Show TILE THE nU DUTY O OX ON HInES HIDES Francis Frncis E. E Warren United States senator from Wyoming wants no re reduction 10 re- re of or the lie duty on hides In a n speech before the he senate Jul July 27 last he said The lut duty duly on hides has haa been of or general benefit benet and of or injury to lo lono tono tono no one Neither manufacturers merchants merchants mer men chants nor workingmen have been affected af af- nf- nf adversely by the operation ollerton of the dut duty on Ithe contrary all al have o ha been benefited through Increased Increase em em- Increased wa wages es and In Increased Increased Iii In- creased sales ales while the tIme cattle catte grower has certainly benefited b by a larger Jarger sale of his product at profitable prices I Ido Ido Io do o not deny that lint the lie dut duty duly Increased I the he price of hides somewhat but the he Increased value is of slight moment In iii n the cost of oC each pair of or shoes shoes but butIs butis buts Is s of much c concern concern In 11 the he cost of each cattle hl hide e. e Thu The demand for leather has las Increased Increase the time price the time world over but tho lie Increased value while of df r benefit hen ft to lo the he producer that producer that Is Is the he cattle catle grower growe has grower has hs not ma made e shoes nn any dearer learer A great greatly Increased Increase demand coupled wih with competition among manufacturers man man- rs to produce a n pair of or slices shoes at the lowest possible price has re- re suited suled In an enormous increase in the lie output of or shoes hoes The greater the lie output output output out out- put the tho lower lowr the cost of or production No one ono will wi deny demmy leny that It I costs far fur lessier less per imer ier pair to turn tur out mit pairs of o. o f shoes than han pairs palls But suppose ose we ie had free hides and amid andreo free freo reo shoes then thou what would woul be time the result resul Wo We should soon have mull mull- milons mi- mi lions lons lons of or pairs o of cheap shoes dumped lumped oil 01 n our market Tho The material being he time same sro the he foreign manufacturer wih his priced low labor labor labor-a a labor costing one one- half omie to third one or could coul lose close our factories or else compel compel com coin pel our laborers to work for Cor starvation stana ion tion ton wages wages That would bo be the alternative alternative alter alter- native Mr Ir President Tho The purchasing ing power of tho lie persons now making shoes would be cut in half or dl disappear appear altogether and much of 0 our home market et would be De l lost Sl to the lie farmer r and other 1 manufacturers We e c chaYe have haYe had hal Just such experiences and amid I It Is far from guesswork But Hut I do donot donot not apprehend any reduction In time the duty duly uty on boots bools and amid shoes slices Time The shoe manufacturers and workmen of or Massachusetts Mas Mas- and other oilier states will wi con- con to lo prosper and I appe appeal J to them hem In to cease cense their agitation against the prosperity of growers rowers of or cattie cat cat- tie tle le whoso whose market Is moro mono stable more I secure more profitable because of the time equitable and amid compensating duty luty on heir product The hide Is a valuable part parl of or time the animal animal II It I is useless to lo as assert ert that time the duty duly I is not nol a benefit benel to time the grower of or cat cat- tie lle te You may call cal II It I a product by If Ir you yon will wi hut bul II it I is Ig also a by product of oC the lie foreign n cattle grower and free Importation means n a n depression of the home market Our cattle catle growers do donol doriot 10 riot not ask for em an extortionate price for their product but time tho they do as ask asIc Ie for a C profitable blo price and for such llon tiomi ton as ns will wi enable them to pay lay tho the aln prevailing high prices for feed and labor labO and amid get Jet an nn adequate return for their thel Investment and amid work worl |