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This table shows decline in prices in all
cases varying from 2.S cents per yard to ~
cents per yard.
THE senator then pointed out that cot
ton velvets and cor0urOys had sold very
high previous to 1852 that Americans
then attempted to manufacture them,
when foreign manufacturers at once re-
duced the price so low as 10 drive the
Americans out of the market, and that.
though the prices have since been raised
and are little higher than when the Nc,
kinley bill passed. they are not yet so high
as in 1857. He presented the proofs and
continued:
Bearing upon the question as to whether
an increase has taken place in the price Of
table cutlery, | viii state. upon the au-
thority Of Charles s. Landers. of Landers,
frary & Clarke, OF New Britain. Conn,
large table cutlery manufacturers, that
the prices on the entire line of goods manu-
featured by them are at least ~ per cent.
lower now than they were in October,
1890. and that no advance has taken plaza
since hat time. will print Mr.. LanGers'
letter in The Record.
In regard to the price of pocket cutlery
] have received n letter from Mr. W T.
Rockwell, OF Miller Brothers Cutlery
company, which contains the following
statement:
AS 10 prices on American pocket cut
lery, many patterns have not been ad-
vanced at sn Several STYLES that have
been sod below actual cost have been adj
vaucea so they new pay small profit
The average advances do not exceed ~
per cent. 10 the johbing trade The mar
gin of profit between the iobber and CON
humer WAS s-fncient, so there was no res-
son or necessity Of advancing the price TO
the consumer, and il has not been done.
The wages OF pocket cutlery workera
eave been advanced from per cent. TO -
per cent. IN the different operations. One
Of the eldest foremen in the country esti-
mates thai the advances which have been
made II wages. together with the more
steady work given the men, Will furnish
them at least an average of ~ per cent
more annual incsne.
Many OF the factories have more than
doubled their capacity in buildings and
machinery, and all of them show increased
production The gain IL output of coulss
reduces incidental expenses.
The fact that the value Of the pocket
cutlery imported last year, with the duty
added. so closely apprexinates the amount
made here shows the conditions OF eems 80
luton pretty accurately adjusted"
iae senator here anaiyye,i the Oft quoted
statistics of Mr. =. Scneanhof and others IN
regard TO tie greater efficiency and conse-
qaen'sy gTeater cAeapGeSs Of American
ia Dor, showed their giar.aE failacieS- dem
oi-s:ratea that wages IN m2av lines are -
per cent. higher IN America than Il Eng
land aad continued:
The rule that should spDfy in fixing the
rates OF protective duties Is thai they
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should in all cases equal the difference be-
| tween the cost of production and distribu-
| ton, under normal conditions, of the arts-
Gle in question in our own and in that
competing country where the cost of pro
duction is lowest. This was the rule which
was followed in the preparation OF the acs
Of 1890
Protective duties levied in this manner
have but one purpose and can have but one
eHect-that is, to protect America labor
and to maintain the existing high level CT
wages and earnings Of American workmen.
When such duties are removed or reduced
I below the protective point labor receives
the full force of the blow.
This rule for fixing rates should only ap-
ply, however, TO articles il the production
of which the United States mas equal nat
ural advantages with other countries. AS
a protectionist | believe that the United
States cannot afford, having in view the
NEST rapid development OF her great re-
sources. to levy duties upon articles il the
production of which other countries have
permanent natural advantages. Such arti-
cles should DE admitted free.
From this point of view much valuable
time has been wasted ia the collection and
discussion OF statistics in regard to so called
total labor cost of production. Most CT
these statistics leave out Of the compute
ton Gums paid fer clerical service, fer su-
perintendeuce, foy taxes and insurance. for
labor in repairs and materials and all the
great mass Of Incidental expenses whicb go
to make up the cost of doing business and
the ultimate cos. Of production. These all
represent labor or services The sums col
iected for taxes, fer instance, go to pay
school teachers, fire.nen, policemen, tax
assessors, collectors and various other en-
ployees in the public service. All thc es-
sertial elements in the cost Of production
can be reduced TO an expenditure for labor
Or services in some fern, and laber cost CT
production and total cost of product are
equal terms.
