The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-03
PlCKLED SHEEPSKINS.
Senator Lodge In Peck OF Trouble
and Teddy Goes TO His Rescue.

Senator Lodge In Peck OF Trouble.
and Teddy Goes to His Rescue.
Hon. Charles s. Hamlln. who Is to
make a number of speeches for the
Democratic national ticket In the mid
die West, begrudges the time he must
give to that pleasant duty simply for
the reason that he would like 10 devote
all of his time to the doubtful" State
Of Massachusetts,.
While no well informed person in
cludes the Bay State among those that
are likely to 60 Democratic, nor even
among those ciassed as doubtful. there
yet is less of Righteousness In Mr.. Ham,
Inns remark than might at first thought
be supposed. Senator Lodge. the Re-
publican leader In Massachusetts,, and
bosom friend of President Roosevelt,
Is In a peck of trouble. and Is making
frantic demands upon the Republican
National Committee for money and
speakers to help him carry Massachu'
sets.
Thirty thousand Republicans. acting
with like number Of Democrats, have
compelled Mr.. Lodge to right-about-
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Canada, and 1t Is now probable that the
Senator will be further Inundated by
being forced to turn complete somer-
sault.
But whether the Republican organi-
cation does or does not come out square
| footed for this measure of relief which
is demanded by the people of Massa-
chusetts, there Is hound to be trouble
| for the hide-bound partisans of pro
| lection in that State. and the Demo
Gratis should profit thereby.
The absurdity of the sixty-seven
cents Il ton duty on coal is one of the
things which Is keenly realized by the
New England manufacturers who in
sist upon reciprocity with Canada. The
| sole effect of this duty, so far as they
| are concerned, Is to exclude the New
| England States from the nearby Nova
Scotia supply Of coal, and to compel
| them to pay an excessively high price
| as a slight benefit to distant mine own
ers, to the material injury Of their own
industry. This same duty. 1t may be
said in passing. handicaps the people
of the Northwest. who. but for 1t might
draw their coal from the fields of Brit
ish Columbia Mt considerable saving
over present cost.
But reciprocity with Canada Is no
the only important matter which l.
troubling Senator Lodge and his Re
publican machine. "Pickled sheep
skins" are causing great annoyance
Large quantities of them are imported
into Massachusetts, every year. For
merly they came in free of duty, bu
recently the Treasury Department dis
covered that there was an Infant in
|, dustry" in domestic sheepskins whicl
must be helped over the rough place
in its pathway. Hence the department
officials decided that these pickle'
sheepskins must be treated as partl.
manufactured goods. and taxed Il
/ twenty per cent. Senator Lodge ha
| appealed to the President, and mles
he has lost his 'pull' with his oil
/ friend entirely picked sheepsklns Wi
he restored to the free list, at least vi
> til after election.
u +. S.-Pickled sheepskins are bac
on the free list. Following his orde
that no department estimates shown
the cost of running the Government
should hereafter he given out, Nj
Roosevelt has given orders to III
i Treasury officials that no more dutie
!, shall be collected on picked sheer
skins until they hear from him again
This may possibly save Massach'
sets.