Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-24
WINNING Enc1. shnu

During the whole time that the MCKINLEY
tariff uil was under discussion In Congress
the democratic free trade papers were filled
with dire.ome predictions of the wav price.
would go uu the manufacturers would fat.
ten. and common folk would be robbed
should the bii become d law since it,
passage and the adjournment of Congress
these papers are filled dav after uav with
stories of how ali these things have hap
peuej. ui nov prices nave advanced and
how tins state of things will 20 on until II
ends nobody knows where Under such
circumstances it is interesting to see what
the facts actually SHOW 1t Is true that IN
some cases the CITY retailers nave used the
tarin as an excuse for advancing prices. but
without any actual reason for doing so re
sutlng from the tariff
Much ot tine Democratic talk mas been
about tine increased price of wooden goods
ou tuesday the New York Press printed
the result OF interviews with leading deal
ers IN that CRY III the clothing and dry
goods trades showing lust what mas happen
ed. and their views of the future prospects
of business, One of the largest and best
OF these concerns SAYS that all tins nue. and
cry about increased prices Tor articles of
general consumption mas no foundation in
fact ou the contrary prices OF nearly all
STAPLE commodities are as iow as they nave
been AT any time during the season. The
only advance Is 10 tine fictitious advance
made by dishonest dealers The market
for wooden goods is, IN fact IN better con
dirou than before because OF the stoppare
of tine import OF certain kinds of hlgh-uriced
worsted and wooden goods Neither IN
wooden nor Iu cotton goods does the new
tarIn call tor any advance IN the medium
ana low qualities such as the great majority
of the people wear We're II II not for the
course taken by the Democratic papers there
would he no excitement whatever IN the
trade IN those textile fabrics which go into
general consumption, and the people would
nnd their clothing as cheap. If not cheaper.
than they have ever bought II before An
other leading concern said I'VE have not
added a cent TO our prices, ana are making
contracts for next spring at the same fr
ures that prevailed during the summer" A
score of other leading New ork houses
confirmed these general statements From
other eastern cities the same story Is told
a leading Boston grocery house advertised
Conspiculousy IN the newspapers that there
would bee no rise IN It's prices. except on the
one item of foreign pickles and canned
goods lu the city of W asnrngton the re
tau dealers made a grab hy a concerted adj
vance of their prices, which the ladies met
Dy going 20 Baltimore 10 DO their shopping
led by Mrs President Harrison ami friend
VINO was with her as visitor
10 was amusing 10 notice IN a nroadside Of
interviews IN the Boston Herald on Monday
gathered IA that city, that a large majority
were favorable % the Mckinley bill and
the business outlook. IN direct contradic
JIon of the free trade editorial views adj
vancei hy the Herald In a letter printed
in the Boston journal TINS morning tn,
large Boston grocery house OF Cobb. BATE
81 erxa state that after April LIST next
when tine new tariff goes INTO full opera
ton and the duties on sugar and moiasse,
are of, the saving 90 their customers under
tins new law will be- at least $3.50 900 year
ly Tins. bee u remembered. Is from the
trade of one single concern
In the Bratteooro market the same con.
diuon of things is reported ON a smaller
scale that exists lu New York Boston ant
elsewhere There Is no advance IN prices
on goods lt common use, ana none Is antlci
patel. Custom clothing made from hiri
grades of imported goods will probably al
vance slightly in price, hut there Is no prob
ability that the ordinary grades will COS
more tnan tney nave heretofore some o
the clty lobner- are reported as taiklnl
about higher prices but It is believed tina
M such cases the tariff is used as an excus
90 secure d better margin OF profit Tn
ury goods dealers nave no anxiety abou
an increase oi price 40 their ordinary line
OF goods The impression Is m some cases
on the contrary that prices may bee lowe
next april than they are now The gro
GERS say that the oniv advance m thei
goods, due o. the tariff Is on Engls
pickles French sardiurs, and other torelgI
canned goods iu winch tine trade Is com
parauveiy small -four hith- of % being a.
WAYS iu the American goods a. a matter q
choice
10 viii bee a good plan for utelhRen
people o. keep their heads aud not 20 INT
d panic over the talk of the Democrats
papers. which is being made largely 70
political effect In the States where oongre-
sioual elections are o. bee held
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