Show THE DUTY ON HIDES I Will be Restored i the New TariffBill THE GREAT LOUISVILLE HORROR i Blend the Loss of Life ha Been OverEstimated Over-Estimated Also the Financial Loss Assistance Offered WASHINGTON D C March 29Speelal telegram to THE HERALD Tho hide men L of the west who have been led to believe within the past few days that the new Republican Re-publican tariff bill would restore hides to ho free lit will be agreeably surprised to learn that thee reports are untrue and I that when the bill is reported to tho ful ways and means committee as it will noon no-on Monday next it will be found that and an-d valorem duty of 15 per cent has been placed upon tho importation of this article Of course the New Encland manufacturers rill raise an awful row for it was out of deference t their wishes that the Republican Repub-lican members of tho committee restored hides to the free list after they had put them on tho dutiable lst but their complaints com-plaints will be heard unheeded Tho Re publican framers of the bill were forced t decide between tho farmers of the west and the manufacturers of the cast and hey have agreed in this case to stand by ho farmer My authority for this statement is a distinguished Republican member of the way and means committee whoso name for obvious reasons I cannot make public Sal this gentleman Wo are bound t bo defeated next autumn no matter what kind of a bill we mature I is impossible to bringin a bill which will please everybody on this matter of hides and we have concluded con-cluded t stand by the farmer The farmers farm-ers have been as a rule among the most loyal supporters of the Republican party The eastern manufactures are drifting toward to-ward free trade The farmer is poor the manufacturer is rich The farmer is burn ing his corn for fuel l the manufacturer lives on the fat of the land Of tho two we propose to benefit the farmer and so we have placed a duty on hides for the first tie for fifteen years The duty on lead ore sugar and wool will remain as has already been published |