Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1912 — HIGH TARIFF VS. YOUR POCKETBOOK [ARTICLE]

HIGH TARIFF VS. YOUR POCKETBOOK

“Protection” That Increases Price of Everything You Purchase. —————ar— TAXES YOU HAVE TO PAY. No Escape From Extortion of Republican Tariff Law In Any Corner oi the Household or the Farm. Here are some of the rates of tariff taxation in force as a result of the Republican party's violation in 1909 of its pledge to revise the tariff downward and of President Taft's vetoes when Democrats did reduce these duties. Does the consumer wonder why the cost of living is high! TAX ON THE PARLOR. Rate of duty. Carpet wool ~ 66 Carpet, cotton or f1ax..................... 50 Carpet, ingrain ............................ 64 Carpet, tapestry ........................... 64 Furniture, plush ....x '....... 96 Furniture, wooden 35 Looking glass, common ............... 45 Window curtains ........................... 50 TAX ON THE BEDROOM. Common wooden bed..... .... 35 Commonest blankets .. 93 Feather beds j 60 Wooden chairs ............................. 35 Cast iron bed 35 Sheets ......... 43 Mattresses 20 TAX ON THE WARDROBE. Flannel underwear ....................... 91 Ready made clothing ......... 65 Hats of wool 85 Knitted goods 95 Cloaks 65 Shawls . 96 Jackets 66 Suspenders 87 TAX ON THE TABLE, Beef 23 Sugar 63 Rice 65 Eggs 35 Cheese .......................;......35 Salt . km Lemons ...........................7S Starch ..!.... 57 TAX ON THE KITCHEN. Commonest glassware ~x................. GO Commonest chinaware ................... 55 Average cutlery 65 Commonest stoves .... .............. 45 Commonest tinware 45 Common yellow ware 45 Scrub brushes .............................’ 4£ Matches ; 33

THE FARMER'S PLOW HORSE IS TAXED FROM HIS EARS TO HIS TAIL. Payne bill. Per cent. Bridle 35 Harness 35 Backband .. ............ 35 Hames 35 Plow U Bolts ... , 17 to 54 Trace chains 45 Clips 4= Clevis 4: Washers 5 to It Rivets 4= Rings 4= Buckles 4; Bits... 3E Grass rod 45 Heel pin 4; Plow lines hemp ..........x-. 19 to 22 Plow lines flax, 22 to 84 Plow lines cotton 4= Plow lines leather £ Horseshoes ...,. 6 to 22 Horseshoe nails 11 to 32 THE DRIVER OF THE PLOW IS TAXED FROM HAT TO SOX. Hat of fur 47 t 0 18( Hat of straw . $ Hat of wool ’’’ 35 to 104 Leather gloves ... ... g( Sheep gloves 39 to S Kid gloves 39 to 81 Shirt, cotton 50 to 6* Drawers, cotton 50 to 6< Stockings, cotton 31 Stockings, selwdged 50 to 6! Coat ■—............... 40 to <1 Coat, wool 65 to fc Ready made coat 50 to 6< Ready made clothing 45 to £ Collar buttons 54 Studs 54 1 Necktie 54 Diamonds '....!. ' p re( Pearls Free Shoes f z Bone buttons ........................ 50 to Id Horn buttons 68 to Si Ivory buttons .......... 54 Pear] buttons 57 t o til HIS WIFE IS TAXED AS FOLLOWS Woolen knit underwear 50 to 92 Woolen cloak 68 to 84 Woolen picket 68 to 8( Woolen shawl 90 to Woolen plushes 50 to 144 Flannels Belt ....''”3'.'.'” 9> Dress goods 7 0 to 15! Gloves, leather $ Gloves, schmaschen ...... 39 to 61 Gloves, sheep 39 to a Gloves, kid 39 to 84 Stockings, knit gj Stockings, seivedged .......... 50 to'. « Neckwear 5, Shoes ... g Jewelry 64 Dress facings 52 to 72 Cotton ribbon .'..... 4; Silk ribbon ...: go to 6! Fur hats tn st Straw hats Wool hats 35 to 104 Waterproof cloth 5, HIS CHILDREN ON ALL THEIR CLpTHING ARE TAXED AS HE ISAND ON THEIR DOLLS 35 PER CE?\T. Jumping Jacks ............. « Marbles Firecrackers aFalse faces ' ° ® Molasses Castor 011 £ to 98 Last—the Baby. Should there be a baby in the family he or she is not forgotten, but pays 28 per cent under the guise of “infant’s food.” His coffin pays 35 per cent and the hearse 45; flowers for the grave, 25 per cent, while the Bible and the hymn books used at the burial are taxed 25 per cent - -