Among the many remarkable statements
made by the senator from Missouri in his
speech of June 20, ind the following:
81 am prepared to show by irrefutable
testimony that never in the history Of this
country has there been such disturbance
OF labor, never such hostile and inigicel
relations between employer and employee,
never such prestration of agricultural in
terests, never such a limiting and narrow
ing Of foreign markets, never such disaster
brought about in SO short time as by this
infamous legislation"
tie support this ne presents list of ar
legged strikes, lochouts and wage reductions
compiled by Hon. John De Witt for tas
New York World covering the tirao from
Dec. 4, 1890. to June Is, 1882 He says
seventy-seven strikes occurred in that time.
Here is list furnished by the commits
sioner of labor for each year Of 1sSo-se, in
clusivel:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-13
% % IN
q q 26I5
ID 1s1s Is
1872 1sx IS
% q 211s
10 IS 10
Is 1854 23A
10 10 So

1t will be noticed that the Farr Alpaca
company, OF Holyoke Mass, quote double
and single warp coat Innings at a lower
rate in July, 1882 than in either OF the
previous years Tne other quotations sub
mitted by me are the prices at which the
goods manufactured by the FIVE leading
American producers of wonens and chill
drens dress goods sold their product at
the respective dates named. These QUOTA
tons show decline in price in every case.
These quotations refer only to domestic
goods but very large proportion of the
goods of this class consumed in the United
States is produced by the domestic manu-
facturers, VINO have practically the con-
troll OF the American market
1t can, however, be conclusiveiy estab-
| lished that the cost to import the great
mass OF women's and children's dress
goods is less today than it was before the
passage of the act of 1880, and it is GER
tainiy true that both foreign and domestic
goods of this character are sold at retail at
! lower prices now than they were prior to
October, 1890. ] have been furnished by
Messrs. William II. Burgess &, Co., OK
Paris and New York, with statement
showing the foreign cost and the cost to
lay down in New York duty paid, of all
wool cashmeres, standard quality, IL to Is
twill Other descriptions Of all wool dress
goods vary in price with these at fixed
ratio. This statement shows that the cost
TO import the goods in question. duty and
other charges paid. in 1887, was Al 2 cents;
in 1888 ~. s cents; in 1859, Ala cents, and
in 1892, 40 cents per yard. This would
seem to clearly establish the fact that for
the great mass of women's and children's
dress goods used in the United States the
cost laid down in New York to the import
err is less today than it was prior to tariff
changes.
In regard to the price of astrakhans there
IS very little to be said. The demand for
this ia brio is extremely limited, and tiuc-
tuations in the price are OF very little i'm
portance TO the people of the country. l
have, however, been furnished with sam
pies and price list of astrakhans of do
nestle manufacture by the Goodall Wor-
sted com pany, of Sanford, Me This list
shows that TIE company referred to sells
5i-inch astrakhans, so ounces in weight, at
s.. 63 per yard net to their customers, or at
81 cents per yard less than the cost of i'm
porting similar goods, as reported by MIR.
McKeever.
l submit table showing the compare
tive prices at which silk sleeve Innings
were sold for consumption prior to Oct
ODER. 1890, and in 1892
PRICES OF SILK STRIPED SLEEVE Innings,
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1t will be observed shat the ad valorem
rate on all inpertations for the fiscal year
1892 was 20 G5 per cent, the lowest rate
since 1861 and a lower rate than the aver
age imposed by the act Of 1916.
An analysis of details Of both imports
and exports will develop the fact that de-
sirable changes have taken place in the
character of each. The exports OF manu-
featured and ether articles, exclusive of all
farm and agricultural products and Pc
troleuIa, amounted in value in 1892 to
$685., G65,370. This value Of expectation of
manufactured articles, etc, 1t will be OBJ
served is So, 00O, 600 greater than the total
average annual value Of all exports for the
period lS47 to 1881
| also present table, which I will have
printed showing the value of the exports
of the leading products for each year from
1883 to 1892, inclusive. The amount of
duty per capita collected during the fiscal
year 1892 was s.. SO; that is, less than half
the relative amount collected in 1872. the
amount for the latter year having been
s. 2S per capita.
