results of the tariff of 1890, for upon those results as a whole its
justification or condemnation must rest. It is important to know first
whether the new industries which the McKinley bill was designed to
encourage have begun to start, and second, whether the bill has had
the disastrous effect in raising prices which was so loudly asserted
and prophesied by its opponents at the last election.

I will give first a table showing comparative prices before and after
the tariff of 1890 of some of the cotton fabrics most commonly used.
They are all protected industries and ought to have been advanced in
price if any part of the assertions made by the advocates of free
trade during the last campaign were true.

PRICES OF PRINT GOODS SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE MCKINLEY TARIFF PASSED
COMPARED WITH THEIR PRESENT PRICES.

Before New Under New
Trade Names of Prints. Tariff. Tariff.

Allen's Pink Checks $.06 and .06-1/2 $.05-1/2
Allen's Shirtings .04-3/4 and .05 .04
Allen's Turkey Reds .06-1/2 .05-3/4
American Indigo Blue .06-1/2 .06
American Shirting .05 and .05-1/2 .04-1/2
Anchor Shirting .05 and .05-1/4 .04-1/2
Arnold Long Cloth C .09 .08-1/2
Berlin Solids .06 .05
Berlin Red, 3/4 .07-1/3 .07
Berlin Red, 4-4 .11 .10
Cocheco XX Twills .06-3/4 .06-1/2
Charter Oak Fancies .05 and .05-1/4 .04
Eddystone Fancy .06-1/2 .06
Eddystone Sateen .06-1/2 .06

BLEACHED SHIRTINGS AND SUITINGS.

Before Under
Trade Name of Goods. New New Old New
Tariff. Tariff. Duty. Duty.

Our Reliance $.05-1/2 $.05-1/4 $.04 $.04-1/2
Pride of the West .13 .11-1/2 .05 .05-1/2
Pocahontas .07-3/4 .07-1/2 .04 .04-1/2
Sagamore C .05 .04-3/4 .04 .04-1/2
Utica Steam Nonpareil .10-3/4 .10-1/2 .04 .04-1/