The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-28
senator srottss speech.

Senator SCOUTS siif'ech.
Senator Nathan a3ay Scott in his
speech In the United sta.es senate
TUESDAY afternoon again proved that
he is a profound shliksr and an able
debater. Best of all however. was
the earnest manifestation BE- made
In behalf of the people OF his own
STATE ana the South, to say nothing
Of the lucid manner In which he
handled the tariff as it affects the
entire nation No one can read
Senator SCOTS speech and not be-
thoroughly convinced that he is N
leading stateman and a true repre-
sentative of West Virginia and the
best welfare OF her people. The fol-
lowing as the closing remarks of his
speech ring out clearly in, behalf Of
our people
MIR President, ! have endeavored
10 point out some of the changes In
this bill the business interests Of
the country demand. The business
interests of West Virginia are
identical with the business inter
ests of other states. These are anxi-.
ous to 80 ahead. Factories must be
In operation, the mills must be, run.
ming full. the farmer planting or
reaping his crops. in one state as in
all All these benefits would be-
ours now had 1t not been for the un-
certainty regarding this tariff bill.
This is why / object to any revision.
ii is anticipation OF cuts in duties
that has upset our. business condi-
lions. The question of revision
CAME up in 1905. and the demoral-
Izatiou of trade soon followed. 1T
always. does follow itariff tihkerins.
After this measure becomes law l
fear trade conditions will he unset
lied for many months. Everyone
viii be waiting to see the effect it
has on different commodities: how
the REDUCTION viii affect steel. iron,
and all the great industries I have
mentioned. and until this is known
We cannot look for the prosperity
that we otherwise would have had.
''The panic of 1907, 1t has been
claimed. was responsible for al
greater number of business failures
than in any one OF the years 1893
1895. during the Democratic admin
istration, when that party had all
branches OF the government. True
perhaps. in one sense, but the 1897
was rich .nan's panic. and they
were the dosers, while the 1S39-4-5
was the poor mans panic. as he
could not get work or anything to|
cat. 1t was the anticipation of the
Fact that the Democratic party was
going to pass Il new tariff bill I'M
those years that brought this condl-
ton IN the country.
= cannot close my remarks with
out saving that fear that this bill
will not be as satisfactory meas
ure. as the present law. We know
what the Dinsley tariff has done;
We do not know what this will do.
II It shall do MS we'll. business aud
the country can he thankful. Dar-
ing the operations of the Dingley
tariif bill there was not one idle
man in America who was not vol
unfairly So Labor was employed att
wage higher than any rate ever
recorded in the annals Of human
History Industrial enterprise was
limited alonesby the ability 10 secure.
men and materials That labor rs-
ceised its fair measure OF reward
Is shown by the increase In savings
ljank deposits, which Increased at a
! ratio never before known in any
nation in any epoch Untn tank of
Z tariH revision made ii seem an as
stned Certainty in legislation. there
(. was not an idle factory, an idle
wheel, or an idle man in the United
States tsummer OF 1900. There
'awas not an idle freight car in the
Federal Union. Traffic was congest-
ca. and the railroads cursed by
shippers because Of lack Of cars .
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