Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-09-14
WOMAN AND THE TARIFF.

Woman, who has been anguish
ing for so many years beneath The
Mckinley tariff, and who has some
times been forced into smuggling
because of its iniquities, will not be
able to regard Mr.. Wilson as de-
liverer from her sad estate. lie
has bettercd her condition some
what, 70 be sure, but she will not
have all that he hoped, even under
his bill Valenciennes lace cannot trim
her linen much more lavishly than
of old. She cannot buy Paris
dresses in New York at Paris prices.
French gloves are not going to be
"given away" because of the re-
moval of all duty from them. She
cannot buy imported cut glass ana
decorated china in much larger
quantities than formerly. Jewclry
will be only little cheaper. But
while she may be disappointed as
she scans the reduction on each
article of importation which con-
Germs her she cannot but realize that
the total saving will be something
to make her glad when the years
bills come in.
Upon those necessary articles
blankets, there is goodly reduc'
ton. Whereas, under the Mckln'
lev bill there were duties ranging
from 80 per cent to 60, according TO
the quality of the goods, in addition
to certain per cent pound, the
new bill only demands from 20 to
80 per cent. That means that
where a housewife used to pay for
an ordinary pair of blankets worth
So something over $3.50, she will
under the Wilson bill be able to buy
the same goods for 1915.
There is no sucn cheerful state
ment to be made concerning car.
pets. The woman who has been
trying to replace her ingram with
brussels will have to wait. The old
duty was 40 per cent and the new
duty is 10 per cent. The Wilson
bill does, however, remove an ad'
ditional tax upon each square yard
of carpeting which in the Mckinley
bill ranged from 10 to GO cents.
Ready,made clothes are going to
be made a little cheaper. Cotton
gowns. on which the old bill charg
ed 80 per cent duty, are admitted
now for 40 per cent. That means
chat where one used to pay S22.
lsion.a SIS muslin frock from over the
on to it may, under the new law, be
# tn chased for SOL The tailor made
,ra,irt waist, which in England would
ma; sl.25, Americans have been
4 ing $I.S7 for, but the new bill
pehaits them to get 1t tor sl.7a'
Linen suits under the Mckinley
bill cost the purchaser 50 pers cent
more than their value, aud under
the new law they will cost hut 40
mar cent more than they are worth.
The old bill made woman buying
an imported silk frock worth $50
nav for it s17.50. The new bill
will let her buy it for SI2.5O.
Preserved fruits will be cheaper.
The misunderstanding glass jars OF
fruit for which women have been ac-
.oustomed to pay 80 per cent duty
thew can now buy for 10 per cent
less. Eggs. which are imported in
s large numbers from Canada, are also
to be cheaper. A dozen OF eggs
worth 30 cents have been costing
e the American buyer 25 cents. I'm
d der the Wilson hill they will cost
aihut as gents.
8 While the Mckinley bill rules
women will not be able to stock
:. ,jr china closets with royal Wor-
and Dresden ware without
A.e q for it duty which is more
ntrouuc ,alf the value of the goods.
rs. Oo ,norted rose-aowered tete-a-
AS grown wonderfully in two yea