The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-25
JUDGE YApLn ON MoKIN1nY.


The Doctrine That the Foreigner Pays the
Tariff Taxes piaouaaed--.Query, "Ia Nc.
Kinley In EarneatP"
Our Mckinley went 10 Cincinnati 10
try aud aid Ben Butterworth, as Ben ls
said 10 be losing his grip on the labor
vote. Mckinley had large meeting
and made his usual speech, taking the
untenable ground that the foreigner
pays our tMill taxes for the privilege
OF selling his goods In the United States
Judge Yaple, one Of the ableSt jurlats
In Ohio, heard the speech, and furnish.
es the following observations 10 the
Enquirer Of Saturday.
To the editor Of the Enquirer The
fundamental proposition upon which
Mckinley discussed the tariff last night
Is that by the tariff the foreign seller of
goods imported into the United States
pays the duty; that the tariff is a tax
upon the foreigner, or, az he went all
the way to Atlanta, Ga, TO tell the peo
pie there, that q tariff duty ls what
foreigner pays for the privilege of sell.
ing his goods In the United States.
Now, Mr., Mckinley either knows bet.
Ter or he does not, In either case 80
antlp0dal conception of the nature
effect and working of a tariff law rem.
ders his whole discussion of the sub
ject worthless. All his views are In di.
rect conflict with the operation of
the things no undertakes TO expound.
Assuming that he knows no better. n
would be well for him 60 spend A few
weeks In, say, John Shlllito's importing
house as a sub.clerk. He could there
learn how duties are paid, and by whom.
a merchant here who becomes il dealer
In imported goods or manufactures of
any kind, orders, or has his agent pur
chase them from the merchant abroad,
who ships them 10 the purchaser la this
country where they are nrst re.
celved at q Custom House. The
buyer here is notified aud In.
formed Of The amount of duty Co be
paid upon them He goes 10 the Gus.
tom House, pays the duty, receives the
goods, and adds 10 their cost such duty.
average interest, freight charges, insur
ance IN transit and his profits: calls all
price OF the goods, and for that sells
them to the people here The foreign
seller to such impo thug seller does not
pay q cent Of duty.
Why, the docket of our United States
Court here In Cincinnati contains suit
after suit by the John Shillito Com.
pany and other importing buy.
ers of foreign goods against tie
Cole tor OF our port for over. |
charges Of duties paid, they dif. |
ering as to some provision OF the |
tariff law ltis but a day or two since
all the papers published an account of |
a suit decided In favor OF Wanamaker.
of Philadelphia, for excess Of duties
paid by him duties charged have To
0e paid TO get the goods ON
SIX ribbons imported by him
from France; and IL was said In such
publications that that IL the decision Is
correct, Wanamaker will be entitled
70 recover from the Government some
$4,000, for excessive duties paid by
hlm heretofore on such imported silk |
Why does not the Government em.
ploy Mckinley and Governor Foaker
VINO echoes him, to go into Court and
iay: why Mr.. Wanamaker is not en-.
'ltled TO anything The tax has been
collected from the sellers Ia Paris, n
vas what they paid for the privilege OF
elllng their goods TO Wanamaker.b
such q claim would be hailed by loud
aughter from the entire bar, and Mo.
kinley and Foraker would be ordered
" the Court to be seated for thus
rifiing with It, ALFRED YAprT
October Is, 1888.