Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1918 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

When doves of peace are soaring round, and eagles quit their yapping, will things cost just; as much per pound as when the hosts were scrapping? The prices rise without a break, the snowclad summits striking; no effort does it seem to take to keep the blamed things hiking. The news is flashed across the sea that some one’s goat is taken; up goes the price of prunes and tea, and succotash and bacon. A bunch of • kings have soaked their crowns, we read in late dispatches; up goes the price of handmedowns, and pointer pups and imiatches. Some heartsick rulers vainly try to smi'e while taking bitters; up goes the price of whiskers dye, of applejack and fritters. It’s easy turning “reasons” loose, most any fake sufflcies, the punkest sort of cheap excuse will do for raising prices. When war dogs crawl into their den, convinced that war is cheesey, .will bringing prices down again, think you, be quite so easy? Will Jinks, the grocer, blithely say, “We’ve had good news from Sweden, so ‘ I can cut the price today, on all the things you’re needin’?” Will Grimes, I the clothier, says, “It’s nice to know that Russia’s better, so I will now reduce the price of that star spangled sweater?” Let’s hope such things will come to pass, when doves of peace are 1 soaring, and meanwhile, as we dig the brass, cut out the useless roaring.