VOLUME IV--NUMBER l3
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FACTS rs. IHEoRY.-In 1S4I the duty
| levied upon cotton goods. under the then ex-
lsting rersane ias0 was Eominally 20 per
cent. The tariff act of 1912, as IS alleged
By the free trade locofocos. increased the
rersnne duty to highly proteetire duly of
loo per cent


La January, lS4l, piece of IA shifting.
OF 81 yards in quantity, cost, on an average:
So. II.
| In January, 1914. under the "black wbir
tariff the Ike goods in quantity and qaaEe
ty, sold for s.. 40; difference in favor of the
consumer under the 'black tariff" or 400
per cent OPPRESSION 72 cents, or so per
cent.


These are facts, as exhibited by actual
sales made by regular dealers IN the articles,
IN the ordinary curse of business When
the 'free traders" get over such facts as
'nese' 1t VIII be quite time enough for us 70
notice their crude theories and speculatioes
about the cheap az which fBrefoners
could or would furnish us all such manu>
fac.ured articles as we need, were we so We
ry liberal as to surrender to them. at their
very dlsintel ested request. all control of A.
merlcan affairs, or right to protect home in
dustry and capital. When The European ma
uons. who were rioting in the accumulated
wealth of ages, show an example to the Uni
ted States of even an approximation to "free
trade" then twill be time enough for this
young country to think of giving up all
thought OF taking care ofits chief capttal-
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