The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-10
ELKiNs AND "scoTTY.p

6: ELkINs AND "scoTTY.p
I. The following STORY has reached
the West Virginian office through the
regular news channels from Washing
ton and It is gllsn rs It came to us
lit throws some interesting side light
q on the recent tariff fight. The story
runs as follows:
president Taft's conferences with
The high protective SENATORS during
Z the *pendency OF the tariff hill would
make an Interesting book II they were
written. IA
The President will probably nevea
find the time to record the history. and
at is quite certain that the senators
themselves will never put the facts tf
! paper. Senators Scott and slklns. OF
West Virginia, who probably worried
+ the. President more than most of the
4 other statesmen rolled together. viii
( be very careful that -tzley never divulf
I the manner In which the executive
Tread the riot act to them.
Scott and iEllins had been trottinf
( up to the White House day after day
n In az vain effort to persuade the Prcsl'
4 dent to ..be easy.4on coal, oil and lum-
:ber- the products they were mainly
sinterested in--anl had just about worn
$out the Presidents patience with their
4 repetiuons OF the same old arguments.
Finally, one morning. about ten days
I:hefore adjournment. Scott was ushcrcd
Into the; Presidents Office wearing the
4 same elongated countenance and hav
Ing the same slghs that he. had been
bringing to the White House for Il
week or ten days. in succession.
!ss;ls.sWell. now what's the matter, Scot
Tyr" cried fthe President MS the luEu'
brious visage doomed In the doorway.
OH, Mr., President, you've gone back
Z on West Virginia completely cried
Scott with a sob In his voice. "You
are going to put lumber and coal On
! the frte list and drive our business
men to bankruptcy, in spite of the fact
that we have kept the grand old State
I, In the Republican column and are as
/ loyal to you as We can be. But you
wait until the next election, and you'll
soc a different state of things. You'll
drive the State into the Democratic
!: party. that's what you'll do"
The President fired up quick rs n
flash.
Say you aud Elkins make me tlr-
i ed .,scried the executive. "and I'm
about sick of you both. Here You are
always Boosting Of what a wonderful
statelyop have. yet the minute We talk
of reducing the tariff n few cents on
& lsomethlng you. raise. you begin to
rsqueal like stuck pigs. I'm dead sick
{ and tired OF 1t, tell you. If your
! State Is half as good as you shy 1t Is.
has half the natural resources You
s hrag about, you don't nocd any rrntec-
ton Mt NIL: you car defy the world. So
I don't you let ME, hear any more from
either OF you"
Scott madn fast run for the front
door and did not stop until he Ind
Z reaehed the capitol. where he Wheel
ed his troubles into the ear of Eikins.
Nither OF them appeared Mt the White
House again for five or six days. Final
1ysscott had to go UP there on nm er-
rand OF some sort. and when he APP
4 preached the Presidents ONCE he look
cd like a school boy that was going to
the flead teachers room with n whip
ping In prospect. He paused at the
threshold. rs he was usherel in by
the doorkeeper. and exclaimed tlmId-
Are YOU still angry with me, Mr..
President? May CONF in with safe.
Tyr.
stYes. como In. .seotty," cried tho
President with a laugh. "but for good
ness sake don't look like a funeral pro-