The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-09-12
WHAT THE TARIFF DOES TO AN
AMERICAN =.

One of the very best illustrations
of the workings of the tariff, as
contemplated in the Fordney- Cum
Der tariff bill, which the Congress
of the United States is wrestling
with, is given in the New York
World, by w. A. Scroggs, an emf
nent economist. Mr.. Scroggs
writes as follows:
1.-THE American citizens day be-
gins when he is aroused by an
alarm clock, and the new tariff bill
raises the duty on this article 81
per cent. His first act is to throw
off the bedcovering, on which the
duty is advanced 1873 per cent. and
dons a summer bathrobe, with the
duty up 60 per cent, and slippers,
with the duty increased 33 per cent.
"He walks over a Brussels car
!pet duty up 100 per cent? to close
the window, the duty on the pane of
which has been raised 33 per cent,
and adjust the shade duty up 20
per cent? and curtains Cup SO per
cent? Then he enters the bath
room, stands before a mirror, on
which the duty has been raised 100
per cent, sets out his Shaving-Stick,
subject to an increase in duty of 81
per cent, his shaving brush duty
up 80 per cent? and razor Cup 100
per cent? and begins his tOnsorial
operations. This over, he devotes
n &c d m hof nh
which the duty has been raised 100
per cent. Towels with the duty
up 60 per cent?, soap Cup 67 per
cent?, tooth brush and hairbrush
Cup 80 per cent? and comb Cup 67
per cent? are next in demand.
GAS our consumer dresses, it may
be noted that the new bill increases
the duty 60 per cent on his under
wear, 33 per cent on his hose, Is per
cent on his shirt and collar, 20 per
cent or more on his necktie, and 60 |
per cent on his suit of clothes.
"Our consumer decides to discard |
his waistcoat and transfers foun-
tain pen Cup 100 per cent?, pen
knife Cup 200 per cent? and lead |
pencil Cup so per cent?, from waist
coat to coat pockets, picks up a fresh |
linen handkerchief Cup 80 per cent? I
from the dresser Cup 1873 per cent?
and polishes his eyeglasses Cup Is
per cent?, and after giving his
clothes touch with a brush Cup 81 |
per cent?, is ready for breakfast.
'At the breakfast table our con-
sumner spreads a napkin duty up
Is per cent? on his knees, and turns
on the current for the electric toast
er, on which the duty has been adj
vanced 16O per cent. He drinks
water from glass on which the
duty is As per cent higher, and be-
gins his breakfast with an apple |
duty up 200 per cent? baked with |
sugar .(duty up "a per cent? in an
aluminium dish Cup $50 per cent?,
on cast-iron stove duty up 100
per cent?
1.-THE duty is also advanced 81 per
cent on his chinaware, 20 per cent |
on his silverware, 200 per cent on
his oatmeal, and 225 per cent on
his butter. The cream for his coffee |
has been removed from the free list |
and subjected to a duty of 221a
cents a gallon, and his eggs also |
have been taken from the free list |
and made dutiable at s cents per |
dozen. The salt for his eggs like |
wise comes off the free list, and so |
does his bacon and the flour that |
goes into his bread. Even the duty |
on the salt-shaker gets a boost of As |
per cent.
"The only things on his table
that have not been subjected to a
higher tariff duty are his coffee and
drinking water