These statements and comparisons must
be extremely gratifying to every patriotic
American. They show beyond any posi-
bility of doubt that the expansion OF our
foreign commerce was accelerated rather
than narrowed and limited by the act of
1890, as stated by the senator from Mis-
souri,.
1.-THE senator then quoted the oft pub
Gshed statement that wool growers re-
ceive no benefit from protection, referred
to recent statement by Mr. s. \. d.
North, secretary of the Wool Manufac-
turers' association, pointed out that his
reference was TO WOODS of very different
kinds and eontinuedl:
1t is true, however that the statement
furnished by Mr.. North does apply to
specific grades of wool and TO grades that
fer many years have sold in London and
the United States at substantially the
same prices. They are, however, sold in
their respective markets n very different
conditions, and the net cost of cleaned
wool to purchasers is widely different
The senator from Missouri was not aware,
am sure, that Mr. North had protested
IN published letter gAfhst the use which
had been ns AIDE of his figures. Mr.. NortE's
calculations Of the relative sarinkage of
the two grades Of wool esta blisaes the fac:
that the difference in their actual value
was ab0n5 equal to the wool duties levied
By cur tariff The Australian woods are
sold skirsed, while the Ohio woods are not.
For the parpese Of showing tae actual
cost 10 an American manufacturer Of
pound ef secured domestic wool pUrch assd
Ia the Unitea Skates as compared with the
cost to his English competitor Of pound
of secured wool of similar quality IN Lon
don. submit the following table. which
shows the average annual price for esca
of the twelve years 1881 90 1852. inclusive,
Of a secured pound OF fac OHIO fleece in
the United States and Of average Aus
tralian fleece n London:
COMPARISON or PRICES OF OHIO AND AIS
TEALIz& HoCLS-
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l believe that in no period Of equal length
in the history Of the country has there been
such marked improvement in the coadi-
ton OF any class CT people as can be shown
by irretutGhle testimony TO have taken
place il TIE condition of the farmers of this
country since the passage Of the act Of 1890.
There has been a great advance IN the
sum received by them for their crops and
substantial decline IN prices OF articles,
especially manufactured products, which
they are Obliged to purchase. The farmer
today, with an equal number of bushels OF
grain or pounds OF meat, can buy more and
better clothing, machinery or supplies than
ever before. Within this period hundreds
Of millions 81 dollars of their indie bteGness
have been paid OF, and as g Glass their
financial condition vastly improved. BY
the operations OF the act OF 1899 the farmers
were giyca larger and r,ore profitable mar
kets both Ut Lone and abroad; as an in
stance Of this cur exports TO Cuha-largely
Of agricultural products-w~re increased
during the ten months ending June SO,
1892, as compared with the corresponding
ten months Of the previous fiscal year, So
roo coz, CIR IN increase Of "a IS per cent
The following shows the rapid growth Of
our foreign commerce:
FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
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No other country can shew such n record
of expansion ard Development. 1t will bs
seen that the excess of exports over i'm
ports, or balance of trade in our favor, was
500 s44. $40 in 1892. an excess of exports
over imports that has been exceeded il
amount but three times in the history of
the country.
The following table shows the percentage
of free and dutiable imnertatians under
each of our tariff laws enacted since 1917:
IMPoRTATIoNs UNDER THE VARIOUS TARIFF
LAWS, FROM Is47 TO 1S92-PERCENTAGE
GE EEEE AND HuTIABIE
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viii have difnouItv in explaining away.
l.. IL.

viii have diffouIty in explaining away.
While the astempt to compare average re-
tail prices in England and the United
States is not satisfactory, | ana convinced
that for 4 family buying the same quantity
and quality Of articles at retail in the two
countries the cost of living would not
be higher in America
At no time ia our history have the earn.
ings OF the American people been as great,
measured by their power to purchase the
comforts and necessaries Of life, as they
are today. Measured by the same stand
ard, they are vastly greater than those Of
any other people in the world.
