The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-27
TAFT'S TARIFF RECORD
ABLY SET FORTH
BY Ex-senator Scott, Who De-
clares Him West Virginia's
Champion.
This Is a Tariff State. and Taft
Has Stood by Its
Interests.
Deprecates Parkersburg Meeting.
and Urges Republicans TO
Act With Care.

Specihl Dlspatch TO the lntelligencer.
WASHINGTON. ID. c. Feb. 26-Er-
Senator y. B. Scott to-day gave the
following statement TO n representa-
tive of the lntelligencer:
We have, as Republicans. for some
time been shouting from one end OF
West Virginia TO the other. TO get to-
gether to harmonize our differences.
and lay aside all personal feelings.
We have had harmony meetings in a
number OF cities. harmony speeches.
harmony dinners galore. and that was
all good. but all at once we receive
circular and a notice oi a call for a
meeting OF the Republicans favoring
the nomination OF Roosevelt for a
/ third term. to be held at Parkersburg
on February 29th.
Now. what could be more injurious.
what could mortal man think OF, to
bring about a greater split in tho
party than the calling of such a meet
1 ing. We all recognize that Theodore
( Roosevelt has many friends in the
state. we also recognize that n large
portion OF the business and manufac-
turing interests are for Taft. Such
meeting as that TO be held on the 29th
Will only create bad feelings and make
bad blood. and it Will be the entering
wedge. bringing about a split. and
( when election time comes next fail.
the two factions will be further apart
than We were at our last election,
and the result will be defeat
Why cannot we. as Republicans,
keep quiet in West Virginia until May.
and by that time the remainder OF
the country will have settled who is
TO be the candidate for president. and
We people Of West Virginia will he in
a position to fall in and help elect the
nominee. whoever he may be. with
out having any quarrel or any split in
our party ranks.
President Taft has made a fine
president. he may have made mis-
I takes. Who has not? He has been
severely criticised for his advocacy
OF reciprocity. lie believed in Il,
however. and thought II II was adopt
ed and carried out n would reduce
the cost OF living 10 the Aboring
/ classes.
If the tariff was not 10 be reduced
the party should have said so at Chi
CaGo. so President Taft should not bs
blamed for this. The platform should
be blamed And at this point Repub-
Leans want 10 stop and ask them
selves who stands between the al
most certain ruination OF our manu-
featuring industries and the Demo
. cratic congress Who vetoed bills
less than year ago passed by insur-
gent Republicans and Democrats?
Who saved the business interests
then? Why. President Taft. Mark
me. II the present radical measures
being adopted by a Democratic house
became laws the entire industries OF
the country will be- stopped and West
. Nirginia's development will be set
back 25 years Let the Republicans
Of West Virginia. and Democrats. too.
. remember how West Virginia deyel-
oped. commencing with the Mckinley
administration and up 10 the present
time. Tariff has been West Vir-
ginia's salvation. and the Democrats
of West Virginia know this as we'll
as the Republicans. Who is 10 save
you
Let Us reason together Il Roose-
welt the one man % all the ninety
millions Of people in our country suit
able for president Supposing he
should die. what would become of tho
country is it possibla that reason
ing people can believe for one minute
that tho welfare ~ the United states
cr tho welfare ~ The Republican party
depends on one man 10 zot think
80. and ] 10 nuf think that fhe coun-
~ r. ready f1 believe ftfs and accept
q dictatorship our quarrel with no
Mother Country over ono hundred
years ago aas fIs' as much about NE
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