The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-03

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When ou vote for a representative
II congress November s, and farI
mpmbers of your state legislature
you are virtually voting on incl
iarlff issue and higa prices OIL
course, YOU desire that your vote shall
6ountntoafeau6e TIE present higbseostl
of living, ana yoh Know that thebges.
ent high tariff is Chief caiise Of the
present high prices
M Although every Democratic candi.
date for congress Is undoubtedly fol
tariff reform, vet IL Will do no harm
To ask him 70 pubfely define his POI
isition on the tariff The national
Democratic position Is for Il tariff 20
produce enough revenue to provide
the government with necessary funds
and not for the purpose OF protection.
Any tariff. however low the rate may
be- protects the home manufactures
To the extent of the tax, III the tar.
IN tax Il only TO per cent on some
article, the cost Of importing that ar
tlele is Increased by that much in
addition to the profit that the import
er ADDS on ule tariff tax which he
pays, the cost Of transportation and
the charges added, on which the inn
porter also adds his profit.
For instance. ~ razor Is import-
ed which costs so cents, in England
on which the duty was increased in
the present tariff law from So per
cent to 94 per cent Ille importer
pays SO cents to the English manu-
facturer and when the razor arrives
in New York, before he can get II
out OF the Custom House he must pay
the tariff Of "a per cent, or AZ cents,
also the freight and charges about
3 cents more, That brings the cost
Of tie razor to the importer here to
$500, He then adds his profit Of, say
20 per cent making the price $l.20 to
the wholesale dealer and by the
time the razor Is sold to the consumer
or user the profits Of the different
hands through which IL passes will
have added 30 cents more, making
thep rice $3.50.
But If the razor had been manufac-
tured in this country the wholesale
and retail profit would have been
added as on the imported razor. so,
take the cost of $l.20 for which the
fOreign-made razor was sold to The
Wholesaler and we find that the tar
tiff has added 7 cents or lao per cent
on the original cost of so cents. But
/ leaving out the freight and charges
Of 3 cents, which would be paid II
there were no tariff, the tariff tax
would be reduced to " cents, or l34
/ per cent which is the real percent
age cost Of th tariff on the razor in
stead OF "a per cent which the GOV
eminent charges.
The same proportional increase IN
price is added TO all of the nearly
four Thousand articles taxed by the
ltarif, but In most cases there would
have to be added a much greater per
centaee on account OF freight on
larticles that are heavier than razors
Ia is, therefore, plain that the Ameri
can manufacturer of razors can add
nearly 134 per cent to his profits and
! sim undersell the foreign razor man
ufacturer. for II is fair to estimate
taat the foreign and the home man
ufacturer make about the same profit
ION the cost OF manufacturing
Do you think that tie razor manu-
! racfuyrer needs such enormous pro
tection and profit as the razor ex.
ample shows? or Is there any other
industry nov In it's infancy--in dis
country thai needs the high proiee
lion which the Republican party has
given in the present so-called revised
liarin2 IT, after a careful considera-
ion. you believe that the tariff law
was enacted to phnder you for the
ei.e6t of the combinations and trusts
which now mostly control our mann
featuring business, y0u will be help
ins your own pocket by being sure
that you vote for those TO represent
yon who will enact real tarff re-
FORM.
The tarin issue Is n matter OF taxa
ton and the question is, How high
shall the taxes he? So don't allow
The Republican newspapers and spell
binders TO befog the issue win their
plea that the farmers and working.
men must be protected by the tariff,
because the chief benefciaries OF the
tariff are the trusts to whom We pay
the larger share of the tax.