The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-03
SENATOR HARRIS SHOES,
They Wore Made in America and he
Bought Them In London for 20 Per
Cent. Below the Price Charged
tho American PuruhHpsr
at B0me,

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When Senator Harris, of Kansas,
set loot in Washington yesterday,
after his trip abroad, he wore pair
of shoes that will become an object
lesson in The Kansas campaign.
"These shoes that am weariug,"
said Senator Harris to representa-
tive of the Post yesterday, "are Of
American manufacture. 1 bought
them i'll London and paid for them
2O per cent. less than is charged for
the same make of shoes Oh 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
he was abroad ton years ago he found
that American goods were obtaina.
bic at Il 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 addi.
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 L was PARTON.
lar to ask what tho Englisbmen paid
for American farming machinery,
pitchforks, atchets and other neces-
sares of farm management, and l
found that they paid great deal
less than [ am forced to pay in
Kansas City for the Same articles.
1t seems Il very great injustice and
imposition &c American citizens to
be forced 20 pay such high prices
hero when foreigners secure tho
same things at much lower rate.
1t is the high tariff that is to blame.
The American manufacturer says
that he must be protected against
the foreigner. This is not true. lie
has nothing to fear from the foreign
manufacturer, because he Is success
fully invading the foreign market.
Neither il it true that the American
goods which are sold abroad arc sur.
plus products. The American manu-
facturer is selling his goods at fair
profit abroad and at Il tremendous
profit ut 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 Ameri
can goods at Il decreased price, and,
if necessary, the American manufac
tnrer 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 [ can buy American
shoes abroad for less .han I pay for
them here, Notwithstanding the fact
that freight for three thousand miles
has to be paid npon 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 AZ it affects the trusts we're be
coming the principal issues in the
campaign.
81 said last winter" he remarked,
"and still believe, that the Demo,
cratic Senators were making mis-
takeiu forcing The Philippine Issue to
The front. could see that the poo
| pie were not interested in the Philip
| pines So far ~ the Democrntic
position concerning the archipelago
is concerned, it is right. There can
be no doubt Of that. But boing right
is one thing and arousing public in
terest is another. Tho fact is that
tho Philippine question does not ap.
peal to the popular mind. The av.
| orape voter on the Gt her hand Il