The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-03
SENATOR HARRIS SHOES.
They We're Made in America and ne
Bought Them In London for 20 Per
Cent Below the Price Charged
the American Purchaker
at Home,


set loot in Washington yesterday,
after his trip abroad, he wore a pair
of shoes that will become an object
lesson in the Kansas campaign.
"These shoes that | am wearing"
said Senator Harris to a representa-
tive of the Post yesterday, ''are OF
American manufacture. I bought
them in London and paid for them
20 per cent. less than is charged for
the same make of shoes on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, in Washington"
Although he went abroad in the
interest Of the St. Louis Worlds
Fair, Senator Harris did not forget
politics. He remembered that when
be was abroad ten years ago he found
that American goods were obtalna-
bic at much cheaper price than in
this country, and this year, with the
trusts and the tariff the leading issue
in the campaign, he made some addl-
tional inquiries.
AMERICAN GOODS CHEAPER ABROAD.
"Everything of American make is
cheaper abroad than in this coun-
try" he said. "My work for the St.
Louis Exposition took me to all the
great stock farms, and [ was psrticu-
lar to ask what the Englishmen paid
for American farming machinery,
pitchforks, hatchets and other neces-
saries of farm management, and l
found that they paid a great deal
less than I am forced to pay IN
Kansas City for the same articles.
1t. seems a very great injustice and
imposition for American citizens to
be forced to pay such high prices
here when foreigners secure the
same things at much lower rate
It is the high tariff that is to blame.
The American manufacturer says
that he must be protected against
the foreigner. This is not true. He
has nothing to fear from the foreign
manufacturer, because he is success
fully invading the foreign market.
Neither is it true that the American
goods which are sold abroad are sur
plus products. The American manu-
facturer is selling his goods at fair
profit abroad and at a tremendous
profit at home.
"What is the remedy?'
"It seems to me that it would be
very easy to lower the tariff, which
would give the American consumer
an opportunity to purchase Amer
can goods at decreased price, and,
if necessary, the American msnufac
turer could raise the price slightly
abroad. Something, however, ought
to be done. The present condition
of affairs is not just to the American
consumer, and do not believe the
American people will stand it much
longer. Something is radically
wrong when I can buy American
shoes abroad for less than I pay for
them here, notwithstanding the fact
that freight for three thousand miles
has to be paid upon them"
TRUST ISSUE APPEALS TO PEOPLE.
Although he has been abroad,
Senator Harris has kept in touch
with political developments in the
United States, and said that he was
not surprised that trusts and the
tariff as it affects the trusts were be
coming the principal issues in the
campaign.
II said last WINTER" he remarked,
''and still believe, that the Demo
cratic Senators were making mis-
takein forcing the Philippine issue to
the front. could see that the peo
ple we're not interested in the Philip.
pines. So far as the Democratic
position concerning the archipelago
is concerned, it is.right There can
be no doubt of that. But being right
is one thing and arousing public in
terest is another. The fact is that
the Philippine question does lot ap-
peal to the popular mind. The sv-
erage voter, on the other hand, is
vastly concerned in the price which
he is paying for coal and beef. am
glad that the Democratic Congress