The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-21
Senator N. B. Scott
Arrives Home
PREDICTS PASSAGE OF The
RECIPROCITY TREATY AND
TALKS HARMONY.
RIDDLES DEMOCRATIC TARIFF
7UNGLING-FREE LIST n
BID FOR VOTES.
DOES NOT COMMIT HIMSELF 40
TO HIS OWN ALLEGED
CANDIDACY.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERMINE q
HIS coURSE-REPUBLIcAN
SUCCESS NOW HIS
SOLE DESIRE.

Hon. y. II. Scott arrived in the cityt
yesterday morning from Washington
Mr.. Scott was kept busy a consid-
cradle part OF the day meeting old
friends who welcomed him and con-
graduated him upon his improved
personal appearance. Mr.. Scott
looked TO be in the very best OF
health. and stated that he had not
felt better for years. While Mr..
Scott's term as United States SEN
ator expired on March 4th, he has
remained in Washington several
weeks winding up his personal inter-
ests and consulting with Presidentl
Taft as TO a number OF West Virginia.
matters. Being the senior Republican,
member OF congress in West Vir~
ginia, and a member OF the nationat
Republican committee from the state,
Mr.. Scott has been naturally con-
suited as TO West Virginia appoint,
ments. quite as much since he ceasedi
TO be senator as he was before. Al
reporter OF the Intelligencer met Mr.. 1
Scott while he was on his way TO
the Central glass house. which insti-
tuition he always visits among the
first after he arrives in Wheeling.i
Speaking OF public matters he said: !
Reciprocity VIII Pass.
"I do not think there is any doubt 4
about the passage OF the Canadian
reciprocity treaty. The bill will be
promptly passed by the house OF rep-i
resentatives, and while there will be I
some opposition 20 II IN the senate,
there will not be sufficient to defeatl
II. A great many Republicans wiz
support IL. some Democrats will op-i
pose IL. but there is a distinct major
ity in favor OF 81 in both houses. Be 4,
yond passing the reciprocity treaty
| do not think that this session OF
congress would accomplish anything
in the way OF legislation. The Demo-
Gratis in the house OF representatives
have already outlined a free trade
program which would undoubtedly
cause n great deal OF alarm II there
was the slightest prospect that II
would be enacted into law The So
called free list framed by them ls
simply a bid for farmer votes. Il
proposes TO put upon the free list a
large number OF agricultural imple-
ments and supplies used by farmers
in harvesting their crops. as well as
shoes. wooden goods and other
articles OF that kind The peculiar
feature about this free list program
! Is that Il is made up entirely for the
purpose OF pleasing a certain class
OF people. without any regard what
ever TO the conditions OF manufacture
or the cost Of same. For instance,
certain kinds OF iron and steel pro-
ducts are 10 be put on the free list,
because they are used by farmers.
but that does not carry with Il any
reduction OF duties on other lines OF
iron and steel products. OF upon raw
materials that 20 into their manu-
facture. Il is absolutely impossible,
not to say absurd. TO pick out a few
manufactured articles and attempt to
put them on the free list because
they happen 20 be used by a certain
class OF people. while large numbers
OF other articles OF like nature are
untouched in any way.
Real Tariff Revision.
Scientific revision of tariff duties.
of course. means revision OF an en-
/ tire schedule at one time. In the
I iron and steel schedule Il would mean
| beginning with the ore and following
70 through all the lines OF manufao-.
ture. covering every lire Of products
having due regard az all time 70 the
comparative cost OF manufacture here
and abroad The so-called free list
framed by the Democrats In the
I house attempts nothing OF this sort.
[ 70 Is simply a hodgepodEe and bid
/ for votes. which seems 20 me is 90
/ thin that 80 VIII deceive no one.
Personally ] have been a Ropub-
. lican protectionist all my life be-
. licvc tho large majority of the Amer
7 lean people approve Of the principle