The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-19

ing a measure passed by the
Senate and House removing al
duty all duty on Canadian Goa
imported to the United State:
whenever Canada shall admit
American coal free of duty, ano
only the Presidents veto pre-,
vented this from becoming a law
Evidently, as Senator Watson
knows what would help and
what would injure the cosl bust
ness and as he naturally would
not want to iDjure his own bus
iness. the coal business is not
helped in any way by the tariff.
West Virgieia's lumber indus
try is not in any way affected by
the tariff for the timber and lum-
Der Of this State are sold in for
eign countries in competition
with the world. If this can be
done certainly it can be sold in
the United States in competition
with the world, without the pre-
lection of tariff.
West Virginia cattle are shipp-
ed direct to England in large
quantities 10 compete after ship
ment with the roast beef of old
England. " The fact of the mat
ter is that the tariff on cattle and
meats ena les the beef trust of
this country to fix its own prices
for American cattle and for
dressed meats. Aa a result the
t riff is injurious rather than
helpful to the beef growers of
West Virginia.
Every one knows that there
are no agricultural products i'm
ported into West Virginia from
any foreign country and that no
matter what the protection might
be on any agricultural product it
would not increase the price the
West Virginia farmer gets for
his crops. On the contrary, the
tariff on manufactured products
which the farmer must use are
increased by the tariff, frequent
ly doubled by it, and thus the
value of his products is reduced.
The manufactured products of
West Virginia are so small in
comparison with its other prod
ucts that they cut small figure,
yet it has been shown time and
again that the manufactured
goods of the United States are
sold in foreign coun tries cheaper
than they are sold at home and
in competition with foreign made
articles, showing that no tariff is
necessary except for the purpose
of permitting the manufacturer
to charge the consumer a larger
price for his products than he
should and thereby to enrich
himself. Senator Scott is man
ufacturer and he has always
stood for high protection on ar
ticles he or his friends the truS is
manufacture.
Apparently there is no reason
why any West Virginian except
some protected manufacturer
like n. B Scott, who is boss of
the Republican party in West
Virginia and decides whether
postnasters shall be appointed or
POST Offices established or not.
On The other hand, every con
sumner in the State would be ben
Gifted by a reduction of tariff
duties. Clothing, whether made
or SILK wool or cotton, would all
have been cheaper right now but
for the Presidents vetoes of the
tariff reduction bills. Food
would have been cheaper but for
the Presidents veto Of the farm
ers free list bill, Tariff reduc-
ton means no hardship to any
industry in West Virginia and
means lower cost Of living, bet
ter clothes for less money, cheap
er food and easier living for
every consumer in tie State, and
the question arises whether West
Virginia is after all a "protec-
ton State"
One does not have to leave the
Republican party to join the de-
mand for tariff reduction and re-
lief from the high cost Of living.
Many eminently respectable Re
publicans in the house and Sen
ate joined with the Democrats in
passing tariff reduction bills and