New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-01
PROTECTION AND Low PRICES.
THE EFFECT OF THE TARIFF on wooLLhN
GOODS

THE EFFECT Vi
GOODS.
Roland Thompson in The Wool and COTTON nsp'' ',,
have read with much interest the editorial ,raue en Of
titled An Era of Good Values IN yor al iS market
March Yon saS that r .ee TC in the PRICE
goods during the last few years and II IS arges u"
70 the stimulus Of mp nra Of u ehevios has been
steadily decreased until today would on wool so dress
though the limit III n nss sSsn , SGn market has gradually
been growing cheaper prices being reduced, while al
ne same ba at GOOD values can be Obtained today
less price than before and the tendency Is ~
ward still better values at still lower prices INA"
Teeyery word of as every wo9l,sa len. % asr%,
and gratifying change however you seem to De el
tirely at sea. You say-as Is very 'ruer,na, , r.
has been no reduction in labor or In raw maternal 10
sco %hat then Is the cause of m How does It
Oh hind and slow of heart to believe lon have
stumbled upon the exact cause Of IT, You have been
Srwen TO IT. being shut of from every other possible
aCatousIy enough this reduction has been orohgn,
c csDnot Conceive Of any relation the two
fac Is IT possible Is not o ,sn ,he PITY of pro-
, sn' That a Tnf H%d not the precise result
that declared would Inc no anti
ists the socaed tariff reiormers. dinned INTO our
ears for me last six years the tarin - ' q; the
farned article the amount OF the ,arin Md >u nro
too regardless OF whether the ari,,e inc last prs
Heniia, caupagn did not hear how Inncn wooI Me-
goods were increased In price by ,his ,uh,nr,,
Finley bll7 But 10! Here we nave the 49, oycr
Nets under the highest duty wOollen gooas my and
bcen subject TO they have become lower III pm odenny
NJ better quality than before. ana ,ne 49,
is toward still better values at stl lower p,, n,
You may not Mr.. Editor. bs' able " 10 cJ,'' b',t
INV relation between high taril ana low P'e' a. a.
,he connection nevertheless exists ana ~ - INV ar
sect connection OF cause and effect Inl VI" ~
iicle that can be produced IN this country sum NM g."
tariff to insure home producer thnt nc :, nU and
ing 10 be swamped 10y the foreign mannac HI az" ~"
ior This purpose il Is much better TO be te .o
high tlan a little too low. always DC on u'' sa,o
eide and I'm y comparatively short TINE tns d hon,
ccnDetiton will reduce the price down anu non,
mil eventually II will he but little dinerence wIs,n
there Is a tariff not the price VIII .o.'''" unt IN
brirg about this desirable result u IS nuoiu,,r c,ant
The home competition Is not to br feared pee: cn
difjons The foreign competitor Is under 'o,y III
ferent conditions: hence the necessity Vi s""'"'"e
against his competition - ..,,o,. vvhicb
thank you Mr.. Editor. for your ar,lr'r; w T'nr
Is the most cogcnt and convincing nrsynsht W
OF protection because Of It's exact truth mat h"'
read for q long time - . .oun,,sh,ng
SO much why not let II alone IN" woohr, n.ah ~
faciurer has been abused thief ana ro.ner n
cause wccen goods very highly prOecIei Dns
unlike thief and robber, he has produceo ana so d
better goods at lower prices than ever before: ana
the goods are still getting better and the prices
lower. Let leave well enough alone.