The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-05-26
IWO BIG men
IN THE SENATE
Pennsylvania Representatives
Take a Prominent Part in
Framing Tariff Measure
pENROSE IS TO Be PROMOTED


Notwithstanding Pen Picture OF
One Of the Most Notable and Hard
est Working Men in the country's
Service.
Recent happenings in the United
| States Senate, during the progress OF
the work of framing the new tarlt
measure. have demonstrated beyond
all dispute that Pennsylvania is the
"one great state in the galaxy oil
states" and have given Pennsylva-
mans. great and small, real cause Tor
pride in their representatives in the
Senate.
This important work the Senate Is
now engaged on contemplates a reV'-
sion of the duties on imports, the Tx
ing of the necessary burdens of taxa
ton to provide for the expenses OF
the national government and the guar
anteeing of equal and exact protection
10 American labor and American cap
ital. During most of the week OIL May
II the senators from Pennsylvania
Roies Penrose and George T. Oliver
held the front of the senatorial stage
the two distinguished statesmen were
more conspicuous, probably, than were
anv other two members OF the great
and distinguished body. Senator oli'
ver rather startled his colleagues with
his comprehensive knowledge OF the
manufacturing interests OF Penns!lNa'
MIA. Mr.. oliver stood, a mental atm
lete, against the proposition to reduce
the tariff on certain materials. he
supplied the Senate with information
which was overwhelming, and his gen
eral knowledge of the needs oil the
manufacturers and of the world OF Ia
Dor generally, lighted the way IN the
Senate for intelligent and conservative
action. Mr.. Oliver was kept upon MS
feet for hours, answering those VINO
seemed thirsty for the
which they got from Mr.. Oliver, II
upon every side he was congratulated
upon his successful defense Of the sit
uation.
Senatorial custom provides that a new
member shall sit small during his nrst
session, but the Senate wanted lnior-
nation which it seemed only Mr.. OIL
yer could give, and the ancient GUS
tom yielded to the exigencies OF tile
situation. and at a bound Mr.. OnVer
became one of the foremost members
| of this great law-making body.
Ever since the upper house OF Con-
gress started in on the new tarln
measure. Senator Penrose has beer
constantly in the limelight. He, prob
ably better than any other member Oh
the Senate, understands the tariff
question. He is an active member and
well up on the list of the tinance COM
mittee which has the measure IN
charge. For years he has been an In
telligent student of the tariff and he
Yields to no one in his devotion to the
hest interests of his state and the ma
ton. Senator Penrose stands hrmly
| and with excellent purpose for equal
and exact justice for both capital and
labor in the construction of the pro-
posed tariff legislation, and his elo-
uuent voice has been constantly raised
in the defense of the people as a
whole. While Senator oliver starred
in a brilliant inning early last week,
Senator Penrose challenged the admit
--..z- 80 .hn urhn1o rptntrU the latter
part of the week with a mastery
speech advocating a duty of at least
80 per cent on crude oil. Senator Pen
rose declared that without tariff the
oil market would shift to Mexico and
in n most entertaining way gave an
array of interesting facts and figures
10 prove his contention. Among other
things Senator Penrose said:
THE independent oil producers OF
Pennsylvania insist that free oil would
transfer the market for crude petro'
leum from this country to Mexico and
they are right. In order to protect
them from Mexican shipments ] am
in favor of imposing a duty Of at least
so per cent on importations of the
crude product. Oil in this country is
selling low enough now. What chance
would the producers of the United
States have against oil produced by
the cheap labor of Mexico? In that
country is a vast oil field, which only
n awaits the capital to develop it. With
9 our markets thrown open to free oil
shipments this capital will be forth
coming and it will no longer be neces
sary for the Standard to pay evel
. moderate prices for oil in this coun
try.
! 1.-THE destruction of the oil indus
4 try would mean far more than tn
! losses of the producers. In the produC
z ton of oil in the United States NOR
! than 100000 men are regularly en-
Z ployed. Counting five persons to eac'
! family this means that 100000 pei
SOM are directly interested in the o.
business as a means of livelihood
z About 90 per cent of these half mi
! lion men are Americans. They ear
z high wages, they live well, and the
! are entitled to fair treatment fro
Z Congress.
! pennsylvania has about $4,000 c
wells, which last year yielded ov'
$4,000 900 worth of oil. The tot
z value of tiie oil-producing property
PENNSYLVANIA is over $4,000 900. The
Z was paid to the farmers of the Ke
1870 ctoto IN oil ROYALTIES last We