Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1886 — Robbery. [ARTICLE]

Robbery.

As illustrating the workings of the present thieving tariff the fact is brought to light that for the last fiscal year the total value of woolen blankets imported into this country was only $2,869, on which there was collected duties amounting to SI,OB7 —an average advalorem rate of 70 per cent. This duty is practically prohibitory, operating to cut off all foreign competition in this line of manufacture, and while producing substantially no revenue, it enables the American manufacturer to sell his blankets to the people at from 25 to 50 per cent, higher figures than wo’d be the case were this duty out of the way. Every family in the land is compelled to pay burdensome tribute to the manufacturers, and the Treasury receives no benefit. With a duty, say one-fourth as large, the people would be supplied at much less cost, and the Treasury would also secure a handsome revenue, unless the manufacturer’s come to te-ms and put a reasonable price on their goods.— Indianapolis Sentinel. Goods delivered at all points in Rensselaer, from the Chicago Grocery.