Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-11

reductions and benefits to be derived
by the consumer are very apparent
In the figures given ii will be notice
able that the greatest reductions are
on the cheapest qualities, or those that
are purchased by the common people
| Cotton hosiery that cost Sl.I4 pr
dozen under the Mckinleylaw can be
about 20 per cent Those co,ting S1.GJ
per dozen under the Mckinley law can
now be purchased for SLIT, or about
% per cent. less. 1t will be notitel
that rs the price increases the percent
age Of reduction grows less.
Hosiery that cost 500 under the
Mckinley law Is now being bought for
| SLIGO or 10 per cent less. That which
cost 800 Is now purchased for So
or IT per cent. less. That which cost
| S2.T3 per dozen under the old law Is
! bought now for 800, II reduction Of $
per cent. That which cost $3..J2 per
dozen viii be purchased for $3.50 under
the new tariff, which is reduction Of
: about 3 - per cent
/ FAVOKlNG ME FOREIGN BUYER.
The New York journal Of Commerce
! presents some intcrc sting examples Of
protected manufacturers selling ar
tlclrS cheaper TO foreigners than TO
Americans, for the reason that abroad
they meet competition while here the
tariff protects them from competition
If they take the trouble to form Il
trust or combine" Bitumlnou' coal.
says the journal, is sent from Penn
Sylvanin to the West indies and Mexico
and sold there 1T $3.50 per ton, while
the same coal will not he sold at Now
York for less than 81 II ton. Evidently
the price on the coast is the result Of n
combine aud the effort Of the coal
baronS to keep coal off the. free list
was inspired by Il desire TO stavc off
healthy competition. If they get II
profit by selling coal TO the foreigner
at Sl,9O II ton, they ought TO have prom
enough IN selling at home at that price.
The journal produces thc figures Of an
actual bill of sale for II typewriter
sent from New York to Peru, ON which
the Peruvian got Il discount of - per
cent, while to the native American no
discount at all Is made unless hcrbuys
SIX machines, and then the discount t.
but 10 per cent. on all bought after the
six 70 the American the price is 500,
while to the Peruvian the price Is but
$40. Efforts were made to get some
discount for an American buyer, but it
unless the goods were to be- sent aboard
Il ship for actual expectation. The
duty on tyepwrit"rs under the Mckin
ley act was 10 per cent Under the
tariff law of lS!A the duty Is 81 per
cent Evidently no duty IS needed.
The cost of the 500 typewriter, it has
been aSI"rtained Is from SIT to So,
including material, labor and expenses.
\ recent instance Is cited by the
Journal of Il New York lady giving 500
for Il sewing machine, while her guest,
who was from san Domingo, got one ,
of the same sort at the same place
for %22.JO The SELLER would not de-
liver the machine tn the San Domingo
woman in New York, but must see
that 1t was actually shipped on board
IN outgoing steamer. The Journal says
these are only illustrations Of an rN.
tcnSiye system \ very long list of
machines tools, cotton goods, etc. is
sold ut Il discount TO the foreigner,
the native American, who Is patriot
ically protecting the manufacturer, be-
Ing Disseminated against The reason
Is plain. says the Baltimore Herald.
Protected manufacturers are in bust
ness to make money, and when the
law i SO framed aS to enable them to
PLUCK I'll, a. nt!ghlNNS they usually
pluck them to the full extent permitted
business" says the practical" man,
TO make all one can out of ones op,
portunitics. What would M the use
of Il tariff protecting the American
manufactures from foreign competition
II 1t did not put extra money unto, his
pocket? 1hcy can sell abroad ut for
rign prices. but ut home they will sell
at the home price, which IS the foreign
price with the tariff rate added. The
system is shameful, II might do IN Il
land of sunl~ where everybody was
rich and able to give hountics to manu-
tacturcrS for their goodness IN going
into business, but 1t Is out OF place in
Il country where the MASSES ofahr pro-
pie are poor and must struggle TO
make ends meet.
RECIPROCITY nE>LAM ALTON,
Republican orators dcrlaim Justify
about Blainr'S alleged "rciprocity"
Motley nnl tho wonderful thinps II has