The senator here anslyzed table pre-
pared by Mr. Daniel Mckeever, of the
importing firm of & Herman Sternbach &
Co., of New York, and previously quoted
by Senator Vest. He demonstrated that
the astraLn82s, velvets and silk Innings
mentioned in the letter are luxuries, and
that the articles Of that class in csInmon
use are now cheaper, as shcwn by the fol
ling table in the official report;
PRICES OF COAT LIST76s AND woMEN'S AND
CHfLDREN'S DRESS GOODS.
Coat Innings and Ital- J ,aaS' Icy say IVY
ia cloth Canfs Cants Cent?
~ al
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The Sxning or The Paper.

The Sxming or The Paper.
One man suSsss.ee .SBrgfe." another Weekly
Blow"
And stsl eEcsbcr Aousht Tho Lkht" would
fash apG make Ger 80.
Another u,aD--A cAndiltsts-saGxasss ted weekly
Vote
Another tssoasht --fhr pevpse's Flag vas good
enough .ca..
But Ire man who czucet tne euisap--tAouza
cshSrs tsozsst him rasS-
Was the nA2 Who ss1sH Eea eslar 4sva and
ALI. III ~ Co.,.
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to removal OF duties by the act o. 1880. that
large portion OF the cost of living winch .
embraced in expenditures for food would
have saoNn an increase instead of Giminu-
ton.
While farm products advanced. the prices
of those articles the farmer has to purchase
declined AS per the following table, the
price prior to passage OF the act being rep
rfaseIat.ad l,r LOO.
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Average difference Tor the eleven years, s.
cents.
Justice, Bateman & Co make the fol.
lowing statement in regard to the woods
included in this latter table:
Both of the above grades are three
eighths or one-haf blood merino They
each shrink about 20 per cent. in the sceu-.
ing. There are perhaps 10 other, woods in
the world so nearly alike and so suitabls
for q fair comparison OF the European and
American prices as Ohio medium and the
grade of Australasian medium known as
New Zealand crossbred, as they are both
spun To the same number Of counts"
1.-The senator here presented the Official
labor statistics showing that in Maxsa-
chusetts the annual profits on capital in
vested in WOODEN mills are less tran per
cent and in worsteds in 1880 bu. eel per
cent, while in Connecticut it was Isl per
cent in 1880. 4.27 per cent. in 1859 ena but
4.7S per cent. in 1855, while In 1887 .hers
was an actual less CT I per cent. He then
declared that the object of the Mckinley
bill was to multiply and diversity indus.
tries: that it had done so, despite the ad-
verse effect Of the elections Of 1880, and
con5inuedb
The Laen who were active in presenting
the case in behalf OF the tin plate industry
to the committees Of congress and who
have been the pioneers in its establishment
have been subjected 70 urdeserved villifica-
ton ana abuse. IL would appear that in
the eyes of a tariff reforaer 70 suggest the
inauguration OF a new industry in the
United States is a misGemeanor and to
achieve even partial success in such an en-
terprise is a crime for which no punish
ment is too severe.
Notwithstanding all the clamer and
plain downright lying that have been in
dulged in by the men who are putting
every obstacle in the way of success in the
establishment of this great industry Of the
United States, the work of building it up
has gone steadily forward. The number
OF pounds OF tin and terne plate manufzc-
tured in each of the quarters of the fiscal
year which closed on the S0th Of June,
1892 was as follows:
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The finance committee also invest gated
for the same period the course Of whole
sale prices ut the great distributing cen
IerS While this investigation disclosed
greater fiUctUaS5oaS IN price of the articles
selected, the geperal result was the same,
the fall in wholesale prices running sub
staEviSllly parallels with that of retail prices.
u VIII be observed that the greater per
centSges OF decline are in the groups of
manufactured articles where il was
claimed the greatest advance had TAX zen
place.
