But whether that be true or not. your import statements show from five to eight million dollars of that kind of stockings imported into this country every year. Why do we import them? We had a duty of 35 per cent. upon those stockings before.1883. but the manufacturers of hosiery in the United States came and said: "Give iis a duty of 45 per cent. and that will enable us to bring that machine over here and naturalize the manufacture in this country."l A duty of 40 per cent. was given instead of 45 per cent. but the importation still went on. I Our friends here have heard the same appeal and they have given them a duty of from 60 to 80 per cent. They do not mind the percents.
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