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Show The Herald always seeks to prove! free trade theories by cnretully arranged ar-ranged tables from the reports. It pictis out just such ligures as suit its purpose aud expects its readers to ac cept tbcfe as conclusive. Sunday moru j ing it gave some ligures oa windo-. I gla.-s from which it solemnly draws the" conclusiou that "the elTect of the Mo Krxi.LY law, as well as all other taritt laws, has been to increase the cost to consumers of all articles upon which a iluty is levied." If the Ueraid would bo practical it would not get so far in tho woods. For instance, if. it w ould consult some window glass dealer aud secure ruling ligures it would lind that iu this present year, with tho McK.ini.ey law iu full force, so far as this product is concerned, con-cerned, window glass has touched lower figures than ever before iu our history. |