Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-15
WAGES AND PRICES.
FavorIte Falsehood- OF the Free Ira
Catnpnlgn Liars.

Campaign Liars.
The democratic newspapers are do
ing a good deal of vigorous lying in ref
erence to the effects OF the Mckinley
bill Their favorite falsehood is that
the bill has reduced wages, while il
has increased the cost of living II Is
somewhat unfortunate for these cam
paign liars that all the facts In the case
go to show the utter falsity II their as
sertions The tariff act has neither
reduced wages nor increased the cost
of the necessaries Of living to any class
of our people. AS to this subject we
have evidence which is absolutely un-
impeachable. The subcommittee of
the senate finance committee, which
has been engaged for sixteen months In
investigating the effect of tariff legis-
lation upon prices and wages, supplies
in its report, only recently presented, n
mass of testimony which refutes In
every particular the allegations with
which these partisan falsifiers are food
ing the country.
The inquiry Of this committee, IL is
proper to state, was conducted along
lines unanimously agreed TO by all its
members. 1t was wholly free from
partisan bias. The sole desire was to
obtain facts In such "a way us to create
universal confidence in their accuracy.
The conclusions arrived at in accord
ance with this plan are unanimous
o The period covered by the investiga-
,ion ,ya. t,y.ntv.eigb, months before
"a .,,or ~. ,,osso,. ~ ,h. McRirl.y
tar,T law namely from the lat 81
J,no taso 90 ,ha IA, ~ Sentembcr
1sot with . view ~ ascertoining what
cbangas n any. had taken nlaoe with
In ,bst period' inouirv was made as 10
Al. mice ~ two hundred and fiftv arti.
H. =, ,,onsrol consumntion In SEVENTY
ci,ie. and towns In diRerent marta Of
ths country The result. show that
comnarinu tbe,two extreme date. OF
~. i,oniry the average retail nrices m
,ha necessar;as Of life In these cities
Ind declined sixty-four bundredths of
ono Nor cont that Wholesale nrices 10,
tho cane article had de.lined tbirtv.
thrae hundradtbs ~ ono Nor cent tina,
a.. - % a,,,.;c,,i,u.ai ,,,.oducts mad
,dyanced ,nirtcen mud sixtv.s.ven hun.
dcod,hs nor cent and that the average
81 ,,,,,os hod aJyanccd ,bree.ouarters
~ ono ner cent Az sunnlementarv 70
,hoso sgrros n statement IL given
sLo,,,,rq,a t,r,bcr decline In tho cost IA
livino % Mav 800 a. comnarcd with
Sa,,tn,,,,ar. 1901 "a an. and ,yyo.ten,bs
49,. CO.., "a as ,o,,,arod ,,,;,h Inn.
Ill ond Aranst ~ ,sso ~ ,hree and
g. ,a,,hs - con, Tbis .unnls
,oar,al ;nnrir,, tvos r,sdc hv ,be com.
,nissiorer 81 l.bo, in the tbrce cities n,
I'LL p;ror chtcaoo md D,,b,,o,,e 1,
q irvalualle ns showing ibnt III,
,ordoror % Love. nrices and 20 lowe,
| 49,, "a i;r;no, 10 ,tiii ,,,irt,incd IN,
sto,is,;cs ohtoinab,e from Great Rritair
| .ho,yod ,hat DURING tho came nerio,
| the cost ~ Iiving had Increased nearl,
,,,o nor cont !, aI.o ,nnoors that IL
| tbe nccunatiors Governed he The inou,r,
,a,os IN the rni,od states avorago,
.aren,r..oven mar cont gr.oter ,han r.
| c., i,ri,ai,
| Tho signigoorc. ~ Oh. eo,ros finn
.,,r,,I;od o.nro, h. ororr.ted Tbo,
s.s,,a,, ,,,a ,,.,,olo oJieao % n.r,i.a,
,,,isro,,rosan,o,ion, nJ ,,,.cr n,yay nj