The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-26
A Square Deal
For the Retailer

tAioutgomery, Ala. Adverii.crI
In the midst Of a depressing bust
ness situation, when men OF every
class were striving to stop their losscr
and to scotch" the business machine
to keep Il from further slipping, Iiar-
ry N. Dapghcriys attorney general OF
ihe United states. chose an inopppr-
tune tune to attack the general re-
Tail trade Of the United states
Edmund Burke, the English %states-
man. One said. You cannot draw
an Indictment against a whole PEG.
pie Attorney General Daughcrty
differs with hiin. he hne drawn an
Indictment. withou n scintilla tf cVt-
hencs. against h large cnss matt
up OF the retail dealers Of the United
staes. President Harding IN his
campaign promised the country nor
ipalcy' when he bocapV president.
but here b. his nnimoSities. u To
prevent one class OF American citi-
zcns who are siruggling To bring back
nurmalyy rom gettine anywhere wiih
it, .assS.
The retail trade l. the largest sin-
gle business linz OF any city. more
people are engaged In II, with the
stcrn-owners n their employees. han
In any other line, The public ~
brought more closely In contact with
il Than with the men engaged ln uth-
~ lines Of business. In an Indirect
way. II ~ unfortunate FOR retail trad
prs that thcy are the people vino
have 10 tell The public The price %
will be asked TO pay FOR the guods
they ,ffcr. n those prices are nigh.
thoaghtlcss people. like the attorney
general of the United states. will lay
tn" blame on the retail dealer, sim-
| ply hrcauss he H. the man they ctmr
~ contact mith But the fair man
win want to know something of th.
conditions behind the retailer. How
were the wholesale prizes what
wages are being paid In che industry
which, manufactures the wares of he
J retailer What about freight charges
4 Aud how are his taxes and other uV-
crhoad ~eNpensesg
la these times The t%houghtful man
viii ask. too. is this retailer losing
moncy iosiug some Of the profits ne
made IN the short period OF prosper
ityf Has h" been compelled to die
charge reluctantly some OF his valued
cinpluyes. to cut his expenses and
Keep his business going
In commenting upon the unneccs-
sary and regret'abie Daurhorty
charges the president ~ the National
Association of Retail Cluthicrs says
1t b. a serious thing To destroy thr
public's confidence without mixing
even an "ffors To get the facts u
was Just such mistaiemcntH. based ON
instrumentation. or. in most cases up,
on no Information. which Brought
about the present serious situation In
retail business generally We feel
aha. II Ia not q mach 10 ask that u
man IN your position mako hts iniHr-
legation FIRST and obtain hts press
publicity later. rather htn attark tht
problem in the inverse order
This let.ct The Advertiser endorse.
We have all hsd a trying time ~ lie
past fcw months We In AIn"rlcl
need q mutual sympathy a follow
feeling and snCcre corporation 10"
tween man and a aud between
CLASSES, IL we are ever to reach thu
Harding IDEAL OF normally The grstt
~ American has been u,of
turbuleni aud dangerous watcrs. ~
agc nearly through the rapidr. Bu0
We VIII never get through N snins
high placed public official rises c,cr5
nov IN then and rocks the boat.
Our frctnA dealers are our uwr
people. They live among u W
know them and have confidence 10
them. They are 49, straightforward
and reliable as any other class 90 ouI
business men They deserve 4 squar,
Deal and fsc fair minded America
people viii willingly concodc u o.
them. And fur the sake OF natIouH
Welfare ana Tor that prosperity vhicl
has hccy pr, missed AS bat which H..
not vet b~en delivered lei us haN,
no more Of class hatreds and Jealous.