The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-20
SENATOR'S /
GOT IN, THE LIRkELIGHT LAST
=. WEEK IN SENATE. :,
Pottery and Glass Schedules, Give
Them Opportunity to Defend a
Leading Industry lin West Virginia
Which is Threafehed. -

Washington, d. c., May 15.-Both
the West Virginia Senators have had
busy week.. The pottery and glass
schedules were up for consideration
In Ethe Senate and West Virginia has
a decided interest III each. The larg-
est pottery In the world Is in the
Panhandle State and the State has
some Of the finest glass plants. .
Senator Elkins had very fierce
running debate, "Wednesday, on win
dow glass 3 Senator Curnrnins, dc
1otWat,. had. taken the aadmsnt Ola
t'naHpfacturer named w. r. Jones. ,f
Mdorgantown, West Virginia, who.
wanted rates reduced. The Iowa SEN
ator overlooked the statements of ey-
cry one else, except this manufacture
er' and proceeded to build his, tariff
argument on this foundation. Sena-
tor Elktns was able to show that Jones
Is free trade" Democrat; that he
Is opposed to paying large wages to
working men and knows If ne would
get free trade, these wages would all
have to come down. ....,
+ Senator Scott had an opportunitv
TO make one Of the most telling points
In favor of tariff yet presented on
the floor of the Senate Under the
glass schedule he showed In the SEN
ate glass pitchers formerly selling
TO the 3obber for six or eight dollars
a dozen now turned out by the manu-
racturer to the jobber at ninety cents
q dozen. He showed gobIets which
used to bring from $3.50 to $500 q
dozeni When there was no protection.
now selling at Is cents dozen tn
the Wholesaler. This exhibition of
glassware and statement Of prices by
mr. scott was most carefully followed
10Y the Senate and he was heartily
congratulated afterwards. Senator
Hale, or Maine, the leader Of the SEN
ate by continuous service and also
through ability, has openly referred to
THIS argument several times. The dav
Senator Scott made this statement
Senator Hale addressed the Senate at
length along the line and on We'd
nesday, the 18th, said:
i said yesterday that the wit of
man can not devise wiser system Of
protection against foreign competi
tion than was disclosed yesterday nv
tne Junior Senator from West Vir-
ginta (Mr. Scott) when he brought
1orth the wares-glass-the different
manufactures that under Republican
projection were manufactured in the
establishments protected by the Re-
publican policy Of protection. 1t was
revelation to me-the cbeapness--
ana yet knew as a protectionist that
mat is what protection does--that If
builds up these great hives of human
industry throughout our whole conn
Try and produces materials for the
people at cheaper rate than could
IN any other way be produced. The
presentation by the Senator from
west Virginia of the glass products
showed the result that under our sys.
tenn Of protection against the foreign
manufacturers could produce for the
people at rate which the article
never could be sent to our market If
we gave way to the foreigner"
.! All the Representatives are now In
Washington. Those who were away
were called back on account OF the
Philippine tarifT bill which was taken
up Thursday. This IS likely to oc-
cupy the attention of the lower house
for several days.
Among the visitors to the Senate
thfs week were a number of officials
swlso were attending United States
Court at Martinsburg.