Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22

We lose by what we pay more for shoes
and harness
Mr., President, I feel that 7 ousi not
10 be compelled her 70 defend my repub-
licanism ana my fealtv 70 the doctrine Of
protection. Vermont Is the one State
that always stands NJ for protection and
FOR rcpuhlicanisnn Every other State in
this Union. oven North Dakota, has
some times gone astray, but Vermont Ia
tho star that never set in rcpubiicanism
Vermont sent here her rof1amer. her
Foote. her Morrill,. her Edmunds, her
Proctor, and her Dillingham;. Those six
senator's have been the s1eet anchors o"
protection since the Republican party
was oreanized. 7 do not allow any man
to say that | stand here for any principle
that Is not protective. and 7 dislike to
nave the senator accuse me of coming
from anything hut a cattle state and ot
being anything but a good republican.
want to AJAX the senator right here
ono question: IF he could he assured
that the additional amount which the cat
tie raiser receives for his hides because
Of this duty was offset. or more than Off
set. by the amount he paid for his shoes,
Avn MS MSS, ana 10Y MS Ic1tNer tllnt
goes into carriages, into betting. ana inta
other thinRs-if one absolutely balances
the othor-would he feel that In that cnsa
1t would not be best to have free hides2
Mr.. McCumber. First, Mr.. President,
I do not feel SO. and. second. II I aid feel
that they Just about bnlanccd each other.
I would still ineist upon the duty for ths
revenue, II for nothing else.
Mr. Page. I suppose we agree that ths
revenue received from tho duty on hides
has been less than s2.Uc.cO per year 10Y
the last five wears. Am I right about
that?
Mr.. McCunber. Very we'll; that is a
nice little sum.
Mr.. Page. Now, Mr.. President, 7 should
like to ask the senator from North l)a-
kota II he has my faith or any belief IN
tho theory which 7 advanced Yesterday
and to which he listened with q. great
deal Of ntentness-and T was glad TO sec
!t-that there is ~sprnging tip in this
country q condition IF things which now
seems 10 point 70 the beet producers OF
this country going into the markets. buy
ing the hides, and controlling the tanning
business with a trust larger than has
even been conceived in any her line? I
would ask II he would not take that into
account and. If It were actual, whether
re would not surrender his uoctrinc Of
nro+eo+,on IN order TIN, n cre,+ ,naus.rv
Ike the tanning industry might prosper?
Mr.. McCumber. I am not urawCre Of
=, no oo,roe,,va ot,orco =, +ha grso, boor
trust. ! am not prepared 70 say, how
, n-s- ,h,. .,oi- od,,rca r,s ,r o,, u,,,
,nr.oi,tod .ha nr;o. ~ bisas 7 a., ~
,-s-orad "a n .,., !, n,s IA, asvo,oo,
: the price Of hides by compelling a closer
cor,nett.ion he,v,cen h,,vars ~ 30, ,ha
, hut 7 7r,l, Take that cues-ion ~, T., a CO.,
= ebor. ,i,re -p,,, M. sa,, r,.- !, a.
, ,ars,,.a,, ,oo,,so r i,.o,a - i,,,. 49,.
ren,rke ver, much +h,s -,o-r,re
? share IN Tho r,o-,, -, tho re,u,,,c,,.
= ism of the sta.s NJ yerr,or+ drr,,g ou
. ~ ,be.e wars a,d T an, so-r,, r,vea,f "a
= sAe ,he, p,o,v .,r,-es !, ~. -esoec, NV
her coming now before tho Aroertca,
y Congrass and ,sltnS ,s ~ ,,,rrorder ,ro.
. faction IN ,be West Or her snocis, hama
. g, Nv for Via hs.oe, A., ore o,os, ~ bo,
citizens hecause 7 IN M, th,nk q ,s ros
q tho hareA. of tho :, arriving .o,rn,,,;-,..
q ev.r % ,ha stota ~ varr,o,.
a The c,a,,, ~ Two sa,ator rro-, u-vo,,-
{ ing "a thar ~ have 10 on m, r,ruers =,
q ia an admitted foot that the n,,n,No- ~
hidee s,surhtored o,rua,,v 1. "A ~ no ~
a "a hides IA each farmer q. the cou,t-y.
s,x.v-two cants ,ar hide ,nult;nIied Nv
4 .ho nu,,ber a. hides nroducad bv eac,
farmer a-gtves .he average farmer So
n ,.r.e , C ~, toto, sr,,oeo1 h.-as, -
l. cruina 70 him from this du,v. provided
he gets the whole dutv.