The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-16

Because present the duty wool outrageousy high
Notwithstanding the begin enough
4 wool In the United States the demand
When this high put the offered
that would stimulate the of wool in this country
This has DONE for which have the word Of prominent
buyers who know what they talking about here less
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commanded returns the grower any
proportion the the the wooden goods have
h 70 buy7
THE REAL EFFECT OF HIGH TARIFF ON THIS
PARTICLE WHICH MR. WHITMAN DEALS IN HAS BEEN
n TO PERMIT HIM TO CHARGE A HIGHER PRICE FOR THE
ERoOODS HE MAKES FROM WHAT WOOL THERE IS
GROWN IN THIS COUNTRY
The price wooden garments today exobitant
n comparison what the who sheep for his wool
and this be excused other ground than the existence
Of high tariff
shoddy clothing
because the finer grades of wool have imported
Mr. Whtnans business would go smash there
the same
His profits his would
reasonable and just figure though and that is why HE wants
the tariff let alone.
The people get clothing money.
does Mr. Whitman care for the people?
Mr. Whitman will be loudly applauded
headquarters the American Hide and Leather Co., he
leather trust)
that this together with the beef controlled the hide
and leather business of country
The undoubtedly would this free trade
Overwhelmingly defeated would have abandon
s Mr. Whitman the protected wool maker would
Payne committee. going recommend
the special session of that hides be the free list
Now let what that would the leather trust
The manpulators of this charged with controlling the
& hide markets of Argentine and Uruguay
ship America and pay cent
nd valorem Then the finished leather exported and under
tariff provisions gets the drawback
independent of leather in the
United States is BUYING LEATHER FROM THE TRUST
TANNERIES THE BASIS OF IS PER CENT AID
vALOREM TAX ON RAW HIDES.
WHILE THE TAX is CHARGED TO THE INDIE
PENDENT CONSUMER OF LEATHER AND LATER TO
THE BUYER OF SHOES OR HARNESS, THE GOVERN
MENT DOES NOT GET 1T.
Hurrah for high tariff.
perbap. we can make ourselves more plain in what
we take for example showing why
leather would have the free silver party
put
A pair of leather shoe lacesc
OF is tariff.
The chief cause charge independent
sert the tariff on hides
Although pair shoe aces is charged to the
,orl;nonan THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT GET 1T IN
TARIFF TAXES.
Proof of this is found in the that 1907
lust las pairs leather shoe lace imported They
$343, and the S36Io in duty
"A man a through foundry district and see
1875 gross leather shoe strings day. writer
for New York Journal commenting this tariff outrage
this tariff has been kept since 1897 and although the
workngmen thousands of the shoe aces the
treasury enriched by just $Is6Io in the year OF 1907
That is the way your high tariff works.
Il built up this country and made
them great powerful criminals that they
highwayman may be bigger than he but the billy
in his hand is the odds" against the victim.
bigger than these but the tariff in the
plunderer of the public poketbook the
odds" n their
Shall Danish from the earth the that would dsam
these is THE FREE TRADE THE
CHAMPION OF A CAUSE THAT is A HOPELESS FRAUD
AND DELUsIoN WHEN HIGH TARIFF ENABLES THE
TRUSTS TO PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN ITS
POCKET TO ONE IN THE HANDS OF THE TREASURY AS
4 REvENUE7
If q hghwayman standing his with
thug should the victims
Be toward party
OR would like it the highwayman way toward
ene man who took billy from his hands?
lke-,