Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1890 — M'KINLLY PRICES. [ARTICLE]

M'KINLLY PRICES.

HE IS BEATEN BUT THEY ARE STILL WITH US. • Never Mind the Pinching—Clarkson Says You Can Get Used To It. IS WANAMAKER A DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRATOR f Charles E. Allen writes to the Philadelphia Press, that during the late polttioal campaign he “read all the leading papers in these parts, Republican and Democratic, and also came in contact with gentlemen who travel the oountry over, as travelling salesmen. Cn of the things which in Mr. Allen’s opinion “went a long, long ways in defeating us in the eleotion” was this: John Wanamaker’s advertisements, ,’day after day, about “Buy your tinware now, before the McKinley bill goes into effect.” McAdoo, of New Jersey, travelled all through the New England States addressing t e farmers. He invariably road Wanamaker’s advertisement cut from the Philadelphia Press, to “buy your tinware now, before it goes up in price.” “No wonder,” concludes the letter, “the countryman.was frightened into either staying home or voting the Democratic ticket. PLAIN TABLE CROCKERY. U Providence, R. 1.,N0v. 12, 1890.—Although the election is past the new tariff bili continues to get in its work in a way that cannot be misunderstood by Providence merchants. A Westminster street crockery importer, who does a big business, received a lot of English white ware. The invoice price was $265. On crates and packing alone the duties amounted to about sl9, while the total duties were about $118,75, not quite half of the cost of the ware in England. The duty on the crates will be made up, however, by higher prices on the dishes. ” We have not the time nor the space to give the notices before us in full this week, and will therefore be content to present them to our readers in condensed form: MORE ABOUT GLOVES. L. V. Holzmaister, 37 and *>39 Greene Street, New York, notifies his customers that he is “reluctantly compelled to advance prices on various lines of kid gloves,” on account of the McKinley bill. The Wholesale R. J. Roberts Agency, 95 West Broadway, N. Y., gives notice “that on account of the advanoe in duty” on cutlery, “we are compelled to withdraw all former prices and xuotations.” John & James Dobson, a Philadelphia firm of Republican manufacturers of carpets, friends’ of Wanamaker, and contributors to the Republican campaign funds, advertise "prices will soon be dvanced. Examine our list.” This in view of the operation of the McKinley bill. At a meeting of moulding and picture frame manufacturers, held in Chicago, it was resolved that “Owing to the increased duty,” * * * “an advance of 15 per cent, be made on all mouldings and picture frames.” Arms, Ammunition and the Ammu nition Trust. —We are sorry, but we we must remind our customers that we cannot sell imported guns at last year’s prices. ******* For details in full we refer you to the new tariff law.” “We may also remind you that the reason metallic cartridges are so very dear is simply the high duty of 45 per cent, and a combination or trust entered into by all the United States producers, six in number, fixing the price. At the same time, if it comforts you to know it, these same manufacturers have an export price, and export more of this ammunition to all the countries in the world than any other nation. To send the goods even no farther than Canada they not only have to compete with “foreign pauper labor, ” bnt the duty from this country there is 30 per cent. Put 45 per cent, iinport duty and 30 per cent, export duty together, with freight and charges, and you wiil see readily that we pay nearly 100 per cent, for “protection,” and yet the “pauper labor” of Canada gets as good wages as the “pauper labor” of the United States. Peter Sudebaker, of the South Bend, Ind., carriage and wagon firm, recently declared that “the McKinley bill will have the most disastrous effect on their business. ” To a su>, gestionthat the price of carriages and wagons be advanced,” Mr. Studebaker replied that “it would be impossible, * * * * an( j that the only way to meet the inconveniences arising fiqm McKinley’s measure was to reduce the wages of the employes.” All goods in my line can be had, for cash, from this date until the Ist of January, 1891, regardless of cost. We are bound to sell though at a great sacrifice. C 11 and be convinced. | B, FENDIG. ■— l .-iVfi '' —■- The Monon is plaoing heavy new rails on its track and when completed will baye one of the best roads in the west.