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Show WHY THE DISTINCTION ? The McKinley tarifT bill adds, on the average, 75 per cent, more to the cost of goods used and purchased by the masses of the people, than it does to the goods used and purchased by the wealthy. Friends of that bill will have some trouble to explain why these distinctions distinc-tions have been made in readjusting tariff rates. For instance: Fine cashimeres, worn only by the wealthy classes, was advanced but 25 per cent. Fine broadcloth, also worn only by the rich, was advanced only 20 per cent. Woolen goods, which the poor man wears, was advanced 40 per cent. Why this difference? Seal skin sacques, which are for the rich and prosperous, was reduced 33 per cent. Imitation seal skin sacques advanced 120 per cent., and plush sacques advanced ad-vanced 120 per cent. The poor man's goods advanced, the rich man's reduced. Why? Silk vests, no advance. Cotton velvets advanced 100 per cent. Who will explain why this difference is made? Silk linings for the rich man's clothes, no advance. Cotton linings for the poor man's clothes advanced 285 per cent. Will some McKinley tariff man explain ex-plain the reason for the above difference? differ-ence? 1 Again: Black silk dress goods, no advance. The well-to do wear silk. Black alpaca dress goods advanced 66 per cent. The dress for the poor man's wife. ! Also: Silk laces advanced only 20 per cent. Cotton laces advanced 50 per cent. Wives of poor men, urge your husbands hus-bands to vote against the party that perpetrated these outrageous distinctions, distinc-tions, and maintains them and upholds up-holds them. |