The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-10-04
TARIFF
COSTS BILLIONS
Senator Fletcher Points Out How
Burden OF Tariff Will Profit Fav.
Ored FcM ut Expense Of the Country

l1OW VIC RECENTLY euaCleu lalill Dill
will affect the consuming public of
the nation was graphically set forth
in speech in the senate by Senator
Fletcher, of Florida, and published in
the Congressional Record on Septcm-
Der goth. A part of his speech fol-
lows:
Mr.. Fletcher. Mr.. President, 1t Is
not surprising, as the Senator from
Alabama (Mr. Underwood) has sug-
gested, that the committee proposes
to correct, change, or modify this bill
even after it has been passed. We
know what an extraordinary perform
ance was indulged in during the six
months or such a matter the bill was
under discussion in the Senate, after
it was reported from the committee.
The committee would meet every
morning while the bill was under dis
cussion and conclude to offer amend
ments which they had found advis-
able to their own bill as reported and
after the report had been submitted.
IL should not be at all unexpected that
it is discovered some other correc-
tions should be made. But we have
spent enough time discussing the bill,
take it. The country is pretty well
advised as to its meaning.
Bringing the subject down TO n prac
tical, everyday consideration by the
plain, ordinary consumers Of the coun-
try. araarticle appeared in the New
York Evening Post recently which is
rather impressive, ii seems to me. 1t
is along lines we have heard before,
but perhaps it ought to be considered
again by those who pay the taxes un-
der tn" bill as it finally stands 7
read:
The new tariff bill, says the New
York Evening Post makes the free
breakfast table a mockery," and in
this paper William @. Scroggs, the
economist, recently rccountod "the
short and simple but somewhat inti-
mate annals Of morning hour IN the
life Of plain middle-class American
consumer to "see how the tariff pen
crates into the inner temple of his ex-
istence." TO quote from this story
as amended by NJ. S""ogg, to Fl. the
final form Of the Senate bill:
''FIis day begins when he is aroused
by an alarm clock, and the new tariff
bill raises the duty on this article G7
per cent His first act is to throw off
The bedcovcring, on which the duty is
advanced 1873 per cent. He Jumps
from his bed. on which the duty is ad-
vanced 1873 per cent. and dons sum
mer bath robe with the duty up GO pel
cent and slimoers with the duty in
creased 33 per cent
lie walks over a Brussels carpet
(duty uD 100 per cent? to close tho
| window. the duty on the pane of whicl
has been raised 33 per cent. and ad.
justs the shade duty up 20 per cent?
and curtains Cup so per cent?. Ther
he enters the bathroom, stands befor,
mirror, on which the duty has beer
raised 100 per cent, sets out his shaw
| ing suck, subject to an increase II
duty OF 67 Ger cent, his shaving-brusl
| cdnty IN 30 per cent?. and razor IN,
| 100 per cent?, and begins his tonsoria
operations. This over, he devotes hi,
attention to the bathtub, on which til,
DUTY has been raised 100 per cent
Towels (with the duty up GO per cent?
soap mp 67 per cent?, toothbrush ant
hairbrash Cup 80 per cent each, ant
cc'nh Cup 67 per cent? are next in de
mand.
AS our consumer dresses, It NAV h,
noted That the new bill increases tht
duty GO per cent on his underwear. 3;
per cent on his hose, Is per cent on hi.
shirt and collar, 20 per cent or NOR,
on his nccktie, and GO per cent on hi
suit Of clothes.
onr consumer decides to discar,
MS waistcoat and transfers fountaj,
pen Cup 100 per cent?, penknife hu
zoo per cent? and lead. pencil (up 8,
per cent?, from waistcoat to Goa
pockets, picks up a fresh linen hand
Kefchief (up 80 per cent? from th
dresser Cup 133r 3rper cent? polishes hi
eyeglasses Glpl5 per cent? and az
ter giving his clothes touch with
brush Cup 81 per cent?, is ready 70
breakfast. .3ti ,.s Il,t
80 tho : eakfaFt fable our consum
er SPREADS napkin (d1yy up Is pc
cent? on his knees, and turns on th