Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1892 — M’KINLEY VINDICATED [ARTICLE]

M’KINLEY VINDICATED

A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE FOREIGNER PAID THE TAX. The Pearl Button Intent Kxplrot—Protection Picture*—A Wall-Paper Trust— The Overtaxed Foreigner-Labor Commissioner Peck Repudiated—Shooks-ills Audiences. Sample MoKlnleylsin. Proprietor (to salesman in large Wholesale house in London) —Did that Chicago merchant call this morning? ■ Salesman—Yes, and leit a big order with us. He will call again to-morrow to get his bill and to settle his account after wo have deducted the duty which we will have to pay to get his goods through the custom house,. He says you always pay this tax for him. Proprietor—Oh, yes; we must keep his trade. Have you made out his bill yet? Salesman Yes; two bookkeepers have been at work on it. Hero is the aecountAmount. Duty. 10,000 yards alpaca, 27 inches wide, at oeuts.... SBSO Duty at 7 cent* per square yard and 40 per oenl $865 20,0(4) yards corduroy, 27 Inches wide, at 10U cents 3,300' Duty at 14 cents per square yard aud 20 per oent 2,7G0 10,000 yards aßtraklian,24 Inches wtde, at ft 4 cents 5,400' Duty at 4»H cents per pouud, 22 os. to yard, and flo per cent 10,200 40.000 yards ootton velvet, 22 inches wtde, at 13 cents 8,200 Duty at 14 cents per square yard and 20 per cent 3,682 8,600 yards Bilk striped ootton (Italian), iu inches wide, at 161* cents 6,940 Duty at 10 oonts per square “yard and 38 per cent 0,079 $20,090 . $23,595 ■> •” 0 " **',3oo Duty loss amount of hi 11.... $2,908 Proprietor (biting his Up) —Blast that McKinley bill! Are you ceptah) th#reis no mistake? , w r , (l ’ • • Salesman —Tho duties are complicated, but tho bookkeepers vertlied every,, item by means of the lust United Stales. Senate Report on Rates of Duty, < i Proprietor—lt’s un outrage lor a rieh. nation like tho United States tp.,collect. Its taxes over here. We werp' poor enough on this side of tho wu.li r before tho McKinley bill reached,opt after our last, few crumbs. If this trade keops up f must lower your salaries ugalnst the end of the year, for it all comes out of tho laborers In the end. It is no wonder all Europe is groaning slnoo 1890. Salesman —But suroly you- are not going to pay this duty? It would) be hotter lo burn your goods rather than to pay this merchant $3,000 to take them. Proprietor—Yes, yes, I know. But we dare not do or say anything against American protection just now. If we did the Americans would be told that British gold was being used lo compel thorn to adopt free trudo, and that would ouly convlueo the foolish voters there that they were ben.eillod by protection, and make them oling to it all tho longor. Hero is my chock for $2,905. Give It to him and tell him we will always be glad to have his patronage, though we would naturally prefer that 'he take goods that will leave a balance iu our favor alter we have paid the dutios.