From the Evening Star, March 2, 1913. By Berton Braley. When tariff makers of renown Shall cut each unjust duty down; When landlords ask but little rent; When banks and trusts shall be content With modest profits now and then On trade they do with common men; When railroads cease to charge a rate Almost the value of the freight; When coal men, lumbermen and such Shall cease to waste and spoil so much; When middlemen shall be no more; And he who runs the retail store Shall find a profitable way To scale the prices we must pay; When, in each legislative hall, Our “statesmen” serve us, one and all, Instead of working for the folk Who hold the land beneath their yoke; When you and I, with thrifty care, Shall stop the leakage here and there, Desist from thoughtlessness and haste Which mean extravagance and waste; When all these goodly things are so, The cost of living may get low— But, I dunno!
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