Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1892 — WHERE IS THE WE? [ARTICLE]

WHERE IS THE WE?

The Democrat and the Republican were sitting on the, fenc« talking politics in a neighborly fashion. “Well, I’m in favor of a tariff for revenue only,” said the Democrat. “And that means,” said the Republican, “a general reduction of duties on imports?” “Certainly.” * “To be followed by a larger importation of foreign-made cheap articles?” “Of course, and what we are after are lower prices.” “Of course, and the low Iprices will result in a decreased demand for our home products?” “Naturally, yes.” “And that means closing American workshops and sending workmen to the farms?” “Well, haven’t we millions of acres of the best land .in the world?” “Sure, and when all these workmen get to be farmer! the increased supply of farm products, with no factory hands to buy the stuff, will push prices down to starvation point and the farmers will have to quit business.” ’ But we shall have lower prices ” “Who is ‘we’? ” asked the Republican, plump to the point. “With the workingmen in factories changed to farmers, and the farmers starved and mortgaged out of existence, what have you got left to compose your ‘we’ to benefit?” The Democrat asked for time to look up the record and find out where the “we” was. »— < ■ VHill doing Watch Repairing At the Citizens State Bank. AH work warranted. Baupmah Tn Jiwkui