The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-11-05
VOTE FOR
TARIFF REFORM,

| STATES Senator yeu are Virtual,
voting on the tariff issue and hipI
prices. OF course. you desire th.
ynui vote shall euun, 10 redur,
he present high cost Of living
and sou know that thu pre4en
high tariff is the chief cause o
the present high prices
1Althnngh every Democratic can
! dHiate for Congress ~ undoubied
+ gnr tariff reform, set il vii II,
n" harm to ask him ~ publicly 10
tine his position on the tnrin
he national Democratic posi- il,
~ fni a faiH To uruIure enough
revenue I" provide The govern
mtht with necessary funds and
not Tor the purpose Of protection.
Any tariff, however low the rate
may he, protects The home manu-.
frc'urei 10 the extent IT tie tax
~ the tailtf tax ~ only ~ per
cent Oh some article, he cost of
importing that article il increased
hy that much in addition to the
profit that the importer adds on
the fallH tax which he pays, the
cost Of transportation and the
charges added, on which the i'm
porter also adds lis pooft.
For instance: A razor is import
ed which costs 30 cents in Eng
land on which the duty was in
creased ~ the present tariff law
from 56 per cent TO ~ per cent.
The importer pays 80 cents to The
English manufacturer and when
the razor arrives in New York. he
fore he can get il out Of the Chs
tom House he must pay the tariff
OF ~ per cent, ~ " cents. also The
freight and charges about 3
cents more That brings the cost
Of the razor ~ the importer here
to 500 lie then adds his profit
Of, say 20 per cent making the
price = 20 to the Wholesale deal
~, and hy the time the razor is
sold TO the cusfome" or user the
profits Of The different hands
through which il passes will have
added 30 cents more, making the
~ lie 81 %
.4sBnf if the razor had been mann
Factnred in this country the whole
sale and retail profit would have
been added as on the imported ra
,or: so, take the cost Of 81 20 for
y hich the foreign made razor was
sold to the wholesaler and we find
hat the tariff has added 70 cents
" 40 per cent on the original
cost Of 30 cents But leaving out
he freight and charges Of 3 cents,
which would be paid If there were
10 tariff, the tariff tax would be
'ednced TO Ga cents, or IA per
;ent which is the real percentage
,oSt Of the tariff on the razor in
stead Of ~ per cent which the
charges.
The same proportional increase
u price is added 10 all Of the near
Y four thousand articles taxed by
he ta,if, but in most cases there
would have to be added a much
.reater percentage on account Of
re,ght on articles that are heavier
han razors. |, is, therefore,
lam that the American mannfac.
nrer Of fazors can add nearly 134
er cent to his profits and still
ndersell the foreign razor manu-
actnrer, for il is fair to estimate
hat The foreign and the home
manufacturer make about the
anne profit on the cost Of manu-
acturing.
DO you think that the razor
lanufactnrer needs such enormous
rejection and profit as the razor
xample shOwsg or is there any
her industry now in its infancy
in this country that needs the
Ugh protection which the Repub-
can party has given in the pres.
1t sO-calIed revised tariff If, af-
n a careful consideration, you
Sieve that the tariff law was en- 7
ted 70 plumber you for the bene
Of the combinations and trusts
hlch now mostly control our
annfactnriDg business, you will \
helping yonr own pocket by be-
e sure that you vote for those to
present yOn who will enact real y
riff reform.
The tariff issue is a matter Of
amt the question il, How
gh shall the taxes bel so don't M
ow the Republican newspapers
d spell binders to befog the is
9 with their plea that the farm
and wOrkingmen must be pro NJ
;ted by the tariff, because the
ief beneficiaries Of the tariff are
. trusts TO whom we pay the
ger share Of the tax.-D. b.
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