Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
HOLD-UP GAME.
Figures Of Prices on Goods Ezpsftss
Expose Republican Protection Policy.

For Republican paper the New
York Sun take a sensible view of tho
recent large increase In the export OF
American manufactured goods, for -
declares that while the showing is en-
couraging, there is no occasion as yeo
to point with pride" to the record
Great as the increases are in certain
cases. the Sun observes that in mono
Is the increase greater than the sales
of one eood-sized concern.
But the Sun omits to state that in
some Of the instances OF which it
makes mention. the increase was due
very largely to the fact that the goods
We're sold to the foreign consumer at
much lower nrices than our Deoole at
home have to pay for identical arti-
cles. For instance. the Srn shows that
our export of agricultural implements
has increas snd from s5.0OO.O00 to s21,-
100000. This seems Mt first Thought a
most extra ordinary gain. but 1t is rot
60 when we consider that agricultural
implemorts made in this country ere
sold in Europe Mt from ten to twenty
three ner cent. less than the same I'M
n'ements can hn bought for here. A
churn either cylinder or thermometer.
is sold abroad twenty-three Der cont
cheannr than Mt home: cornish eI'"r
is sold abroad twenty ner cent. cheau-
@. than Mt home: Grain mills fhors"t
eleven per cent cheaper: crltiratorS
harrow). twentv-three pcr cent. chcan-
er: cultivators 0,andl. seventeen per
cent. cheaper. What is true of acri-
crltrral indictments is likewise true
of hardware. our EXPORTS of which
have increased in value by several mil
lion dollars. America n-madn hardware
nj every description is sold TO tho peo-
Mo of Europe Mt prices far below
what nur own peopla nre obliged TO
nav. For eyample. sririt levels can he
bnucht in Europe thirty Dnr cent.
cheaper than they can he bought here:
tube scrapers car bn had abroad af
nrices avern cing thlrty-three per cent
less than the nricps asked at home:
ar~rr bit sticks. twnnty per cent:
drilling machines fifteen per cent:
breast drills. thirty-throe rer cont;
hammers. crowhars and sledons. crev-
on per cent: butcher saws. thirtv-Tve
nor cent: spados and shovels, thirty
three nor cent: eac'e hors" r'ows.
twenty-five nnr cont. ". E. chilled
plows. seventeen per conf.
In orr exnort of engines and boilers
there has also been n LARGO ir"rense.
hut this is due to considerah hia eX-
tent to the fact that these and other
articles comirr under the hpad of ma-
chinery are sold abroad Mt priras -nog-
ing between twnnty-thrpe ard thirty
eight per cent below the prices asked
at home.
A repreennta.'ve Of tho Democratic
National Committnn made an arcurnt~
estimate of tho valra Of n single cnr~w
abont to he shipped from New York
to South Africa. This cnrco was mt
on board bv the firm of Funch. Evde
| &. Co. of New York. ard 1t cost the
| sann carro. had II boon sold to buvers
in New York. would have cost $246.-
045. Thus. on cargo nf this one
small steamer fof on'v ?STO tons regis
teri rebate of S33, 3,4S1 was made In
favor of foreigners.
In other words. owing to the Repubs
lican high tariff taxes. which permio
the trusts to charge high prices tW
home consumers without fear of for
eign connection. this ono smnlf cargo
cost American consumers S33. .fS1. OF
1871 per cent more than the trusts ar0
glad TO sell the same goods for TO buv-
ers on the other side of the globe. IL,
on cargo of One little steamer. Amer.
teams are mulcted in srch an amount.
1t is perfectly clear that in tho case OF
oXports running into tho millinns OF
dollars. the money practically filcfed
from the pockets Of home consumers
would he tremendous.
No wonder some peopia sneak of thO
Dingley tariff as the "robber tariff"
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