The Holt County sentinel., 1892-08-12
Free Trade sH..l!acicS.

! We haye g letter frum a reader IN
Nrnoncalia county, Is. Va, asking for
certain Information. which We shall dis
cuss a I length. in order to expose the
. free trade fa'!acy that "lhe consumer
pays the daily" ana that. even when hr
buys Amarioar-rlade goods, the Prl,e is
tLat much higher. Here is cur CORE
s!mHd,nt's letter:
Who pay rhe duty on the goods i'm
ported. tnc foreigner ur the AucrirHn
Importer: IL the foreigner pays it,"here
dots he pay ii and how: Ii the importer
phys IT, does he not add aid the amount
pf the duty Ia tie prIce OF the goods
waru i.s- sells o. The iyucrican wholesale
houses. Then does not the american
waulva"l. Ira.eT sci! il o the retail deal
er rius TIE pai.. and does not the retail
dealer so.s i0n article 70 the consumer
p!as tie duty: Ihen, Ii SD, DOES not the
c.asnalr i.as lie duly Plus a rro:,.f first
IL the Uhoi sale dealer. and then 10 The
retail dealer?
! As an illustration. sunpoec some firm
Ia Paris ships 10 America cloth which Is
. worth :! ! yard there. The duty UTan
( tie same j. - cents ya-d. Does ac
uUi charge the american !i.,.N per ward
IaF the cloth: Inen does not tUe Whole
sale M, rr,iaE. charge the retail merchant
si.-] plus his profit. say 10 per cent.
winch n.ai5-- I 'r,; then docs not the re
! tai. merchant sell that cloth 20 the con
suaHer for SIGj rlus his profit. say -
per cent. which costs the consumer -
/ for cloth that sells in Iar'5 for Il:
/ The duty i paid at the custom house
in tie por. a: which tie goods arrive,
and the importer settles the bill. But
, this i by 10 means All q the ia"lty~ III
yolvCd. Suppose the y,p.1, w..l"h A@
uses IL his !l.g=tr.s,.on, j. "A r!a.'.; aaI
let Us i-ss.nlc thai there Is 10 plush
manufactured in the United Stats.
Then tie duty On il would he paiI ,z-
aetly a. ie Illustrates: it would be u.,i-
,aatgIy added 20 iAc sc!.lgz zprive,9nI ;he
consumer wauhl pay Il.
I-ej as cali his sp-u:4! attention TO the
Fa.i Ia. Ills wcul urt be protective
ju,y. a.""r-n, IT 10 Piush were uaae in
tie CLitca States. there world be 40
-tA4rricrn plush Manufacture 10 protect
Hence. ia,i .a,: %, a protective duty, Il
would b-sla,.. j. 4 revenue duty a duty.
f"r rc;au"o," sU-A b t. demanded u
tie ncmy.!s:'c n@tiaua, platform.
Let L. v"E lis attention to tie ru,!h-
c. fact thac there would be no,Lirs 10
prevent lie French plush Manufacture
ers frc5n combining and increasing the
prices o' al plGshes eyporteI 10 this
couutr:, 80 a= - make more money; aud
taat it would tc possible Tor the Ame.i
can importers Of plush to combine IN |
tn" Same way 10 Increase their profits -
III ho.I Gases, al Tire exi'vEee Of the con-
sumner.
Bat now suppose IN crtcrp-isirg /
m'aui.c u.ar III New Jor-cy e:ects .
mil, ru-caases machinery. employs !
wcrkmen. ahi ieeiEs "a manu:actHge /!
r'us',=. IL nu.t lind cIa;5u3rrs among |
people who buy pushes. They are ned |
to the Frrnch makes, and know tie
brands. |2a. IS l.c going to get them 10
bay lis make. Which is new, and :onae-
iusn,.. ultri,j a"i unsEown? There
is nus one y,:y--aud that is, To- unJersgll
the Ia ."i;o.i goods. TIE prir, mas: be
lower. la order 10 induce buyers and
.ioak !,..hUiac' uEerr 10 try his product.
IL ru down his price; ms I,u~!ies are
'uLuG e., ID 90, ID not better, than The
'icneH Ea,.cj. aisi he ,,yc. lhgiyi.E