The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-19
By Francis Burton Harrison

by FRANCIS burton ftaIfthon
Representative from the 10th New York
District
The present tariff bill is the most earnest at
tempt to lower the cost Of living, to break up
the power Of tariff protected monopolies and
TO tighten the burden Of taxation since before
the war.
The American producer Of food, clothing
and other necsssaries Of life will no longer be
able TO m~ouopolizs the home market. They
must now compete on fair terms with the pro-
ducers of other lands. The consumers will
benefit through getting a better article at a
less price.
This is the first attempt since the founda-
ton Of our Government to shift the burden Of
taxation of the great masses OF consumers,
where the tariff places it, on to the backs Of
the wealthy. who are best able to pay the eI-
penses Of our Government. Every dollar
which will be collected through the income
tar means q dollar less Of tariff burden on the
plain people.
The income tax will be assessed against the
incomes Of the wealthy to make up the deficit
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import duties in the necessities Of life and
every dollar Of it will represent a clear saving
to the consumer on food, clothing and other
necessaries. Under the new tariff, this
amount can be estimated at from 1925. 0OO, 900
to $50, 900, 1000. The following resume Of
drastic reductions in the present tariff law
illustrates the far-reachils effect the new bill
will have:
F0OD-All duty will be taken of meats.
fresh and prepared. This means that meat
from Argentine can be imported to compete
with the product OF United States packers.
All 6sh are on the free list, spelling a prob
able average of 20 per cent reduction in its
cost TO consumers. This covers the enormous
catch in the northern Atlantic water, q ma
iority Of which is marketed in the East.
Biscuits, waters and bread have been put
on the free list. This opens the markets Of
the world to every consumer in the country
and provides a formidable rival TO the "bi.-
cult trust" The Payne law, by q Joker,
which RENTED the duty only on unsweetened
biscuits, prevented foreign importations, be-
cause practically all biscuits and waters have
some SUGAR in their composition.
FRUITS-All citrus fruits, lemons, or
anges OF grape fruits are reduced from II to /
cent per pound, opening the markets of the
Mediterranean TO this country. Tn Payne
tariff efectually prevented competition and
limited the citrus fruits supply to California
and Florida. All fresh fruits are cut from Is
1 Ceuta To 10 cauts a huGhal narrpiffirn furn1r
tstions from Canada and the tropics.
MILK-Fresh, preserved or condensed milk
is put on the free list.
POULTRX-Live is cut from three cents
TO one per pound; dead from 5 to 2 cents.
/ CHEESE-Cheese is cut, particularly as to
the cheap grades used in quantity by the
average consumer.
On articles Of general produce, used in great
quantities by all consumers, the duty has
been cut in some instances over 100 per cent.
The following list Of necessary foods repre-
sent the cuts that were made: Potatoes go on
the free list. This will prevent a potato fam.
inc or the manipulation of prices by combines.
Similar facts are true Of butter, beans, pickles,
eggs, onions and peas.
CLOTHING-Schedule K-the wool sched-
ule is the most heavily cut item Of the whole
tariff and means better clothing and better
wooden furnishings at greatly reduced cost.
In some cases, wooden garments have suffered
cuts of $50 per cent. The duty on wooden
clothing in the new tariff will enable the con
sumner to purchase for IS a suit for which be
now pays SO. The reduction on higher
priced clothes will be in equal ratio.
Wooden socks. underwear, sweaters, nuf-
fiers and gloves will be imported into this
country and sold at prices much cheaper than
now prevail.
Cotton clothing Of all kinds including mems
and women's under-clothing, an enormous
item, has been cut 100 per cent.
Leather and leather goods, with the excep-
tion of dress gloves are put on the free list.
This will force American manufacturers Of
shoes to compete with foreign markets. The
cut in duty on mems dress gloves will reduce
their prices an average Of 30 cents per pair.
Workingmen's gloves are put on the free list.
FUEL-Bituminous and anthracite coal
are now duty free and will permit large i'm
portations Of English, Welsh and Canadian
coals.
MlSCELLANE0US-The consumer will
be able to purchase excellently made foreign
pants at very low prices.
All soaps have been cut from twenty to Eve
per cent. This will force American soap
makers to materially lower the price of their
products or increase the size of the soap cake.
The duty on all household furniture has been
cut from 80 to Is per cent. This will increase
importations Of excellentlY made foreign fur.
niture at low prices, particularly bent wood
furniture from Austria.
Articles necessary to the farmer have been
placed on the free list. Important among
them are agricultural implements, wagons and
carts, cotton bagging and binding twines. ALI
fertilizers and insecticides.
In response to the call for the maatinr