Lord only kno"