The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-02
TARIFF REDUCTION
FAVORED BY DEIOcRAnC CANDIDATES
WILEY AND SNYDER.

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When you vote for a represents
tive in Congress November s, and
for q members of the state legislature
who will elect United States Sem
asor you are virtually voting on the
tariff issue and high prices. OF
course, you desire that your:ycte shah
count TO reduce the present high
cost Of living. and you know that
the present high StariG is the chief
cause ofthe present high prices.
The national Democratic position
IS for q tariff to produce enough to
provide the government with neces-
sary funds and not for the purpose
ofprotection. Any tariff. however.
low the rate may be, protects the
home manufacturer to The extent of
the ta1. Ifsthe tariff tax IS only 10
per ctait on some article. the cost IF
importing that artiele.is increased by
that much IN addition to the profit
that the importer adds on the tariff
tax which he pays, the cost OF trans
pOrtation and the charges added, on
which the importer also adds his
profit.
For instance A razor is import
ed which costs SO cents in England.
ON which the duty was increased IN
the present tariff law from Sc per
cent toie4 per cent. The importer
pays SO cents to the English manu-
factarer and when the razor arrives
in New York, before he can get it
out of the Custom House he must
pay the tariff of e+ per cent, or ~
cents, also the freight and charges
about Scents more. That brings
the cost of ehessasor to the importer,
here to sl.oe. He then adds his
profit q, say eopes cent making the
price 81 go to the wholesale dealer,
and bylthe time the rszor Is sold to,
ehe consat6er 7or user the profits of
zthe different hands Though which it
passes will h1se added 50 ceats more,
making the price sl.5o.
But if the razor had been manu-,
facsured in this country the whole-
sale and retail profit would have been
added as on the imported razors so,:
take the eost of sl.eo for which the
foreign-made razor was sod TO the
Wholesaler and We find that the
tariff has added 70 cents OF 40 per
cent On the original cost of so cents.
But 1eayiDg out the freight and
changes of 5 cents, which would be
paid # there were no tariff, the tariff
tax would be reduced to 81 cents, or.
Iss per cent which is the real per-,
eeIsage cost ofthe tarif on the razor.
instead of 81 per ceat which the
gozernment charges.
The same proportional increase m
price Is added to an of the neaEl,
four thousand articles taxed by the
tariff, but IN most cases there would
have to be added a much greater
percentage on account of freight on
articles that are heavier than races.
1t is therefore, plain that the Amer
lean manufacturer of razors can.add
nearly l34 per cent to his profits
and still undersell the foreign razor
manufacturer, for it is fair to ,esti-
mate that the foreign and thelhome
manufacturer make sbout the SANG
profit on the cost of manufacturing.
do you think that the razor man
afacturer needs such .esormous pro
lection and profit as the razor.ex
ample shows? or is there any other
industry-now in its infaney-in this
country that needs the high prosec-
ton =hieh the Republican party has
gwen IN the present so-called revised
tariff If, after careful ,oeasidera-
tion, sos believe that the taraf law
vas enacted to plumber you for the
benefit Of the combinations and
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