Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-18
The LA8oaER LOSES IT.

Difference in the Cost of English, Ger
man and American Tailor Made Cloth
ins.
Washington letter: A gentleman who
has just arrived here from tour through
Europe gives his observations as to the
English interest as to the success of
PresidenE Cleveland as follows;
"I have no doubt that there will be
million dollars sent out of London alone
to be used in the democratic compaign.
The English are extremely anxious for
the success OF President Cleveland. They
say that his re-election means not only
the success OF the Mills tariff bill but
other sweeping reductions of the tariff
duties. l went into Lom bard etreet q
few days before | lett to have some
clothes made. The tailor was bright
young native and ran a large establish-
ment. While was ordering some suits
for SIG. which cost $50 in Washington,
made the observation to the tailor that
he must feel considerably interested in
the impending campaign IN the United
States, to which he replied that he was
indeed anxious for the reelection of
Cleveland; thet Englishmen considered
the success of Cleveland as one OF Great
Britain's most important commercial
affairs. He told me that he had no
doubt that if Cleveland was reelected
that there would be practically free
trade between the two countries within
four years. He said that it weuld
be OF immense benefit to his business
and that he was willing to do every
thing be could to secure the success of
the democratic ticket, After | secured
the clothes wanted the taller suggest.
ed that should let him take my measure
for permanent orders, saying as he did
so, that he would guarantee to deliver
my suits OF clothing at any place in the
United States at 40 per cent lower prices
than can be obtained, He added that he
woc!a mako thhs prices 10 Iue Tor export
lower than il the goods were to be de-
liveSed in London, and that he would
secure an nndervsluation through an
American consul, which, together with
the reduced price on account of export,
would fully pay the express and custom
charges. Or course L left my order.
cit is strange thing to me-" eontinu-
this gentleman, "how tariff for the
protection OF home industries if not eff
cacious, as the democrats say it is not !,
can work such changes in the prices paid
for labor IN Europe. While in Berlin
ordered some clothing OF tailor on
Leipsiger strssse. paid eighty EIGHT
marks ($22) for suit of black cheYiot.
His price was ninety marks. and while
was 'Jewing' the tailor down, 1 suggest
! ed to him that he charged much more
| for o suit than was paid in London,
| which was but few hundred miles awey
across the channel The Berliner replied
that it was true | could get the same
suit in London for sixteen marks
less. but the London tailor
made the greatest profit. He explained
that in Berlin tsilors were paid thirty
per cent mese wages than the .ailoss in
London receive. he said that was due
to the fact that the industries in Ger
many were protected by heavy duty on
imported goods. while everything im-
ported was free in England. ordered
pair of pantaloons in London for which
| paid seventeen shillings, or Sd 25. The
goods were excellent, and the work was
| as good as the average in the United
States. When paid for the pantaloons
l inquired OF the tailor how much he
paid the person who made up the goods
and he replied two ten,' which meant
two shillings and ten pence. This in
American money is seventy cents. Yese
terday l was in fashionable tailoring
establishment in this city and while or
dering another suit of clothes the tailor
locked at the pantaloons am wearing
and asked me where got them. Before
replying asked him il he did not sell
the same goods anG he said that he did /.
Then / asked him hoa much he charged
| for them. He said that his regular price
was S16.50, I then told him that gave
just $4.25 for them In London. In
stantly the Washington tailor said that
he paid 1915 to his men to make up
pantaloons OF the most ordinary kind.
This was ST. 50 more than the London
goods cost made up.