Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-23
How The New Tariff Law Bleeds
The Consumer

10 his paper undtI ftCtDt Qhles Sue
following interesting compilation.
showing how the ad valorem duties
levied under the Payne-Aldrich-
Slemp tariff law strike into the very
homes of the American people, and
iilch from them the rfuits of their
toll through the enormously high
prices exacted by the trusts for the
principal articles constituting the
neCessaries OF life:
When woman purchases SO
worth of wooden dress goods, 81. 81
represents the value of the goods and
So. ID the amount of the tariff.
This Is because of the Payne-Al-
drich ad valorem tariff of l05 per
cent. Or, lii other words, on each 81
worth of wooden dress goods import
ed, the Payne-Aldrich law levies a
tax of Sl.O5. The consumer must
pay tue 81 value and the $l.O5 tariff
or $2.05 for one dollars worth of
goods.
This is but one of q thousand
illustrations that could be submit
ted TO show how the tariff affects the
cost of living.
''Here is another sample ilIustra-
tion for the tariff arithmetic class
which is composed OF some 80, 600, 600
American consumers, all OF whom
are more or less dissatisfied with the
awful increase in prices:
emit Of olOfIoo Io,so. ~,
port piice of $40, and which costs an
Englishman SO when ready TO put
on, all wool and tailor made, pays
at the custom house an ad valorem
tariff OF so per cent, or s. per suit,
making the slut cost the American
when it is put on SIS. disregarding
transportation and retail profits.
Another comparison: An En-
glish woman carpeting a room Is
feet square with ingram carpet two
ply would buy SO yards at 81 yard
fiat, or would pay S63. An American
woman using the same carpet would
pay $23. 76 tariff at the custom house,
which would make the carpet cost
her S59.76
1.-THE following table shows a
mum Der of common articles OF con
sumption, the adj valorem tariff rate
under the new Republican tar iff
law, the real value OF the articles
and the tariff additions on the basis
of $40 purchases
"Sugar-TariT rate. $3.50 per
cent, real value, Sc; tariff, 1915.
"Glassware-Tarifr rate, go per
cent, real value, S6.25; tariff 1915.
window Glass-Tariff rate. "a
per cent; real value $5.43, tariff
$40.
"Soap-Tariff late, 40 per cent,
real value, So. SO; tariff, $3.l6
"Machinery-Tariff rate, 40 per
cent, real value. So 50; tariff, S3.11.
"Tinware-TariT rate, 40 per
cent, real value, So. 50; tariff, -$3.1l.
Metal Tools-Tariff rate, As per
cent, real value, So. 50; tariff S3.1I.
"Stockings-Tarifr rate, 81 dozen,
ss per cent, zeal value, S5.31; tariff,
$4.6 go.
"Shirts-Tarifr rate, 60 per cent,
real value, SO. 25; tariff, 1915.
Misunderstanding rate, 107 per
cent, real value, S4.s tariff, S5.17.
FIannesls-Tariff rate, 4Oc yard,
la per cent; real value, 500; tariff,
So. 81.
These are cold, plain, undisputed
facts, shown not only OH the face of
the law, but demonstrated in its
daily operation.
The consumer feels the pinch
whenever he purchases any of the
above named articles, for the COM
fort and maintenance of himself
and family And yet, In the face of
such facts, known and read of all
men,, and keenly felt by all classes
of citizens, day in and day out, the
"standpat" congressman who helped
foist these miserable conditions upon
the pepoIe and who are seeking re-
election are going up and down their
districts preaching prosperity and
declaring that the present tariff law
is the best ever enacted in this coun-
try.
Voters of the Ninth District, these
contentious do not square with the
facts OF the case, and you who art
forced to buy trust made articles fol
your families know full well tina
they do not.
The question is, will you suppof
a congressman who helped to fois
this, CALLING yoke-the high cost o
living-about your necks, and wh'
is defending his action in this cam
paign, or will you vote for mar
who will help relieve you of thes
onerous burdens; assist in regulating
the trust, and employ his best effort
to solve the great problem OF tn
. high cost of living In the interets O
the toiling masses, 1t is for you t
! say, and In so saying, you will bel
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