The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-12

terence-as plain as possible "I'h""'
actually making the definite statement !
that the ariE on wooisns anG W"oieh
| goods Of all descriptions was inV"riaoiN
added to the price OF the article III t'e
| United States whether manufactured
bere or net. Any OF Els hearers VINO ieei
disposed to believe that such IS the case
are invited to visit the clothing anu dry
goods stores in this city and compare
the prices OF articles vita The tariff sche-
dulles. The investigator Will inc 'hat
in many instances the retail price Is less
than the tariff, that in no Instance IN
American made goods is the tariff added
to The cost of production, and that IN no
instance, whatever, except III very rare
imported fabrics does the tariff cut any
figure whatever. It may be mentioned,
besides, that the man or woman is nara
to please who cannot be suited these
DAYS with American made clothes.
The senator was especially eloquent
on the SUBJ act OF shoddy. Shoddy, next
to the duty shutting cut Australian com
petition, was the cause Of low prices Tor
wool; shoddy was accountable for all
the wear and tear in clothing; shoday,
in short, was the bugaboo OF the evening
Indeed 1t seemed imminent Tor awhile
that an anti-shoddy law was to be propos
ed as cure for all the Ills that flesh IS
heir 10, in lieu OF fiat money or the gov
ernment ownership OF saloons lhe
audience was told OF the increase OF
shoddy mills in America WOOL was pro
tected but, strange TO say the speaker
forgot to tell that the center OF the shod-
DIV trade is in England where Woolis free.
/; might have spoiled his argument it he
had said that there are more shoddy
mills in England proportionately than IN
the United states. He brought up Jerry
Simpsons shoddy illustration of the
use of shoddy when he bought the farm
er's tatrered coat and exposed the shoddy
filling to the house of representatives.,
but Mr. Kyle omitted to say what price
the farmer had paid for the coat in the
first place, whether a shoddy price or an
all wool price The strangest freak in
shoddy however, is yet to come. Mr..
Kyle contended in all seriousness that
| with tree wool clothing would be cheaper
the difference in what the farmers paid
tor is clothes would more than offset
itt. of Ia
also contended in the next breath that
tree wool would decrease the use Of
shodtly, that consequently more wool
would he used and that, consequently
again wool would become dearer. Here
we have the distinct proposition that
manufacturers will sell clothes cheaper
because they will use less cheap shoddy
and more dear wool. Tue mind which
can grasp the force of that argument is
worthy place in the national museum.
OF course Mr.. Kyle forgot to tell his
audience the amount of wool entering
into the manufacture Of suit of clothes
and that comparatively dear wool or
difference of moe than fifty cents In the
cost of a suit lie also omitted to ment-
ton that because of the we'll known pen
chent of Democracy for .ree wool the
price of the article has been on tree
trade basis or worse since November,
1892; neither did be state that wool is
purchased six months to year and even
two years ahead of consumption. or
that most of the factories were shut
down the best part OF the winter and
summer and that III consequence there
tariff legislation. He recollected that
wool had recently advanced few cents,
but he forgot to tell that the advance
was due to better demand consequently
upon the resumption Of factories al
reduced wages. lie did not tell his
audience-because the statement was
not in his Democratic campaign text
book probably--that the wool crop had
decreased $3O,OOO,OOO since Democratic
ascendancy was assured, or that the
value OF focks had decreased IN the
same amount. He did not tell them
that Democratic orators IN the east and
south are singing syren song into the
ears Of the workingmen to the effect
that now wosl will be cheaper and the
cost Of clothes will be less. And he
J failed to explain the satisfaction Of any
body Why manufacturers are still accor-
ded protection while wool growers are
not.