The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-10-28
RED. TINE STORIES
BY UNCLE TED

Week.
Uncle Ted was r0minatyely eating
peanuts IN the back yard. under the
maple tree. when Ruth and Jack ap-
proached him. and Jack asked Uncle
Ted What DID Senator Hitchcock mean
When he said the other day that the
Republicans bad buried their chief
campaign issue, the tariff. and refused
20 TAX about it. ! thought the chief
issue Il The Republicans was keeping
The country out of the Wilson world
club
And 50 il IS. Jack. replied Uncle
Ted. pausing % chuck peanut 70 an
impudent backhird. But in fomer
campaign the tariff has been the chief
issue of the Republicans. and Senator
Hitohcoek's mind Is somewhat station
AIRY. In fact, his ideas bark back TO
the beginning Of the 18th Century
when the mad Emperor Alexander !
Of Russia put over what was called
the Holy Alliance which was very
much like Mr. Wilson's world club,
and following which Europe had al
most incessant war down TO 1870 But
We were not in that alliance, and SO we
wore permitted TO attend to our own
affairs. You will remember that St.
Paul said What doth 1t profit a man
II he gain the whole world, yet suffer
the loss Of his own soul - But ST.
Paul did not mean by this that man
should enslave his family In the saw
ing Of his soul nor that he should
allow them to 60 hungry while he
worked for his own salvation. Mr.
Wilson seems to have reversed the
question asked By ST. Paul by putting
IL. What doth it profit a nation TO
save its own soul, II | suffer the loss
OF the whole world?' The tariff was
one OF the chief issues Of the Repub-
lican earty up to the time that Mr.
Wilson started in 70 try and boss the
world. scrap our Constitution and
make as the creatures of his world
club with It's throne at Geneva. To
day the tariff is an issue Of lesser
magnitude, eclipsed somewhat by the
issue y aintaining our independence
and saving our Constitution and the
country from one-man government.
But the tariff is a very important is
sue. nevertheless, and il is intimately
connected with the world club
"Wil you tell us something about
the tariff, Uncle Ted 2" asked Ruth.
"That is just what am coming 10"
responded Uncle Ted. And, by a
happy chance, have in my hands, and
am passing you some Of a product
which aptly illustrates the working Of
the tariff" and he passed his peanuts
To Ruth and Jack. "Now, ! have eaten
about a dozen Of these peanuts" con-
tinucd Uncle Ted "As you will see, I
bought two sacks. for which paid ten
cents. Let's count them. Twenty
seven. Plus the l2 have eaten makes
80. or about four FOR cent Sounds
picayunish. doesn't IL? But il tells
tale. Some years ago | could buy a
generous sack of peanuts for a nickel.
Today | pay ten cents for 80 goobers
Now, before the world club oceupi
ed the center Of the stage" said Uncle
Ted. "the Democrats were saying that
the Republican policy Of protective
duties on home products was the
cause of their high price And they
promised in 1912 10 lower the duties
on all goods coming in from foreign
to what they called rev
enue basis. That meant, according to
them. that they would put the tax on
foreign goods entering tho United
States 50 low that a great deal more
would come in. thus lowering the
price. but so great would be these inn
ports that they would pay more rev.
anUe 70 Jnele Sans treasury than was
derived from the protective rates Of
The Republicans The Republicans
said: II you do that you viil drive our
home producers out of business, the (
foreigners will then control our mar
.ets, and they vii then put up the
prices But the Democrats laughed At
.his, and told the Republicans they
iidnt know what they were talking
about II
-Mr. Wilson and his followers cut ,
lovn the duty On peanuts = per cent.
A. I said. before that cut vas made
eas gettng'a biz bag 81 peanuts f5r
nickel Before that clt was made
ST. were importing into this country 6
triy abolt I2eo0OO0 pounds 81 un- 9
heued snd 100000 pounds of sheII- o
g peanuts The frst war after this
Ut is duty was made. ue imported G
{ 100000 pounds of urshrIled. and
q 100o0oe pounds q sheiIed peanuts {
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