Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-10


uy.,liDg with strong points and sound,
I'll formulated arguments. The gen-
,o,on who has favored US with the
..jcle. OF course has al advantage over
a. editor OF the InteltigeRcer because
be knows what he is talking about and
nsn State facts and give figures from
first hands
CAssvIIIE, w. VA, Sept. 5, 1892.
N ~ EfW0r Ofths Re9tsieY.
some one handed me q Wheel
to Tptelliqeacer dated August %, for
80 Durpose OF enlightening me on the
torif. / notice an article in the same
On nearl buttons, from which quote as
follows:
"Some years ago the manufacture OF
,aerI buttons was carried on quite eX-
teDsively in the United States. But the
Austrian government began their pro-
auction by convict labor, and the free
Isbor Of this country could not compete
wirb the Austrian conyicts- The re-
srlt WAS the closing OF the American
,,factorias
the Mckinley bill raised the tariff on
these buttons, and Democratic clamOr
led the merchants to put up the retail
nrices. though the buttons were inn
2orted az the old rates." Are they?
We'll. propheSied four years ago
that the Republican party was in favor
ola monarchicsl government, so here
We have a starter. President Harrison
IGNORES the Constitution and the laws
nassed by Congress, because the consti-
trtion says one OF the duties OF the
President is 70 execute the laws passed
Inv Congress, and here, according to the
T1te,IjgcucCr, the President has failed TO
lew the duty as laid by the Mckinley
hill Congress should meet az once and
impeach the President Either the IN
tgUfgencer is lying or the President has
failed 10 do his duty. In either case 1t
places the Republican party in diem
ma.
HERE is ANOTHER LIE
IN the same article, so transparent that
any one, though a fool can see il. l
quote as follows: Pearl button facto-
RES are increasing rapidly, and owners
of the same are enabled 20 increase the
wages OF their employees. Not
outstanding pearl buttons have de-
creased In price 60 per cent" Before
the Mckinley bill went into effect
America could not compete with the
Austrian cOnvicts." The Mckinley bill
did not increase the tariff, yet since the
bin went into effect the price OF pearl
buttons has declined sixty per cent,
vet the makers are reapinE a harvest
aud can increase the wages OF their
hands. The man who argues such stuff
as that ought TO be sent TO the Weston
asylum. But again: The relail dealers
have put up the price OF pearl buttons
on account OF Democratic clsmor,
"WlI the retail dealers OF West Vir-
giuia submit 70 this insult, that We are
extortioaing upon the people" on &C
count Of Democratic clamOr?
Here are the facts about pearl but
tons. l bought % line (seconds) In
1890, 81 20 cents per gross. In May,
1892, I bought the same class Of goods,
and had TO pay S1.15 FOR the same, or
an increase OF over 45 per cent. Every
retail merchant will verify this who
deals I'm pearl buttons. I notice an
other article IN the same paper headed:
"Mr. PeudletOn q little way of. l
quote as follows: duties are paid so
long as they are revenue duties.
As the home industry grows stronger,
and becomes OF more importance &C a
factor 10 the market, the foreign manu-
facturers' share increases until the
time comes when he pays IL all" l
dare the TJttCllGeNCCr 10 give one in
stance where any foreigner sold bill OF
goods and then came here and paid the
duty on IL.
THE DUTY IS PAID
al the custom houses; you have one In
Wheeling. Now, sir, 90 to the custom
house, examine the books, and see II
you can ind a single case where the
foreigners who sold the goods puid the
duty. II you can't, then be man enough
at least 90 say You was mistaken. All
Democrats and all intelligent ..Republi-
cans know that the consumer pays the
duty. But there are still few Re
publicans who take the IRt6HigenCeT and
the MOrgautOwn Post as their political
bible who still believe that the for
eigner pays the duty. For the benefit
of such l wrote 20 g prominent whole
sale dealer and importer of Pittsburg,
and asked him who paved the duty.
Here is his reply; The consumer pays
the duty always. He not only pays the
duty, but pays two profits upon that
duty. As an illustrations: suppose / go
90 Paris and buy cloth az 81 per yard.
10 Is shipped 20 the Custom House at
Pl-tSburg. When ] 20 there 20 get 10 /
have 20 pay so cents per yard duty. l
sell the goods 70 you at profit Of 10
per cent, which stands thus: 81 or
lglnal cost, 80 cents duty,
10 cents profit on cloth, cents
profit on duty, which makes ST. G5. You
sell The same TO your customers as fol-
lows, Supp0sing you make . per cent.
profit, Sl.O0 original cost, 50 cents duty;
is cents my profit on cloth aud duty;
your profit on cloth 21j5 cents; your
profit on duty l3$i cents, therefore You
sell The cloth al - 06 per yarG, which
you would sell at S1.371I per yard II
there was no duty on il, or a difference
OF 5c. cents" The man that wrote
tAe above letter is a strong Republican,
But AN HONEST MAN.
ANY honest importer will verify the
ABOVE StaJement / notice another ar
Nt.e IN the same paper on gloves. l
make a condensed extract of the same;
The Mckinley tariff imposed higher
eu"es upon gloves. In consequence the
factories are enjoying remarkable pros
perliy, but have lowered the price upon
gloves"
Have they? Well, IL they have they
certainly are daily looking for the Judg-
t1elt Day, for this is just the reverse Of
business principles. Every business
man knows that If there is a great de-
Iand for any article that article ad-
Nanees In price. The Mckinley bill
raised the tariff ON ploveS I'm order To