Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
SPECIAL WASHINGTON COR
REsPoNpENcE.
COR.
BY Clyde II. Iaxenner.

!, More than 175 American manufa
turers whose products are protectt
In this country by the Payne-Aldrie
bill are selling their goods cheap,
abroad than at home.
The best evidence that America
consumers are being charged exec
sively is the secrecy with which IL
tariff beneficiaries make lower pri
es to foreigners.
The beef trust heads the list. 1t
shipping American beef to Englan,
and, after paying transportatio
across the Atlantic selling its pr
ducts at two cents pound belo,
American market price.
The following table compiled fro1
discount sheets sent to Europe b
American firms, shows the differenc
between export and home prices {
certain specified articles:
| Anger bits: Twins solid center, .
l6. per doz., export price $1.30, HON
price $3.50.
Bolts: Carriage, S-s by inches
per hundred, exp price 60c; price
75c. Machine, 3-S by inches, pc
hundred, exp price SIC, h price CSC
Tire. s-S by inches, per hundred, exl
price Csc, h price 76c.
Braces: Trays ratchet, No. 81
per dozen. exp price s1O.64, h price
$14.5O.
Harness snaps: Trojan, 1-S loop
per gross, exp price $2.7o. h price
$3.50.
Lamp chimneys: Macbeth's, No
SOP, per dozen. exp price. 4Oc, h price
Csc. Macbeth's. No. 5o4, per dozen
exp price, soc. h price, SIC.
Rifles: Stevens Little scout,
No. IA, each, exp price, $1.S5. h price
s1.75. Stevens "Favorite" each,
exp price. $3.47, price $3.50.
Watches: Elgin movement, 20 yr.
gold filled case, exp price 1898. h
price $10.23. Elgin movement, silver
case, exp price $3.04, h price SAT-.
1t is true. OF course, that low pric-
es to consumers in England increas-
es the sale Of American goods. Lower
domestic prices on the same goods
would also increase the sales in
America, thereby. increasing the out
put and the employment OF labor,
and tending to increase the wages of
the workers. An Illustration Of this
view appears in the experience of the
steel trust. Notwithstanding the
panic Of 1907 in the United States
it made with great public announce
ment a sweeping reduction in prices.
The result was a prompt and very
marked revival of activity in the
domestic sales of iron and steel pro-
ducts, leading to the planning and
building of many new bridges, build
ings, and other structures, and the
renewa! Of operations in many indus
tries requiring iron and steel.
If American manufacturers of lead,
oil. chemicals. hardware, harvesting
machinery, watches. typewriters. type
setting machines, would give Ameri-
cans the same prices extended to for
eigners, there is no reason why their
markets would not be vastly enlarged,
as We're those of the steel trust. The
American people constitute the great
est purchasing possibilities in the
world.
Experience with American trusts,
however, justifies. the view of down
ward revisionists that the manYfactur.
ers in the United States will not re-
duce' their domestic prices to any
where near the level Of the prices ex-
tended to foreigners until they are
forced to do SO by real downward re-
vision c. the tariff.
Going Up.
Prices are still gsing up. AS. re-
suit of the upward revision of the
entire cotton schedule in the Payne
Adrich law. prices Of women's and
children's dress goods have increased
considerably.
The John v. Farwell company says
in review of the wholesale dry
goods trade that still more advances
may be expected.
The review declares that almost
all manufacturing agents are ad-
vancing prices on staple manufacture
ed cottons. AS it looks now prices
will continue to grow firmer and
higher In staple cotton goods"
This is Certain.
Republican voters who sympathi1e
with men like LaFollette and Cum.
Minis cannot consistently vote for
standpat Republicans for Congress,
because standpatters believe in Can
nonism, and Cannonism is the arch
enemy of aFollette and Cumming.
Extremes.
Standpat Republican members of
Congress voted against $4,000 for
Fairgrounds and then turn
ed around and voted $4,000 for Speak
er Cannon's automobile.
Work Of our Washington Correspond.
ent ts Recoonized.
Clyde H, Tavenner, who has been
acting as Washington correspondent
for The Democrat has been nominal
ed for Congress by the Democrats Of
the Fourteenth Illinois Congressional
district.
The nomination was given Tavern
ner In recognition Of his vigorous es-
pousal Of the cause of the people.
As newspaper man Tavenner ex-
pressed the work of the Hobbies in
Washington. he protested against
Cannonism. extravaganza and all leg
islatfan designed to increase the cost
OF living, As a member. of Congress