The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
TINE 10 CALL
HALT INTRUST
BUSTING. I PROGRAM
LIKES Z aft
81 Pers onally

WHEELING, Sept st is my Op-
lniop nat President Roosevelt will be
raominafed: The'peOple of this cOun.
asye gone Roosevelt crazy. Mind,
idoaot mean TO say that the President
IS csndfdate for second term. He
las ssyefat times told me that be was
not
United States Senator Nathan B.
scol de this statement to news
pspst Correspondent last evening. |
saw him at the strattord Springs HO.
wroalawn, a suburb where, with
his sifs he Is spending the summer.
wsEAont committing himself personal
iy a Is is choice for the nomination
TIE Senator In a friendly way discuss
ed al 81 the candidates, paying an
especially strong tribute to Senator P.
G. Knox OF Pennsylvania.
senator Knox Is credit to the
great state Of Pennsylvania" said Mr.
scott de Is one Of the abIest men
know in public life, and should he be
hecaoice OF the party would make
Splendid president / am fond Of
Fairbanks Cannon and Shaw, and per-
onaliy fond of Taft"
Make Him Weary.
After declaring that Senator Knox
hsawonsa a great victory for the govern
ment In the Northern Securities case,
M Scott continued: "As to the rate
bill, took my medicine. l am lay.
man not a lawyer, am supposed toI
know nothing about the Constitution
ana 40 not want to- Naturally, fol-
ioNsdsthe advice Of Knox, spooner and
Tatt
In their judgment have full conf
deaee. There are others who are con
tInpalIy talking about the Constitution
but they 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:
.oi course, am a staud-patter. On
this snbject the interests Of West Vlr-
glhia and Pennsylvania are -identlcal.
We stand for policy which promises
a continuation of present prosperity.
ft,there is anything wrong with the
tariff it 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 of the county, capital as we'll
as labor, should be protected as fully
as islpossible from depression and dis,
astsr This can only be done by short
ening the period Of apprehension, Of
Commercial and financial unrest"
on Tariff Revision.
II would suggest that joint COM
mittes Of the House and Senate, the
result Of caucus selection, be appoint
cd to- draft a bill. Its meetings should
be beexecutiye. No hearings should be
given. Every member of the commit.
tee should be sworn to secrecy.
When the,bill has been agreed upon
should be presented in the House by
member designated to receive recog.
milton by the Speaker and then, under
suspension of the rules, passed the day
81 tisinttoduced. Then IT should goto
tie Senate, where under the rules 1t
could be debated at some length.
tIsao not concede that revision Is
necessary. am positive to the con.
traFy, but If the majority view differs
from mine 1t is the duty Of Congress
toaischarge the responsibility within
tie shortest possible period.
I'VE have recovered from the results
ofsour last experience in tariff tinker.
ing ana u do not believe the country's
interests VIII be served by repeating
theles son. Certainly not at this tine.
Solar as West Virginia IS concerned
rs delegates to the national eonyen.
lpnswfll not vote for a candidate who
not sound upon the tarltf."
What DO you think Of the so-called
Roosevelt policies or his .trust-blstlng
pyogramms Mr., Scott was asked;
coneernInss Trust Busting.
wlthodt confhing myself to the
question n the form scented I would
sastaat do aot favor any rdrfherleg
islalion afiecting IAtge eorpor tons n
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