The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-09-20


with him and pays for Il Just $40.
But In order that there might be no
mistake about Il, knowing the honor and
honesty Of the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts [Mr. Morse1, he went to his
store and bought the suit. hold in
my hand the bill.
Mr.. Struble--Read IL.
Mr.. Mckinley (reading):
BosroN, May 4th. 1883.
J. d. Williams bought Of Leopold, Morse h
%. meus'. youths and boys clothing 1871 10
1877 Washington street, corner Of Brsttle-
believe 1t is.
Mr.. Morse--Yes, Brattle.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING:
To one suit Of wooden clothes, $40. Paid.
And now,. MI. Chairman, I never
knew of gentleman engaged in this
business who sold his clothes without
profit. And there is the same $40 suit
described by the gentleman from Texas
that can be bought in the city OF Boston,
can be bought in Philadelphia, in New
York, in Chicago, in Pittsburg, anywhere
throughout the country at $40 retail the
| whole suit-coat, pants and vest-and 40
per cent. less than it could have been
bought in 1860 under your low tariff and
low wages of that period. 1t is pity to
destroy the sad picture OF the gentleman
from Texas, which was to be used in the
campaign, but the truth must be told.
But do you know that il it was not for
protection you would pay great deal
more for these clothes? / do not intend
to go into that branch OF the question,
but want to give one brief illustration
OF how the absence of American compe-
tition Immediately sends up the foreign
prices, and IL is an illustration that every
man will remember. My friend from
Missouri, [ Mr.. Clardyl, who sits in front
of me, will remember It, The Missouri
Glass Company was organized several
years ago for the manufacture Of coarse
huted glass and cathedral glass. Last
November the factory was destroyed by
fire, Cathedral glass was their specially.
Within ten days from the time that
the foreign price of cathedral glass adj
vanced % per cent. to the American con-
sumer. Showing that whether you de-
stroy the American production by free
trade or by fire, it is the same thing
the price goes up to the American con.
sumer, and all you can do is to pay the
price the foreigner chooses to ask.
THE UNITED STATES BUYING FOREIGN
| BLANKETS.
On the o5th of March, 1887, the Unit
ed States Government advertised for
bids for the purchase OF blankets for the
use OF the medical department of the
army. This was in 1887, under the pres.
ent administration. There were foreign
bids and there were American bids.
Now, IL the President is right in saying
that the duty is added to the cost, then
the foreign cost, duty added, ought to be
just equal to the American price. Now,
what are facts OF this transaction? As
have said, there was foreign bid, and
there was an American bid. The foreign
bid was for a four-pound blanket for
medical purposes, to be furnished for
1925 2.10. For the same four-pound
blanket for the same purposes, the
American bid was $3.50, there being a
difference OF 80 10 cents. Who do you
suppose got the contract? There was a
foreign bid and an American bid, and
: the difference between the bids was 30
cents on each blanket. Now tell me
! what manufacturer, the American or
the English, got the contract? Is there
anybody here who would not have given
, it to the American, there being differ
erence of only 30 cents between the
bids?
Is there any gentleman on this floor
who would send abroad to get pair OF
, blankets merely to save 30 cents on
them, thus taking away from the Ameri.
can manufacturer and the American far
} mer and the American laborer that much
, business? However that may be, they
, did go abroad. English labor, with for.
eign wool, made those 1000 blankets for
, the use OF our army. American labor
, was boycotted and they came in without
3 paying any duty. The Government
took advantage of law that stands on
8 the statute.book and admitted them free
. of duty. There being 30 little revenue
' in the Treasury, it was necessary, OF
l course, to save every penny, so they
: took advantage of that law which per.
, mits the United States to bring in goods
r tree of duty.
Now let us look at the figures. The
t duty on blankets of that quality is Is
. cents pound and 35 per cent. ad val
: orem Eighteen cents a pound upon
! 1000 blankets, 4 pounds each, is 81, ,44O
3 35 per cent ad valorem is 81 ,576.40 max.
, ing total duty upon those 1000 blank
. cts, which were bought from a foreign
r blanket maker, Of $3,0l6.40. The cost
? OF these blankets, free of duty, amounts
1 to $4 ,504 with the duty added the tota
would be S7,520.4O.
4 Now, if the President is right, and il
4 the Chairman of the committee on Ways
e and Means is right in saying that this
4 duty is added to the price to the Ameri.
!. can consumer, then $7,52O40 is exactly
what the American price would be.
! Now, then, gentlemen, what was the
h American price? The American price
t was SIS, l20. That is, it was So 400 less
than the foreign cost, duty added. With
4 out any duty, the difference between
=? the cost of the American and the cost OF
;: the foreign blankets, the whole 1000
4 was about 5000. Now you see thu
!, American manufacturer does not get the
a duty, and that, l submit, is a sutiicien
!. reason why he does not give it to hi.
S workmen. am very sorry, Mr.. Chair
s man, that the President of the United
s States did not know of this transaction
d which had occurred under his own ad
;, ministration, so that he might have