New-York tribune., 1909-06-22
LONG TALKS ON HIDES
DINGLEY RATE TO STAND.
Nine Hours of Speechmah'ing,
WkiIe Senate S5celters.
-, rhe Tr,hun. Ru-esn.l

xasbfnz+or. June 2l-The tariff orators cele-
brated the transition from spring 10 summer to-day
bv talking nine hours on the question Of whether
hides shall be free or dutiable. The first day Of
summer found Washington sweltering under tenn
rsrature close 70 100 degrees. with the heat per
hans = rrife uncomfortable in the Senate
Chamber than n any other part Of the Capitol Al
though the Senate nattentive and the galleries
urere almost empty. the speechmakers were not
dishear7ened They talked all day in the face OF
the fact that every one OF them knew that when
The vote is taken tomorrow the recommendation
Of the Finance Committee 10 restore the Dingley
rate cf Is per ceut hides VIII he adopted by
majority ranging from six 70 ten
Speeches for ole hides were made by Sen
afors Warren and Carter and for free hides by
Senators PAGE and Daniel. Mr.. McLaurin was
neither for nor against free hides. but he was IN
favor Of taxing skins hides TO be taxed
Under the Treasury Departments Interpretation OF
the Dingley act pelt weighing less than twenty
FIVE pounds is held not to be a hide within the
meaning Of the tariff law Mr.. McLaurin offered an
amendment making the Is per cent duty applica-
bic te the smaller weight hides, which now come
IN free
speakinr for the cattle interests Of the West,
Messrs- Warren and Carter said that the great
outcry for free hides was due chiefly TO the actiV-
sty Of the Central Leather Company. which they
called the Leather Trust" They asserted that
the advocates of free hides were seeking 10 Cd
scure the by declaring that the packers were
the benehciaries of the duty on hides Both sen
ators took the position that true friend OF the
protective system could defend his vote Tor iree
hides They said that the time when the manu-
fscturers could say that the finished produel ol
the farmer shall be free and the finished prouuct
Of +ba shoe and leather factories shall be taxed
had come 30 an end. Both Senators presented elab-
crate tables Of statistics 10 show that the farmer
had the benefit Of the duty on hides. ano that lree
hides would direct loss, not 10 the packers put
10 the men from whom the packers buy their STOCK
Mr. Carter mildly admonished Senator'S who were
seeking free hides that there were tTen'y-t"o ne
publican Senators from the West VINO "oulo m
eis+ on free shoes and free leather If the taTin Dill
.ts M. r-cSj5e q duty on hides He said that the
free hides men trying TO work commence
game on the farmer by telling him that 1t was 10
his interest to buy in the protected market ana sen
in the open market.
4h. csss of free hides was argued by Mr. Page.
a, e;ne his first extended speech since he came 10
the Senate The Vermont Senator cid not attempt
snv oratoricaI Sights. but his Yankee Wit, ms way
ef answering question BY asking another and his
fund of homely. practical illustrations made ms
speech interesting. Mr.. Page has been a dealer IN
sslfslns for forty years and illustrated many OF
his points By telling his personal experiences.
NJ. DanieTs speech for free hides was based on
the proposition that II is the duty Of Congress 10
DO everything in its power 10 promote the more
general use Of shoes in all parts ot the world HIS
historical ana posticsl references to SHOES put the
Senate in good humor. Air. Aldrich was one OF ms
most attentive listeners anc chucked audioly Wheh
N- Daniel said that the free wool policy OF the
WILSON hill was a proper economic reform, but
The stubborn American people wouldn't mink 50.
A sreech on the Democratic side without ref
erence 20 the Denver platform would sound
strange and so the Virginia Senator. the Oldest !
in service on the Democratic side. let II be known
that the rejected and discarded platform Of 1903
vas not the creed OF his party He said that MI
P-rzn was without license 10 Criticise Democratic
Senators for their failure follow the party plat
form When Mr- Bryan repudated the Democratic
Platform pledge favoring the repeal OF the stare
bank tax he explained to the House Of Represent
ativs that a platform can only bind those who
run on il After reading this extract from MI
Bfvarrs speech Nr Daniel added. 1t is mighty
seldom he has had 10 avoid that difficulty in the
last twelve years
Mr.. Daniel said that some Of NJ Bryan's en-
thusasffc followers. some Of his loud mouthed
sdulators think it ends all Mr. Bryan says /
-bis I don't think so The Virginia Senator re |
s7ered the history Of free raT materials and as
serted that II vas never part Of the Democratic |
tariff doctrine. He said it was no use to argue |
these small FRY politicians who nave derided
Democratic Senator's"