West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-20
TARIFF TALK.
From the Speeches OF Hon. William
l.. Wilson. Read and Reflect.


Here are some extracts from the
speech delivered in the Court House
here by our Congressman, and
about which the Journal tried so
hard to counterfeit by barefaced
misrepresentation and open prevari-
cation. Said Mr.. Wilson:
Some days ago was in one of the
largest stores in New York CITY.
The gentleman, whose name would
be recognized at once as synonym
of business integrity, called my at
tention to two bills which he had
just paid. One was for $40, 900 for
an invoice Of women S and chidren's
WOODEN dress goods he had Just i'm
ported, and the other was for $40.
Goethe Mckinley tax he had lust
been compelled to pay upon them.
These goods were the ordinary
comfortable stuifs worn by orr wives
and daughters. For every dollars
worth sold over his counters he was
obliged to charge $2.O6. with the
profit on that sum. suggested to
him that, instead of sending draft
for $4,000 to the mill owner ut
Leeds from whom he bought them.
III payment of his bill, he should.
according to Mckinley. credit the
mill man with $40, 900 for the goods
and charge him with $4,000, the
duty paid upon them, thus com
pe!llng their maker not only to
transfer his goods without compen.
satlon, but to pay an American
buyer 5000 for taking them.
Moreover" continued Mr.. vii.
son, "laiies were buying these very
goods over the counters, all unsus-
picious that more than ore half that
they paid for every dress pattern
was for the tariff and not for the
goods" He added
If, however, the Collector of Gus
toms, instead of taking this tariff
in gross from the merchant himself.
and thus compelling him to collect
1t back indirectly and secretly from
his customers, had permitted the
merchant ID sell at first cost and
fair profit, placing deputy in the
store TO collect from each lady. uD-
on her purchase, the amount OF the
tariff tax, the result would have
been the same to her, but the re-
suit to NcKinleyism would be very
different. 1t would not survive a
single popular election. and over it's
gr"vestone would appear tke cpl
taph, 1.-The women did it,"
So much for the foreigner paving
the tax on the imported article.
Mr.. Wilson then gave another
fact showing how the American
consumer always pays tariff tax
on the protected" home article (:
a leading merchant Of New York
told me that, having a fancy for a
bicycle, he applied, through friend,
TO the manufacturer of widely used
wheel to End out II he had made
any discounts to purchasers directly
from the factory. The manufac.
turer replied with emphasis that he
had but one price for his wheels,
and that no man could buy them
for less than that price, which was
Sl3j. Not long afterward the New
York gentleman, being in London
learned from the newspapers that
the manufacturer was also i'm that
city. Surmising that he was there
tor trade purposes, ne again got q
friend 10 ask him what he would
charge for bicycle delivered i'm
London. The manufacturer PROMPT
~ replied that he would deliver his
wheels in London, freight paid. at
Is per cent. discount from his home
price. "In other words" said he
Il will sell you a bicycle delivered
in London, for GO" which is 500.
One hundred and thirty five dollars
10 every American buyer Of his BIZ.
cycle and 500 to every English
buyer.