Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
LUMBER NOT TO
Be ON FREE LIST
viii Likely Be Protected by Duty
Equal to Dlngley Law.
BOTH SENATORS WORKED
HARD FOR THIS RESULT

Some Of the Interesting Remarks
Made BY Senator Scott, Following
The Excellent Speech Of Senator Ell
kins Last saturday-scott Hes
Widow of Old Soldier Reinstated al
Government Printing Office.
Washington, d. c.. May 2s.-Lum-
Der IS not free That much the West
Virginia Senators, in connection with
their other friends. have been able 70
accomplish. BY an overwhelming ma
jority the Senate on Monday voted
down the free lumber amendment OF
Senator McCumber. Just yet It is not
known what the rate is that will be
fixed on this produce but 1t Is sure
that 1t cannot go below 81. The
chances are that a rate of So will b.
fixed by the Senate The two West
Virginia Senator'S can congratulate
themselves on this. Each Senator has
worked vigorously for this result. They
have been insistent in season and out
of season and are beginning TO reap
their reward Senator ElAins made a
very strong speech against free lurl-
Der. on Saturday the 22nd. 1t was
listened to with marked attention by
his colleagues. 1t was strong argu-
ment and he was warmly congratulate
ed after he had concluded his remarks
The fight against free lumber being
on, Senator Scott followed Senator Et-
kins and said in part:
"Mr. President, merely desire to
add word to what my colleague said,
and very ably said, indeed, in regar
to the South.
Il desire to call the attention OF the
Senate to tn fact that in the dark
days OF the civil war, when a certain
portion of the country was trying to
make 1t appear that the war was a
failure, when that great and good
man, President Lincoln, was almost
ready to throw up his hands in de-
srair, when gold was at great
premium, when an election was to be
| held in the fall, when it was thought
in all probability that the next Con.
gress of the United States would be
Democratic and that the policy of the
country and the policy OF President
Lincoln would not be upheld for the
lack of means to support the army,
that 1t was the border Southern States
which anne to the rescue and upheld
the hands of President Lincoln and
made it possible for him to carry that
war to a successful termination Not
withstanding that many OF the great
Republican States like Massachusetts,
New York. and Pennsylvania failed to
elect united Republican delegation
then, the States OF Delaware and
Maryland, the States OF West Virginia
Kentucky, and Missouri sent enough
Republican members to congress in
that election to save this country from
the disgrace of having to ask the SOL
diers OF. the Republic who were offer
ing up their lives to go without their
ray and of having the war declared a
failure.
States ask fer nothing more than We
are willing to give to any other State
in this Union. am willing to vote
for a tariff that is fair and right TO
every section of the country, whether
we produce any of the articles in my
state or in the Southland. The south
ern people are not selfish; they are
a generous people; they are warm
hearted and they onlyask for them
selves what they are willing to give
to others. | hope when 1t comes to
lumber, coal and oil, and when it
comes to other articles for which we
are asking only fair protection in
the great bill that is before the Senate,
Senate, the South, not particularly
West Virginia, but the entire South.
will be taken care of; and predict,
as did a few days ago, that the time
| is not far distant when the greatest
protectionists, the most earnest adj
vocates OF the principles Of protection,
will come from the so-called South
ern States | ask in fairness and
candor, and, as stated bsfore on the
same line that we are willing TO give
to others, to the farmer, and to the
mechanic, and to the Jaborer, that the
same measure may be meted out 20
us"
A very gratifying incident happened
during the past week; it was crafty
ing to Senator Scott, at least. A
woman, widow OF a Union soldier, was
discharged from the Government
Printing Office. She was West vir-
gilman and her friends wrote to the
Senator telling him about it, He inn
mediately addressed communication
to the Public Printer in which he said
that the widow OF Union soldier
should DE kept at work as long as she
lived, or as long as she needed the
work On the 9th he received a letter
from the Public Printer stating that nc
recognized the justice OF these re-
marks and had ordered the reinstatc-