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Editorial
May 23, 1840
Macon Intelligencer
Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Editorial satirizes the Louisville Advertiser, a Van Buren Democratic paper, for hypocritically defending the administration's economic policy by praising high prices during inflation and low prices during depression.
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The following remarks of the Louisville Journal, concerning the "Advertiser," are equally applicable to almost every Van Buren paper, and to the party, generally:
Three or four years ago, when all prices were unnaturally inflated, the Louisville Advertiser exclaimed: "How absurd it is for the whigs to talk about the disastrous effects of the policy of the administration when the farmer gets seven cents a pound for his pork and $7 50 a barrel for flour!"
Now, when prices are greatly depressed, the same Advertiser exclaims: How absurd it is for the Whigs to talk about the bad effects of the administration policy, when the poor man can buy pork for four cents a pound and flour for $3 50 per barrel!
Is it any particular gratification to the readers of the Advertiser to be so miserably humbugged?
The following remarks of the Louisville Journal, concerning the "Advertiser," are equally applicable to almost every Van Buren paper, and to the party, generally:
Three or four years ago, when all prices were unnaturally inflated, the Louisville Advertiser exclaimed: "How absurd it is for the whigs to talk about the disastrous effects of the policy of the administration when the farmer gets seven cents a pound for his pork and $7 50 a barrel for flour!"
Now, when prices are greatly depressed, the same Advertiser exclaims: How absurd it is for the Whigs to talk about the bad effects of the administration policy, when the poor man can buy pork for four cents a pound and flour for $3 50 per barrel!
Is it any particular gratification to the readers of the Advertiser to be so miserably humbugged?
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Van Buren
Whigs
Economic Hypocrisy
Louisville Advertiser
Administration Policy
What entities or persons were involved?
Louisville Journal
Louisville Advertiser
Van Buren Paper
Whigs
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Hypocrisy Of Van Buren Papers On Economic Policy
Stance / Tone
Satirical Criticism
Key Figures
Louisville Journal
Louisville Advertiser
Van Buren Paper
Whigs
Key Arguments
Van Buren Papers Defend Administration By Citing High Producer Prices During Inflation
Same Papers Now Defend By Citing Low Consumer Prices During Depression
This Inconsistency Humbugs Readers