Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1888 — The Rich Paid It. [ARTICLE]

The Rich Paid It.

Milwaukee Sentinel. ■; In triumphant italics the New York World asks: “Who paid the $29,729,000 in duties collected upon $44,00 ,000 worth of woolen goods imported and consutaed in this country last year?” Persons who were abundantly able to pay it. On Brussels carpet and fancy rugs, both luxuries, there was paid a half milion; on expensive cloaks and shawls such as only the rich wear, SI,OO ',000: on clothes which, when made up, are worn by persons who can afford to pay from SSO to $75 a suit, $7,00J,< 00: on dress goods which only the rich could wear if there were no duty, $13,000,000; on yarns, which sell here at from 70 cents to a $4.50 a pound. $1,000,00 ; on the expensive worsteds for fancy things, $3,000,000. Here wents26,l 00. i On of the duty for things which the person in average circumstances could not afford even if there were no duty. The peop e who use them can afford to pay for them. The rich paid these duties. They are luxuries. Except in the matter of German yarns, the United States can supply all necessary woolen goods for this country and things that are not necessary but are luxuries ought to be taxed for the revenue of the Government. Upon the authority of more than one campaign biography .the World has been led to make the statement that Gen. Ben Harrison left the army to acceptthe" position of Supreme Court Reporter in Indiana. As a matter of fact, it seems that Gen. Harrison entered the army as Captain of Company A of the Seventieth Sndiana Regiment in July, 1862,and was mustered out with his command at the close of the war. He was elected to the civil office referred to in 1864, but did not enter upon the discharge of his duties until the close of the war. The army record of Gen. Harrison is first class. The World aims to deal only with facts. It is not always an easy matter to obtain them when the demon of politics is abroad in the land.—N. Y. World.