The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-04
ScoH's
Speech
Scores
JUNIOR SENATOR OF WEST vIR
eINlA PLEASED MEMBERS OF
CoNGRESS-MANY EXPRESS
THEMSELVES.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The week
Just ended has been one OF orauory
in the Senate. The entire sessions
nave been devoted to general discus.
sion OF the tariff bill and no amend.
ment work Of any kind has been done.
AS it now stands the payne Bill is
before the Senate on the amendments
made by the Finance Committee. The
Senate has agreed to all paragraphs
on which there were no differences Of
opinoin between Itself and the House.
The debate on Tuesday was opened
by a comprehensive and mastery ad.
dress by the Junior Senator from West
Virginia. Mr.. Scott. His effort was
remarkably well received. The gal
leries were filed and remained so all
the time he was speaking. The Press
Gallery gave aim an attentive hearing.
Senators on tht Republican side OF the
chamber crowded around him and lis
tened intently to wnat he had to say.
He was warmly congratulated at the
close of his effort His presentation
of the natural resources, the manufac.
turing interests, the agricultural de-
velopment Of the State Of West Vir.
ginia was a surprise to the entire Sen
ate. Many of his colleagues told him
afterwards that they did not know
that West Virginia was so blessed by
nature and that her inhabitants were
so thrifty and so aggressive. Many
members of the House Of Representa-.
tives heard him deliver his address
and were greatly pleased.
Representative Bates, Of Pennsyl.
vania, said afterwards:
Senator, that was good old fash.
loned protective tariff speech; that
was a clear statement Of the doctrine
on which the Republican party has
won its battles OF the past and should
win them in the future. In this day
of new ideas We have drlfted so far
from the faith of our fathers that 1t
is refreshing to hear good old Repub-
lican doctrines once more"
Representative Austin, OF Tennes.
see wrote him afterwards and said:
when you print your speech hope
you can find it possible to send mq
at least a thousand copies"
In addition to these expressions o!
appreciation. numerous letters were
received by the Senator from all
over the State-and from all over the
country for that matter All the large
papers ran long extracts from his ad-
dress and have been as flattering in
their editorial comment as were his
own home papers.
During the remainder of the week
the Senator has spent his entire time
watching the general debate. On two
occasions he had warm discussion
with Senator McCumber. who was
appealing to the Senate for free oil.
free lumber free iron and steel man.
ufactured products. while at the same
time he wanted duty on the pro
ducts grown in his own State.
In brief answer to Senator McCum-
Der, Senator Scott sail the argument
of the Senator from North Dakota
would make one think that the good
Lord had intended no one to live IN
West Virginia. He told the Senator
that he believed in protecting every.
body in the American Union and
would not stand for a protection on
the industries of one State at the ex.
pense OF another.
On Monday Senator Scott will intro.
duce in the Senate an amendment to
the paragraph concerning coal His
amendment strikes out the counter.
vailing duty and makes the paragraph
read that coal, cuml and slack snail
pay duty of sixty.seven cents. short
ton. This is what he will fight for in
the Senate and his constituents can BIZ
assured Of the fact that he will be on
the lookout until the last amendment
has been disposed Of and the bill put
/ in conference.