IL addition to the inquiry stated above
the COMMITTEES csnsed retail prices OF the
different artiaIes included in these lists 10
be taken On MAY /, 1892 at three OF the
points at which the original inquiry was
sn&ae-naBesy, Fail River. Mass. Chicago
and Dubuque, Ia. The result OF this latter
inquiry shows that I still further decline
III prices aud in tse cost Of living had
taken place between sept. l, 1Sgl. and May
], lSs2, clearly establishing n continuance
Of the tendency to lower prices and lower
cast OF living
il is shown az q net result Of the investi-
CATION tliaJ prices and the cost of living.
based on the expenditures OF i family in
ordinary circumstances, had declined -
Nv SIAiS- az 3S.~. as JD.is i1sEcs4 y
sbe period prior TO the adoption OF the
tariff set Of 1880
il Is CiiicUlS 10 see how the results Of
this thoroughly exhaustive inquiry could
be surprise 10 any one. unless he should
be profess al tariff reformer The de-
cline IN Tie cost OF living was. as shown,
81 The advance in wages, as shown bv
the same II port, was. - of per cent. This
makes an average advance in the purcha IS
ing power Of wages Of :. 10 per cent A.
tualInS S1a3e zS tae average income OF the
families of the country. this would bs
equivalent TO. say, 81 per family, or an
aggregate saving Tor i, Ok, 600 families OF
S.. 0fa. o0s for each year
The addition OF this vast sum annually
TO the national earnings and wealth is an
achievement which speaks with mora
eloquent voice than can command in be-
hall of policy under which such result.
Gre possible.
1t Is Very significant that while the cos
rs living in the United States declineS, Tor
tfe period covered by the investigation OF
the financial committee the cost OF living
In England increased 10 per cent. II ths
conditions had been reversed our Demo
cratic friends would have insisted 5nat
this WAS the direct and logical result %
Rival revenue systems. nm curious q
zee what explanation they will low make.
She result is uneuestionahly C very sur
Kissing one 10 them and one "A alca TIER
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I arr ~ pctd w.. 4O--
yoke. Mass:
Double warp coat lin
ings, 32 inches.
Single warp coat lin
ings. 33 inches 49,.
Dress goods
Manchester mills, Man
chester. y. Il:
"Si3" cashmere, 35
inches. ..............
Arlington mills, Law
renee, Mass:
Cotton warp CASH
mere. No. 100. "a TO
IS inches ............
Cotton warp CASH
mere. No. 80, 30 TO
IS inches.
Atlantic mills, Provi-
dcace-
Atlantic's Fs, 35
inches. ......-.....
AtlanCic's FFs, s.
inches. ..............
Hamilton Weolen Co.,
S0uthbridge. Mass:
Cashmere, q inches.
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she Woaks-A the Faith.

NJ fSS iPodSy CWcoS-SI
Young HsrA,-H vhat7
Mn Dsisy-E you had plenty Of
none7 and a perfect disposition. and
your eyes were only brown and y0uT
hair curly. aud you were winning faznS
ia your profession and were highly
contacted, and wo&,1e psouase 60 take
me 20 Europe next pear and always
let me have my own ~Ay. add nercr
care 20 smoke or stay CO. Is,e AZ
night sod I'D net belong n ny lodge.
and would keep g sty Eva team and
plenty Of servants. AID truly loved ne
and really wanted mamma to bve WITH
rs. ar.d-why, what Is The rlstser, Tt.so-
balds
Hanks-L4-. DROPS 6esh)- - Va
tsonzl Tribune
a p~S~ Of HA gve k~3t~fns-
"Ycu look exhausted stA" zS6
CuBaso 10 his hsrh.er. ss he t1.ch Ess
seat Anything bad hsrreoeeT
Yen noticed that na1n who went out
a. yoa eAz.e inf~
~Y@~
Well. he took . share. haircut sid
shampoo. and al through TIE -otsre
operation fse told xsc styrs~s x6ou. h~
sus~rs hahy cou}cn'i e, Ia . word.
-Jury.