Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-19
RICH MANS TARIFF
Favored al the Expense
of The LabOrer.
MANY DETERMINATIONS.
Effect of Prices of Wooden Goods and
Household Furnishings.

lulportlng mousse III broadway mas taken
the time, trouble and expense 10 get up
for the national Democratic committee
line of samples O. wooden goods in gem
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 1898
Foreign cost in ls9a. ,...........,,. 81 cents.
Net cost landed in New York in
Under tariff act, iS, duty eqaacd
AN ad vnIorem rate Of ,:.;.....;.. 81 per cent,
Mckinley bill......,......,..... ....,.sl.s3
Under Mckinley act duty equals an
ad valorem rate eot................ll5 per cent.
Although the foreign cost in 1892 is
10 cents less per yard than in 1888, yet,
owing to the Mckinley bill, the Amer
lean buyer is Obliged to pay 10 cents
more per yard than in 1888. These fig
ures show that the mechanic pays
duty equal to ll5 per cent, while finer
quality of worsted used by the weather.
classes-same weight, but foreign cost,
say $2-pays only duty equal TO 77l5
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 1893 .............. On cents.
Foreign cost in lSg2.........,..... a. cents.
Net cost landed in New York,
Under iariii act of iss3 eqaaed 'Oi'
an al valorem rate of. ......... 65 per cent
Net cost landed in New York un-
der Nc kinley bill...............s .05l6.
Under Mckinley bill duty equals
an ad valoren rate eof..........lil1 per cent.
Although the foreign cost in 1892 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 by mechanics for sum-
mer suits for Sunday wear.
Italian cloth is used TO line working
mems winter coats, and answers to the
following description:
Foreign cost in 1889. ............. 20 cents.
Foreign cost In lStI. .......,........2 2 cents.
Net cost landed in New York 1859 81 cents.
Under tariff of 1888 goods paid
duty equal To an ad valorem rate
of. 20 per cent.
der the Mckinley bill. ........,.. 6s cents.
Under Mckinley bill the duty
equals an ad valorem rate Of. l3 per cent
The wealthy consumer who can afford
to have his overcoat lined with satin
pays a duty Of 80 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 descriptions:
Foreign cost in lSfr.. .................. 7cents.
Net cost landed in New York in
Net cost landed in New York in - '''''''
Under act isS3 duty equaied an ad
valorem rate of.................. s3 per cent.
Under Mckinley act duty equals
al al valorem rate of............L5 per cent.
The rich mans wife pays only 80 per
cent. duty, while the wife of the me-
chanic or laborer must pay tax of ll5
per cent.
Black cashmere is also used for dresses,
and is described as follows:
width. 81 inches
Foreign cos, in .............. III, cents.
Foreign cost IN l'H2...........,.... 10 cents.
Net cost landed in New York in
Under tariff OF is, duty equacd '''' ''"''
an ad vaiorcm ratio OF. .......... 10 per cent.
Net cost landed In New York un-
Mckinley ybilI................... 33Jl cents.
Under Mckinley act duty equals
al va,Orcm r0te of............... g34 per cent.
Ane her quality of this article (black
Ssh0 e) is described as follows:
Foreign cost In 1889. Sg................ 1915 cents.
Foreign cost in lSR. ,.......,... lilI cents.
Net cost landed in New York in 1888. 3j1e cents.
Under tariff act of lS3 duty
equaled an ad valorem rate Of. O. per cent.
Net cost landed in New York under
Mckinley bill il.....,.............:. 3G>6 cents.
an nd Naiorem rate of...,.......ll0 per cent.
Although these goods cost the foreign
consumer 2i5 cents less per yard in 1892
than in 1899, yet owing to the Mckinley
bill the American consumer is obliged
to pay 3 cents more per yard than in
1889.
Black sicilian is used for dresses and
Innings, and is described as follows:
Foreign cost in lS~. ~................l 10 cents.
Foreign cost In lss,9 ..,.............. Is cents.
Net cost landed in New York in
Under act of 1853 duty equaed an
ad valorem rate of. ............... Gl per cent.
Net cost In lSy2 under Mckinley
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Il cents
an al valorem rate eof............l23 per cent.
No voter can study these figures with
out coming to the conclusion that there
is one rate for the rich and another for
the poor. They are confirmed 10y such
an authority as Walter Stanton. member
of Worth street firm which probably
represents greater number of domestic
wooden 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. IL is
just what workingman would like TO
have for his best Sunday suit. The
price of il in England is 4j cents yard;
the Mckinley duty is Gj cents: but with
transportation, commissions and other
charges il cannot be handled at profit
in this country for less than Sl.ij per
yard. With the present duty on raw
materials the same quality Of domestic
goods cannot be made and sold for less
than $1.50 to $780,"
This represents the tax which the
workingman is obliged 20 pay the pro-