Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-05-22
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 One of the worst schedules in the Dingley bill is fthat reaating to cutlery especially poCIzet cutlery The duties on pocketkniveg range f1pm loo per cent to 300 per cent abogetpresent du. ties and are nearly double those in inc Mckinley bill. Why, youiwill ask, G1e these duties 70 extraordinarily high? And why are they allowed to remain there? Both questions are easily an- swered.
 It is unnecessary here togo into de- tails. Before MeKinley's nomination one of the five or six large manufactur- CTS of pocket cutlery, who was prom ipent in the trust, which raised prices sn average of about 35 per cent under the Mckinley bill, began to hustle for Mckinley He is said to have raised a large sum of money by passing the hat among the 20 or % cutlery manufacture CTS. Just how the money was spent is not known. 1t is probable, however that several Mckinley delegates to St. Louis owed their presence there to this fund. The hat passel himself was one of the very few delegates from New York who was for Mckinley first last and all the time. IIo was ono Of Han mas most trusted lieutcnants. One of the two favors which he is said to have asked as compensation fer his valuable services was the fixing ef the cutlefy schedule. This privilege being an ordi- nary and expected one under the pretec- tion system, was readily granted by the power behind the throne. This is prob ably the whole story It explains fully why the duties are there and why they will stay there.
 Below is given in detail sono of the effects of the proposed duties as applied to importations for the last fiscal year. Of course but few knives will he inn ported under such exoibtant duties
 PROPOSED SCHEDULE
 First.-All pocket knives not costing moro than d5 cents dozen, D Iel cent Gd yalolem. Second. Costing note han D ceatsa do4en l blade, 70 per cent ed vDloterl ead G0 cents a dozen
 Third.-Costing more than 4J cents n do7en blade, 70 per cent ad valoiem and sl dozen
 of pearl or shell, G1 cents a dozen oxtru.)
 Fourth. Costing moro than sJ oent8a dozen, blade, 70 Fer cent nd vala,am and sl.59 dozen.
 Fifth. Costing more than 10 ccnts a dozen, places or more. 20 per cent ad yalolem and g Il dozen.
 tlf pearl or shell, 75 cents a dozen extra on
 and blades.) Calculation showing result based oa importa lions for fiscal year Ist6: All knives costing 41 cents per dozen and lens
 296i00o dozen, average price. sG cents; value l S16,S60; 85 Der cent
 Knives costing over 40 cents per 6ozen:
 4Se00 dozen, l blade, average price, G0 cents value Sas ,s00i Tt l6 per cent and 51 cents a dozen; duty, see 1t0.
 Bp2,000 dozen, llade avofpge prioe, Sl.G3 value, $10a 7t9; at 21 per ccut and st q Gozen duty, S4i2, i52.
 2110o1 dozen, blade average priee, sl.a3; ealuei l,,a0: at 20 Der een5 ali1 5l.50a dozen duty, $is5,a53,
 25i,o99 dozen, blade ave age pliee, SI.73; value, S439, l0i at 2U Der eeat s.ad - per dozen duty, S595,SSl
 Total value, s12ea.s70; to.el duty. s. .5s4aa4 l2Nl2 per cent.
 Estimated that of 2. 5 aud blade a5 per. cent are Of pearl or shell, adding duty ns fellows. Hs,o00 dozen, hlade, ut d0c Sd900Q 6a,e60 dozen, 5biade, at foe. b0,488 63,5JO dozan, l blade. at i5o. d7,G25