Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-24
New England and Northwest Fight
ing for Free Raw Material.
C0NFEREES MAY NOT
PLEASE THIS STATE

Politics Of the state-WouId BE
Grateful For Return.
Washington, ID. c., July 20.--Sena
tor n. b. Scott, in speaking OF the tar
if bill stated to reporter. that the
bill bids fair, when it comes from the
| conference com1nittee, to not be what
West Virginia wants, and that the
state will not be as we'll cared for by
| the bill as when it went to the com
4 mittee. Senator Scott stated that he
would fight on for the protection of
what West Virginia has until the bit
ter end.
/ Senator Scott arrived in the city
Saturday morning and expects to re
main until the conferees are through
with the bill The senate adjourned
until Tuesday, and If the conferees are
not through by that date. adjournment
/ will be taken to Friday. Senators
Scott and Elkins have attended close
ly all sessions, and have ever been
vigilant in the interests of the state.
Senator Scott said ''The discus
sion on the tariff bill has been quite
long drawn out, but no doubt, as I
should hope, has been instructive.
not only to the senators, but to the
country at large, because many ques-
tons have been discussed with which
the country has not been familiar. OF
course it is to the interest of the New
England states to get as much raw
material on the free list as they can,
and 1t is equally as essential to the
Northwestern states. like Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Dakota, to get free
coal lumber and oil, and as much as
they can On the free list that they do
not produce.
| Consequently, you can see the CON-
4 nunion of interests between New
England and the great Northwest.
these Northwestern states got
protection on what they produce.
Their wheat. barley, rye, corn, pota.
toes and hay are amply protected.
and their Canadian neighbor, who
raise these things in large quantities
are prevented from coming over and
taking their markets. IT was all right
for Senator Elkins and myself to vote
for protection for these people. New
England, however, wants free coal.
i hides and oil, because she does not
wants duty on those articles to pro-
tect the eastern part of the state
| from the coal of Nova Scotia, and
the western portion from other Cana
dian competition.
when the bill came from the house
West Virginia was not well cared for,
and Senator Elzins and myself had
an uphill fight from that time until
the bill went to conference. We
fought every inch of ground over until
the bill went to the hands OF the con-
ferees. 1t looks now that when 1T
II comes from the conference committee
that West Virginia will not be as well
cared for as when the bill went to
them, but | shall fight on for protec-
ton of what West Virginia has until
the bitter end"
Corporation Tax.
"What is your opinion of the cor.
poration taxi" was asked the sena-
tor
"The corporation tax is not one that
feel very enthusiastic over. because
it would prove hardship on small
stockholders, as. for instance. widow
who holds little stock in the LaBeile
mill. II tax is put on incomes, 1t
comes absolutely from the rich man
Being an old-fashioned Republican
with the principles of protection
ground into me from my youth up.
have always felt that the way to prop
erly care for the laboring man that
he might have better wages than are
paid in foreign countries, was to put
high enough duty upon imported
i articles to pay the running expenses
of the government, and at the same
time to give the laboring man bet
ter home and better opportunity for
himself and family"
Il How long will it be, do you think.
until the bill Is finally disposed off,
II should say that by August we
shall be finally through with the bill.
Nine years out of the past eleven,
this country has prosoered as no 9th
err country on the face of the earth
has. but when we get through with
this present bill do not believe it
will be as good as the old Dingley
law"
what have you to say as to poll
tics?' was asked the senator.
I II have not had any time to devote
to looking after the political situa-
ton. IL the good people Of West Vir-
/ ginia have been following my votes
and attendance at the senate, they
know that am perhaps poorest post
! ed on politics OF any man in the state.
have had no time to devote to state