The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-10-13
REPU 81 lean CAMPAIGN IS
OPENED WITH ENTHUSIASM

the cost OF living in England is from
tlrty TO one hundred per cent higher
than in the United States. Consumers
are more numerous here than former
ly and producers fewer. Prices de.
pend largely on supply and demand
as to food stuaG. He successfully de-
MED the charge Of extravaganza mad.
by Davis, showing that the govern
mental outlay consists in large meas
ure of interior improvements sGtA az
rural mail service, waterways IN.
provements. federal buildings and sht
like. all so vastly greater in character
than under Democratic rule. He keen
Iy resented Davls's designation o. pen
sion money as war tax.
Mr.. carrigsn declared himself in ia
yor of the 81 day pesion bill for all
Union veterans.
Senator Scott Speaks.
Senator Scott discussed national
questions at considerable length. al
though he prefaced his remarks with
the statement that according to prevt-
Gus arrangements of the committee in
charge he had expected only TO pro-
nounce the bened!ction, others making
the principal speeches of the evening.
He warmly thanked Harrison county
for It's endorsement of him foT re-
election.
Reviewing his record OF almost
twelve years In the United States Sen
ate. Senator Scott declared. "Had /
to live it all over, / would not change
la single vote | cast and / have no
apologies to make. cast my vote on
every occasion with what ability / had
and for the welfare of my people.
Discussing the tariff. Senator Scott
emphasized the fact that this great
country and especially West Virginia,
could not be prosperous without the
protective tariff as now applied to the
country's industries. He defended his
course in the Senate on the question
of tariff on glass sh, wing that eighty
per cent OF the cost OF glass is for la
Dor and that the tariff benefits the
workers more than the manufacturers.
He stated that with sixty per cent
duty on glass, dozen glass pitchers
can now be bought at the American
factory for the price of one years ago,
when there was no tariff and no fac
tories in this country by reason Of
that fact.
Following this reminded his au-
dience OF the fact that the West yir-
GINA senators stood out bravely for
tarir on steel, tin plate. coal and many
other products OF West Virginia and
won the tribute from Senator Bailey,
Democrat, that on protective tariff, II
he believed in 1t he would rather oc-
cupy the position of the West Virginia
senator's than any others as they not
only wanted theit own state protected
but the whole country as we'll, and
they wanted to keep the peoA les
money at home.
Much Money Sent Away.
Declaring that a reduction of only
one-tenth of one per cent on tin had
resulted in two million dollars being
sent to Wales and other foreign coun-
tries, which should have been kept at
home and been paid to American tin
workers. And with one per cent re-
duction of tariff on steel, this country
lost s4,OOO,OOO 10 foreign labor in four
months.
! Even slight reduction in the tariff
on glassware, he said, had resulted in
foreign country's getting $780, 900
American glassworkers should have
had.
Best Country on Earth.
Senator Scott alluded to his recent
trip abroad and described briefly de-
lplorable labor conditions in several
countries, where the women work in
the fields. He earnestly exclaimed that
the happiest part Of an Americans
visit abroad is his nearing home,
where the nottingham is recognized
and every man has an equal opportu-
nifty.
Returning to his course in the Sen
ate, Senator Scott informed his audi
tors that he voted for the pure food
law. the employers liability act the
postal savings law and for all things
his party's leaders agreed upon. He
reminded the big audience that he had
gotten almost million dollars for
public buildings in his state aud he
was content for the Democratic party
10 call that extravaganza. He pointeS
out that tariff is regarded to some ex-
tent as loval and that West Virginia
could not afford to so back on the
principle that had made the state so
great, indeed, could not AFFORD to have
its mills and mines shut down or the
building of such magnificent glass
plants as that now being erected at
Salem stopped.
West Virginia should stand for tar
ir," said Senator Scott, regardless of
party. Last year West Virginia mined
sixty million tons of coal. giving en-
pioyment 10 10000 miners. That
would not and could not be done With
the duty on"
In closing Senator Scott paid high
tribute 10 Mai. A. c. Moore and all