The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-10
Talk OF THE TARIFF. CHANGES AT CAPITAL
How carnegie's Statement Is
Being Received.
MUCH CRITICISM OF IT.
steel Men Say Industry Still Needs
Prctection-A "Reminiscences of n. o.
Havemeyer -. Senator Gary's I'm
usual Case.
BY CHARLES w. ARTHUR.

usual Case.
BY CHARLES w. ARTHUR.
Washington, Dec. n. lSpecial.1 =
Whenever there is a movement on
foot for q change in the tariff law
some man of many millions who is
supposed to have benefited greatly, if
not almost entirely, by the protective
system PUSHES into print with a state
ment that creates commotion among
those who insist upon maintaining
generally high rates Of duty. This
time it is Andrew Carnegie who has
come to the front with the statement
that the iron and steel industry does
not any longer need protection, be-
cause he thinks the business can
stand any reductions that possibly
may be made. Mr.. Carnegie ought to
hear some of the tart things that have
been said in Washington about him
Those who do not agree with him are
apparently determined, according to
the comments made, that congress
shall not listen to such talk as this.
Cartoonists have already pictured Car
negie as standing in front Of hundreds
Of barrels of gold piled up by him
and exclaiming loudly that iron and
steel need no further protection.
Changed the Discussion.
The late II. o. Havemeyer created a
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an animated cross examination before
the Industrial commission appointed
by President Mckinley to investigate
conditions generally. AS is well known,
Mr. Havemeyer was then virtually
head of what is called the sugar trust.
Several of the members Of the COM
mission looked upon him as one who,
II squeezed, might reveal many inter
esting facts. On being pushed he sur
prised everybody present by asserting
that the tariff was the mother of all
trusts. AS there were ultra protec-
tionists, tariff reformers and at least
two who leaned very strongly toward
free trade on that commission, the
members thereof got into excited dis
cussion among themselves as to the
truth Of the Havemeyer statement. II
Is almost useless to add that the sugar
magnate hugely enjoyed the rumpus
he created, and his assertion has pro
Foked discussion throughout the coun
TRY ever since
An Unusual Case.
Frank Boyd Gary, Junior senator
from South Carolina, viii go back t
private life after March 4 next. He
viii then have served few days less
than year in the senate. When elect
ed to succeed the late Senator Latimer,
Mr.. Gary frankly informed bis friends
in the South Carolina legislature that
the unexpired term was all he cared
for. A longer service he intimated
could not be pushed upon him. The
funny thing about his career in Wash
ington is that Senator Gary had repeat
edly remarked to his fellow statesmen
that he doesn't like the life here and
II he had known more about the rules
and practices Of the upper branch of
congress he would never have come to
the senate at all.
Why He Chose Daniel.
A visitor related the other day a
story about how President Roosevelt
took walk in hard, driving rain
and went at such rapid pace for
seven or eight miles that secret serv-
ice man detailed to accompany him
was compelled to run much of the dis
.tance to keep up with the strenuous
executive. Upon returning to the
White House Mr. Roosevelt went in
and was soon rubbed down and donned
dry clothes. The secret service mar
WAS compelled to remain for some
time at the mansion in his wet clothes
Other secret service men were discuss
ing their preferences for president, for
this occurred during the recent cam
paign. One was for Taft, another for
Bryan, and a third said he would like
TO see Roosevelt remain president as
long as he desired The wet man. be
ing asked whom he preferred, replied.
Instantly, Senator Daniel of Vir-
giniav See any point or anything
funny in that story? And yet this is
the way it was told and published in
a Washington newspaper. The expla-
nation that should have been given for
the benefit of people not acquainted
with Senator Daniel is that as a re-
suit of wound received in battle in
the civil war he hobbies along on
crutches.
Would curtail Speakers Power.
Several of the Republican members
OF the house since arriving from their
homes have been bold enough to de-
clare that they are going to see if
steps cannot be taken to curb the DOW
er of the presiding officer of the popu-
lar branch Of congress. Those ex
pressing such opinions are free to
say that they see no prospects of
electing as speaker Of the next house
some one other than Uncle Joe Can
non, but at the same time grumble that
the special rules which are brought in
periodically prevent members from of
fering amendments to bills demanded
by their constituents. Discomfort with
the present order of things seems to
be growing. The speaker and his
friends make answer that the power
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