Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1910 — BERBERS’ TRUST UPHELD [ARTICLE]

BERBERS’ TRUST UPHELD

And Defense From Such Quarter Was To Be Expected, Of Course. Certainly a newspaper that defends bridge graft and evenother sort of graft that takes money from the taxpayers, that has stood for all that was inimical to the best interests of the general public and in favor of 'the grafting few, is expected to rush to the defense of the RenSselati Barbers’ Trust, notwithstanding the fact , that The Democrat has shown that its exactions are an imposition when measured with the prevailing prices in other county seat towns in this vicinity, and. in fact the entire country,'-

The extra nickel doesn’t hurt the average man so much as does the fact that he is being held up. and that they have all combined to enforce the hold up act. If Kentland, Monticello. Delphi, Frankfort and Lafayette barbers can shave their patrons for a dime, it will seem to most people here * that the Rensselaer barbers can do the same. Instead of bidding for more shops (here—which this action means—'they should endeavor to cut down the number so that they will all be busy most of ” ■ . .. . "' i‘ ~

the time instead of onefourth of the time. Then they may not have so much reason to complain of their incomes. 1 But we expected the Republican to defend the hold-up. and it is welcome to the choice it has made. The Democrat, as always, takes the side of the public.