Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-08
RICH MANS IANlFF.
HE Is FAVORED AT THE EXPENSE
OF THE LABORER.

sample DETERMINATIONS of the MCKINLEY
Act-Effect of Prices of Wooden Goods
and Household Furnishings Poorer
Goods Turned Out by Manufacturers.
A member of large dry goods and
Importing house in Broadway has taken
the time, trouble and expense to get up
for the national Democratic committee
o line of samples of woolen goods in gen
eral use among working men and women
as wearing apparel, each sample being
stamped with description of the weight,
width, cost abroad and in New York
before and after the enactment of the
Mckinley tariff act, the whole forming
an impressive object lesson to those
American purchasers who are asked to
believe that foreigners pay the tariff tax.
A sample of clay worsted coatings
shows cloth almost exclusively used
for Sunday wear by mechanics and la
borers, which is described as follows:
Foreign cost in 1888. sss...........S1.
Foreign cost in 1892. ................ S4 cents.
Net cost landed in New York in
Under tariff act, iss8, duty eauaied
an ad valorem rate Of .;;:.....;.. " per cent
Net cost in New York, 1892 under
Mckinley bill. l.....................S1.S3.
Under Mckinley act duty equals an
ad valorem rate of. .ll5 per cent.
Although the foreign cost in 1892 is
16 cents less per yard than in 1888, yet,
owing to the Mckinley bill, the Amer
ican buyer is obliged to pay 16 cents
more per yard than in 1888. These fig
ures show that the mechanic pays a
duty equal to 115 per cent, while finer
quality of worsted, used by the wealthier
classes-same weight, but foreign cost,
say $2-pays only duty equal to Tx
per cent. The finer the cloth the lower
the duty.
Under the same head of clay worsted
coating another sample is described as
follows:
Foreign cost in 1892. ..........,. AZ cents.
Net cost landed in New York,
Under tariff act Of 1883 eaualed 'A0''
an ad valorem rate Of. ......... 65 per cent.
Net cost landed in New York un-
der Mckinley bill. .S1.05@.
Under Mckinley bill duty equals
an ad valorem rate of of..........l .l4l13 per cent.
Although the foreign cost in 1892 is
13 cents less per yard, yet, owing to the
Mckinley bill, the goods cost the Amer
ican consumer AZ cents more per yard.
This cloth is used by mechanics for sum-
mer suits for Sunday wear.
italian cloth is used to line working
mems winter coats, and answers to the
following description:
Foreign cost in 1885, S9......... 30 cents.
Foreign cost in 1892. ............... 27 cents.
Net cost landed in New York 1889 So cents.
Under tariff of 1888 goods paid
duty equal to an ad valorem rate
Net cost landed in New York un - p'' '''
der the Mckinley bill. ........ 6S cents.
Under Mckinley bill the duty
equals an ad valorem rate Of. l23 per cent.
The wealthy consumer who can afford
to have his overcoat lined with satin
pays a duty of 80 per cent, while the
mechanic and laborer are compelled to
pay duty of 1873 per cent.
Black alpaca is used for dresses by the
wives of mechanics and laborers, and
answers to the following description:
Foreign cost in 1892. ................ 7cents
Net cost landed in New York in
Net cost landed in New York in w
Under act 1888 duty eQualed an al
Under MCKINLEY act , duty equals
an ad valorem rate of...........ll5 per cent.
The rich mans wife pays only so per
cent duty, while the wife of the me-
chanic or laborer must pay tax of 115
per cent.
Black cashmerei is also used for dresses,
and is described as follows:
Foreign cost in 1855 Sss. ............ i74 cents
Foreign cost in 1892. .............. 1874 cents
1888. ................: 291a cents
an ad valorem rate of. 500. 60 per cent.
Mckinley bill. l................... 1874 cents.
Ur der Mckinley act duty equals
ad valorem rate of. ........... 9334 per cent.
Another quality of this article (black
cashmere) is described as follows:
Foreign cost in 1889 9.....- 1917 cents.
Net Netes cost HS landed ed in New York in 1855 5 cents
Under tariff act of 1888 duty
equaled an ad valorem rate of. " per cent
Net cost landed in New York under
Under Mckinley bill duty equals
an ad valorem rate of. ITO per cent
Although these goods cost the foreign
consumer 21s cents less per yard in 1885,
than in 1889, yet owing to the Mckinley
bill the American consumer is obliged
to pay cents more per yard than in
1889.
Black sicilian is used for dresses and
Innings, and is described as follows:
Foreign cost in 1888. ................ 10 cents.
Net cost landed in New York in
Under act Of 1858 duty equaed an 0>' ''
ad valorem rate Of ................ 6l per cent
Net cost in 1892 under Mckinley
Under Mckinley act duty equals '
an ad valorem rate of........... LIB per cent
No voter can study these figures with
out coming to the conclusion that there
is one rate for the rich and another fol
the poor. They are confirmed by sucl
an authority as Walter Stanton, membe
Of Worth street firm which probabl.
represents a greater number of domesti,
woolen mills than any other in this coun
try. To Times reporter Mr.. Stantol
said:
"Here is a sample of woolen suitings
absolutely pure staple, without adul
teration Of any kind whatever. 1t i
just what workingman would like t.
have for his best Sunday suit. TIL
price of it in England is As cents yard
the Mckinley duty is 65 cents; but witt
transportation, commissions and othe
charges it cannot be handled at prof
in this country for less than 81. As pc
word With the nresant d11tv m, row