Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27

Z purchaser pays to the government Al
6 tariff tax, or as an increased price tt
i the American manufacturer. In ia,
{ BILE of the cost of wearing apparel to
the amound of $4,000, in the same
way, Samuel says that the purchaser
pays $1,000 to the government, or as
increased profits to the American
manufacturer. Samuel, do you think
the farmers and business men of
Thomas county are fools, to be caught
with such nonsense. II you really be-
lieve such rot, it were indeed danger
GUS to send you to congress, on &C
count of imbecility. We do not think
you honest In such statements, but
you are candidate, and as such must
make some showing for your party.
Why did you not state the English
price of the article, then the American
price, then the amount of tariff? Be-
cause, Samuel, if you had, you would
have proven yourself liar, and you
did not care to do that. For your
benefit, Samuel, We give some tariff
facts and figures, and the next time
you come to Colby to address our cit
liens, we ask you to explain them if
tbo,o 's one bit Of truth in your asser-
tons:
A common flannel shirt ~ az
England 81 cents, with the du. 1 T
Cd, the cost here would be $1.68. 'ne
actual price of that article in thu I
country is just one dollar,
,o. "A common :: mn ION suit Of clothes in Eng
c ,ant h Is s"'' the duty added. the
~" & should be $3.50; but Tue
sa' e suit precisely can be e,S.xnt
!, anywhere in the United States for |
81. so, the same as in England.
In England common boots cost
Isl. so per pair, and fair ones $3.50,
with the duty added they should cost
here from $3.50 to 1915. The same
kind of boots can be bought here from
1890 to g. so per pair.
| A hat in England costs 81 cents,
with the duty added it should cost
1918. The same hat can be bought
here for $1.OO.
A tin bowl costs 20 cents in Eng
land. 1t can be had for the same
price here.
Cheap cotton towels cost less here
than in England.
The thread the farmers wives use
in this country can be bought precise
ly as cheap as anywhere in England.
Knit goods, and stockings and socks
are cheaper than in England.
i All kinds of agricultural implements
are better, more durable and cheaper
here than in any other country in the
world.
American cutlery, pottery and win
dow glass.is one-third cheaper here
than in England.
Tobacco in England costs the work
man six times as much as it does in
this country.
Blankets cost here from 81 to IS
per pair In England, for the same
quality and weight the price is pre-
cisely the same.
i, Calicoes can be bought in this coun-
try for 5 cents per yard. The duty
on calicoes is 6 cents per yard.
Cotton dress goods can be had here
! for 10 cents per yard. The duty on
q this material is II cents. The Amer
lean price, then, is cents less than
the duty.
Hardware. such as nails, can be had
here for 81 per keg. The duty on cut
r nails is 1925 per key. Deduct the
duty-*1.25, the price of the nails in
y England should be Is cents per key,
when in fact nowhere on earth can
i they be bought for less than $3.50
per keg.
+ Carpets, three ply, are sold in Eng
n land for IS cents per yard. Add the
80 per cent duty and the price would
be 933 cents per yard, and yet, better
and handsomer carpets than the. Eng
glish OF the same grade can be bought
here for 62a cents per yard.
s An so, we might continue to speci-
e ~ every article consumed by the far
o mer and his family, and it would be
found that, with the exception of su-
gar, product controlled exclusively
e by Democratic TRUST" the cost
n OF these articles is not increased by
d the duties levied upon them BY the
. tariff, but that, owing to q powerful
competition here at home. the average
u prices are as lowsas in free trade Eng
+ land. while in many instances the
n quality of the articles is superior tie
e those of English manufacture.