The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-03
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1920
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Proflteering is new word, one OF
the many words coined 10 meet the
demand for Il larger vocabulary, made
necessary by the great world war
And as the Mkado, in the comic
opcra OF over n quarter OF q century
ago, would "mahc the punishment III
the crime" so have the staid ana
Identified members Of the house ana
seno,c in the congress q. the United
states sought to make the iniroduc-
ton Of laws against "profitcering III
their own needs. worn rs a mantle
y sort of political cloak to render
thom popular with the common herd
who are compelled to spend of their
wages a goodly uths each day il
order that they may live,
Thinking men and women, however
arc beginning to awaken TO "a real
lzaton that "profiteoring' is. to 4
greater degree than they at first
Thought. but a hobby. ridden 10y the
professional politician. of mystic
word used as n sort OF open Sesame
10 the galleries. a word oi magic
sound upon which to play for votes
even as the sweet singer Of ancient
times played upon the "harp ol a
thousand strings
Careful investigation Of conditions
and prices have established IL l'c'
that the average dealer in lirc's neceS
stiles is just about as honest az any
o,h.r man. that he does not think
mucn more Of dollar than does Inc
man who work. for wages or th'
follow who makes his money from
tho oil field or the farm; that he sells
Mis- Goods for profit in order l'''
II. may lay aside penny or $" 'oi
m. coming Of the inevitable rainy
Jov: that he has to pay the whole
saler. who in turn has had to pas
the manufactures. who in turn also
has had to pay the employee an al
vance over what vas paid t'N
wears ago when the production an;
c,sunnt supplv was greater than the
demand.
And thi. investigation has, through
a system Of elimination, arrived a
the only logical solution for 'c
duction OF high prices and the con
current death of "profitcering' an
finds that solution to bc an increaS
Of production, an Increase of produ'
ton sufficient to have the supp!
odeouate TO meet the demand.
We do not deny it to be 4 fact tina
some dealers may be found In ever
town In the country who are promo
charge unholy prices and 10 eXtort IL
righteous profits from those wh
are so unfortunate i.s to have TO bu
from them We have them in Ar
more. and YOU will md them in oth'
town. in this state. We have the
IN Oklahoma. and you viii find the
in other states in this union.
But we do deny that the ''proiitee
is to be found on every hand, runhii
about the country like q raving bea
Of prey. seeking whom he may devon
And we make the assertion. bolievii
in its truth, that the people OF II
country. the great masses who co
st,uute the rank and file of the I
tlon's cltlzcnry, are being penall2
by politics; that congress, through
combination o; petty politics and
efficiency Is d,lly dallying with IN
that and the other and hampcrns
production Of all essentials TO ind
try blocking lndustry's wheels. GO
spring thereby, either knowingly
uuwittngly. AGAINST the best in'
,et4 Of the common people and ca
ms prices to soar on account of
,ac; OF supply. while they shout
Pharasee.tones. "proliteer protitC
prolitccr,"