Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-27
RICH MANS TARIFF.
HE IS FAVORED AT THE EXPENSE
OF THE LABoRER.

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
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.
EN9Teign Nof Ign. cost dd IN iOgg. y Na; v cents.
Under tariff act, iSs8, 'duty; equaied
an ad valorem rate of ........,... 81 per cent.
Net cOSL IN New 1Ork, loSz, under
Mckinley bill. $1.83.
Under Mckinley act duty equals an
ad valorel1 rate of...... LIS per cent.
Although the foreign cost in 1892 is
16 cents less per yard than in 1883, yet,
owing to the Mckinley bill, the Amer
ican buyer is obliged to pay 18 cents
more per yard than in 1883. 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 771S
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 1888 ,,,.,.,, 60 cents,
Foreign cost in 1882. ............... AZ cents.
Net cost landed in New York,
Under tariff act act Of Of iiSS3 equaled -'
an ad valorem rate of. .......... 65 per cent.
Net cost landed in New York un-
der Mckinley bill. 31.05H.
Under Mckinley bill duty equals
an ad valorem rate eof.........l4lM per cent.
Although the foreign cost in 1899 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 bymechanics for sum.
mer suits for Sunday wear.
Italian cloth is used to line working
mems winter coats, and answers to the
following description:
Torairrn onuf in ooo4,
| Foreign cost in 1892. .............. q cents.
Net cost landed in New York 1889 81 cents.
| Under tariff of 1888 goods paid
duty equal to an ad valorem rate
Net cost landed in New York un- ~ p'- A''
| der the Mckinley bill. .......... 6S cents.
| Under Mckinley bill the duty
| equals an ad valorem rate Of. LIB per cent.
The wealthy consumer who can afford
| to have his overcoat lined with satin
pays duty Of so per cent, while the
mechanic and laborer are compelled to
pay duty of 1913 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 ~" '''''
Under act 1883 duty equaied an ad
valorem rate Of. Observation-Disclosures. 50 per cent
| Under Mckinley act duty equals
| an ad yalorem rate of............l16 LID 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 iii
per cent.
| Black cashmere is also used for dresses,
and is described as follows:
Foreign cost in iSSs. ............... TX cents.
| Foreign cost in 1892. 2..............1 1917 cents.
| Net cost landed In New York in
Under tariff Of 1883 duty eqaaled 'S O0n'S'
:, IN ad valorem rate of. ::..:..... 90 per cent.
| Net cost landed in New York un-
| Mckinley bill. l................... 33L cents.
| Under Mckinley act duty equals
ad valorem rate Of. .......,....... 9S94 per cent.
Another quality of this article (black
cashmere) is described as follows:
Foreign cost In 1885,. ................l 1915 cents.
Foreign cost In 1892. ................ M cents.
| Net cost landed in New York in 1885 33lS cents.
Under. tariff act of 1883 duty
equaled an ad valorem rate of. -. OF per cent
| Net cost landed in New York under
| Mckinley bill. ll..................... 36M cents.
Under Mckinley bill duty equals w" 0'''''''
an ad valorem rate eof...........11 ITO per cent
Although these goods cost the foreign
consumer 21s cents less per yard in 1892
than in 1889, yet owing to the Mckinley
bill the American consumer is obliged
to pay 8 cents more per yard than in
1889.
Black sicilian is used for dresses and
| Innings, and is described as follows:
Foreign cost in 1885,. 10 cents.
! Foreign cost in 1892, 92,..,.,,...,.,,. l8 cents.
Net cost landed in New York in
Under act Of 1853 duty eouaIed an >' '''
ad valorem rate of. ............... 6l per cent
Net cost in 1899 under Mckinley
Under Mckinley act duty equals '
| an ad valorem rate Of. .1S per cent
No voter can study these figures with
out coming to the conclusion that there
is one rate for the rich and another fo1
the poor. They are confirmed by such
an authority as Walter Stanton, member
of Worth street firm which probably
represents a greater number of domestic
woolen mills than any other in this coun.
try. To Times reporter Mr.. Stanton
said:
"Here is sample of woolen suitings,
absolutely pure staple, without adul.
teration of any kind whatever. It il
just what workingman would like to
have for his best Sunday suit. The
price of it in England is 45 cents q yard
the Mckinley duty is 85 cents; but with
transportation, commissions and other
charges it cannot be handled at profit
i in-this country FOR less than Sl.45 nel