Evening journal., 1922-10-12
TT Is THE SAME GAME

| 1T is THE SAME GAME
livery Delaware farmer market gardener, frui
II grower and live stock knows the unwar
extortionate prices charged consumer
for dairy. farm garden and orchard products. The,
know these prices often several hundred per cent
more than they receive for the products They kno"
they in any way responsible for this prohteer
ling although IL is represented TO the consumer tha
they They because OF this misrepresentation
the farming classes unjustly regarded by many
people be class of robbers who are getting ricn
at the expense of the buying public.
Exactly the same game" is being worked in connec-
ton with the tariff has been worked these many
years In connection with prices charged consumers for
farm products These which the real
prohteer which thrive and faen by charging the con-
sumer all traffic will bear and seef to escape re-
sponsiby by shifting the blame one else are
the ones claiming the tariff will necessi-
tate tremendous increase in retail prices.
They are going to charge all they think
he will attribute the increased charges to the
tariff rather than their inordinate greed and
their ability many cases, to get away with it," IL
''robber" prices charged the American con-
sumner they be attributed Justly TO the pro-
tective than the extoronae prices charged the
consumer for farm products and the blame attributed
TO the farmer.
The consumer is aware that there certain inter-
ests which never let opportunity go by to boost
prices If OF late cold snap there Is
an immediate boost in prices OF food and fruit and
canned goods upon the ground that all the seasons
prospective crop killed and there is bound to be
scarcity II there is railroad strike prices
are boosted upon the plea that there may be such
suspension of transportation that it will be impossible
20 keen up the normal supply goods. II there is
strike prices boosted Notwithstanding the fact
that there may be immense quantity Of coal in stor
age Illustrations could be multiplied indefinitely The
American consumer is perfectly of these gross
abuses He is perfectly that he is the helpless
victim of this indefensble practice.
In great many these interests which have al
ways seized every opportunity and excuse to increase
nrioes in order to themselves now launching
nrice boosting campaign upon the plea that the pro-
tective tariff makes for them to do So In
this campaign muct the buying public they are being
assisted at every point by Democratic party by its
literature in its speakers The purpose OF the IN
teress in promoting this campaign is to enrich them
selves The purpose the Democratic party in pro-
noting this campaign make political capital which
thew hone will reap them reasonable returns in the way
~ an increase in representation in Congress. inc
nroateering interests and the Democratic party are
working hand glove, the first TO blk the pubic ana
h second 20 claim that such biing is necessary un-
1s protective tariff and the peoples hope Of relief is
through the election Democratic Congress that VIII
.eneal the protective tariff and re-enac free trade
The proof that the tariff duties will not neeess
IN ,,crease in retail prices is furnished by the enc
.s q, the tariff bill themselves They claim on one
,and that the new duties will not amount TO more thah
400 600 year statement which is approximately
orreet Then they claim that the new duties VIII aoo
"a 600 900 900 or the living costs OF the eou
~ This mako the increase living costs, which they
ttrlbute to the tariff 100 cent more than all inc
r,f duties combined. obviously an increase In reta
Drees Of ssOoOOOOOOO cannot be charged up against
riff duties which amount only s4oooOoooO. 1t Is
no same story with which the farmer and the consumer
ire already familiar. arbitrary boosting OF prices
between the time goods leave the producer ana 'e
= " a., tb consumer so that the consumer is
ra.oa several hundred per cent. for the goods
han the producers was paid for them