Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-13
ANOTHER KAOCKER IN
The REPUBLICAN CAMP
SENATOR SCOTT SAYS THE PEG
PLE RAVE GONE CRAZY OVER
TEIDl.

OF West Virginia. in which the SEN
Slor Is quoted as saying:
II is my opinion that President
Roosevelt will be nominated. The
people of this countr-- have gone
Roosevelt crazy. Mind, do NOT
mean TO say that the President IS n
candidate for a second term. He
mas several times told me that he
was not"
United States Senator Nathan
Scott made this statement TO the
Dispatch Correspondent this evening
l saw him at the Stradford SPRINGS
motel. Woodlawn. suburb where
with his wife. he Is spending the
summer. without committing him
sell personally as TO his choice for
the nomination the senator in a
friendly way discussed all OF the can
didates. paying an especially strong
tribute to Senator p. c. Knox. Of
Pennsylvania.
senator Knox Is a credit TO the
great state of ePnnsylvania. said
Mr.. Scott. He is one OF the abIast
men know in public lie. and should
ne be the choice OF the party would
make a splendid president. am
1ond OF Fairbanks, Cannon and
Shaw. and especially fond of Taft q,
MAKE HIM WEARY.
After daNlarfpu tAot
mad already won a great victory for
the government in the Northern
Securities case. Mr.. Scott continued
AS to the rate bill, / took NV med.
acine.. am a layman, not a lawyer
am supposed to know nothing about
the constitution, and do not want
TO. Naturally, I followed the advice
of Knox Spooner and Taft.
In their judgment / have full
confidence. There are others who
are continually 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 for two
years. Upon this matter he said.
or course, I am a stand-patter
On this subject the interests OF West
Virginia and Pennsylvania are iden-
tlcai. We stand for policy which
promises a continuation of present
prosperity.
III there Is anything wrong with
the tariff 1t should be revised at
once. The time to use the knife 10
when proper diagnosis indicates
the time to cut. That time. I'm NV
opinion, has not arrived. When II
does come the industries of the conn
try capital as well as labor. should
be protected as fully as is possible
from depression and disaster. This
can only be done by shortening the
period Of apprehension, of CONNER
cial and financial unrest"
ON TARIFF REVISION.
i would suggest that a Joint COM
mite Of the house and senate. the
result Of caucus selection. be ap-
pointed to draft bill. It's meeting
should be executive. No hearings
should be given Every member of
the committee should be sworn 10
secrecy.
When the bill has been agreed
upon it should be presented i'm the
house by a member designated TO
receive recognition by the speaker
and then, under suspension OF the
rules, passed the day It is intro
duced Then 1t should go to the
senate. where under. the rules it
could be debated at some length.
II do not concede that revision is
necessary. I am positive TO the CON
trary. but If the majority view DIFF
fers from mine. 81 IS the duty Of
congress TO discharge the RESPONSE
bility within the shortest possible
period
we have recovered from the re-
suits of our last experience i'm tariff
tlnkering and do not believe the
country's interests viii be served by
repeating the lesson Certainly not
at this time SO FAR as West Vir-
ginia is concerned its delegates TO
the national convention VIII not vote
for a candidate who IS not sound
upon the tariff"
What do you think Of the So
called Roosevelt policies Of his trust.
busting program" Mr. scott was
asked
Without combining myself to- the
question In the form presented I
would say that 7 do not favor any
further legislation affecting large
corporations in restrictive or dis
ciplinary sense. until we are assured
of the successful results that Of what
has already been done in this direc-
ton. The threat or possibility Of
such legislation is in most instances
more harmful 20 business interest.
than the finished legislative product
as it goes to the president. Already
financial and commercial disturb
ance has resulted from uncertainty
due 20 the prospective policy Of the
administration 10 IS time 10 call
halt
by the morning papers 7 see SEN