The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
TINE 10 Call a
HA INIlTRUST
BUSTING PROGRAM
Likes Taft
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CAoO4A1AAy
WHEELING Sept est is my OPP
lnion tSat President Roosevelt will be
reaoalnSted. The'people Of this coun'
RpSe gone Roosevelt crazy. Mind,
fdoaot meanto say that the President
eSndidate for second term. He
several times told me that he was
nlEed states Senator Nathan B.
scca made this statement to news
papets coFfesp ondent last evening.
Sill lin at the strattord Springs Ho.
Wooaiawn, a suourD where, with
his vie, he is spending the summer
without committing himself personal
II tosaIs choice tor the nomination
the Senator in a friendly way discuss
ed al 81 the candidates, paying an
pstislly strong tribute to Senator P.
q Knox of Pennsylvania.
Senator Knox is a credit to the
great State 81 Pennsylvania = said Mr..
Scott He IS one Of the ablest men
IknoR IL public life, and should he be
ne choice Of the party would make
spleRdii President | am fond Of
Eairbsasg, Cannon and Shaw, and per-
sonhiy toadg Of Taft"
Make Him Weary.
Alter declaring that Senator Knox
hid Won d great victory for the govern.
ment in1the Northern Securities case,
Mn Scott continued: "As to the rate
bill I3took my medicine. am a lay
man not a lawyer, am supposed to
know nothing about the Constitution,
and do!not want to- Naturally, fol-
lowe5t advice Of Knox, spooner and
raft!
tsInsSeir judgment have full conf
8enee. There are others who are con
thually talking about the Constitution
b9tthes make me weary"
The Senator Is not in accord with
secretary Taft's suggestion that tariff
revision be postponed ror two, years.
Upon this matter he said:
ofscourse, l am stand-patter. On
ibis subject the interests Of West Viz
ginA and Pennsylvania are .identical.
we stand for a policy which promises
continuation Of present prosperity.
'Itt6ere is anything wrong with the
taritit should be revised at once. The
time to use the knife is when proper
diagnosis indicates the time to cut.
That time; in my opinion, has not ar.
rived. When it does come the indus.
tries q the county, capital as we'll
as labor should be protected as fully
as possible from depression and dis.
aster This can only be done by short.
ening the period Of apprehension, Of
commercial and financial unrest"
on Tariff Revision.
.'Ixould suggest that a joint com
mittee Of the House and Senate, the
resaR Of caucus selection, be appoint
edto,dratt bill. Its meetings should
he executive. No hearings should be
given, Every member of the commit
tee should be sworn to secrecy.
when thetbill has been agreed upon
should be presented in the House by
member designated to receive reeog.
nitionsby the Speaker and then, under
suspension Of the rules, passed the day
Ii IS introduced, Then It should so to
tie Senate, where under the rules 1t
coaIa be debated at some length.
lido not concede that revision Is
necessary. j am positive to the con
traty, but If the majority view differs
from mine It is the duty OF Congress
u discharge the responsibility within
the shortest possible period.
We have recovered from the results
81 our last experience In tariff tinker.
ing and i do not believe the countrys
intstss VIII be served by repeating
the les SON. Certainly not at this tine.