The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-30
SOME HIGH TAX SAMPLES.

A high protective tariff tax means
increase in the price of living-in the
expenses of the household. It means a
greater cost in the homes Of all people,
and particularly of the poorer classes.
1t is a fact that the per centage Of
tax is greater or the lower qualities of
goods such as the people generally use,
than upon the higher and finer goods
such as are worn by the well-to-do, and
the rich. Just as soon as the new high
tax begins to get in it's results you will
see hundreds of things used by the peo-
pie at large higher. The cost Of living
will be increased and will be felt in
every home in the whole country.
Kindling wood and coal will go up, par
ticularly the latter, and in the north.
Tin plates have been increased from
1-5 to 1-2 cent per pound. Cheap
brown e~arthenware increased from 20
to 25 per cent. Chinaware from 35 to
so per cent. Cut glass from 35 to 60
per cent. Pressed glass from 40 to 60
PSA SSiS - IN 1OA -
per cent. (the present duty to 35.
Ten per cent. additional has been laid
On all curtains and table covers of cot
ton chenille, and the same of other
materials. Table damask has IN ad-
ded duty of 5 per cent, being raised
from 80 to 40 per cent, and pillow
shams and other bed coverings are
specially provided for. Blankets are
divided into a number of dutiable class
es, and the rate has been increased
from 20 per cent. under the Wilson law
to an average between IS and 80 per
cent. Paper hangings 5 per cent. in
crease Brooms 20 per cent. increase.
Willow ware increased from 25 to 40
per cent. Watches and clocks raised
from 25 to 40 per cent. The breakfast
table is taxed all over. Oatmeal in
creased 2.47 per cent. Sugar 1 cen a
pound higher. Butter 2 cents a pound
increase. Salt, which was free, now
bears a duty of 10 cents on each 100
pounds, and on mustered the duty has
been increased from 25 to 37.45 per
cent. Sewing materials are taxed
higher. Cotton cloth will be higher.
Hosiery is made higher. Flannels are
to go up. ALI the rates on the half
dozen grades have been increased, and
the average taken shows that the IN
crease has been 81 per cent. The aver
age duty on flannel for underwear un-
der the Wilson bill was 4S per cent;
under the new law it is 100 per cent.
Silk underwear will also cost 10 per
cent. more, but, as on other articles,
the rates On the luxuries is not nearly
so high as on the necessities. Remem-
Der that there is under the Wilson tar
if a high duty or tai OF hundreds Of
every day articles. All these are in
creased under the republican drag-net.
No more bargains now will be offered.
All kinds of woman's wear, adornments
ETC., are higher. There will be no
more dress goods bargains.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, estimates
that the people will have to pay $780,
900, 900 a yea more for their cotton and
woollen goods under the new law than
under the old. This enormous tax is
imposed that the treasury may osten-
sibly benefit 800 o 900 a year!
For silks the shopper will have to pay
a much greater price. The duty on
the clas%sifications ase they have exist
ed for three years is so per cent, only
5 per cent. higher han under the Will
son law. But eighteen new classes
have been added, and the duties range
from so cents per pound to s.. In some
cases as with japanese silk, the duty
is 700 per cent. These are but a few
samples. The whole schedule is high
up n the robbery is virile and in f
satiate.