The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-03
SHABBY TREATMENT
GIVEN l8RKMEN
Wilson Wrong about Republ,
cans But 1t is Mue Taft's
Vetoes Save, Them.

LABOR! Governor Wilson recently
said that neither the worSmen nor
the farmers we're heard at Washington
when tariff Legislation was being con-
adered. The governor never made a
greater mistake. The representatives
of labor and bGtHe grangers are con
stantly on hand Sg Washington TO pro-
tect their intel 6Sts. The strongest
opposition to tltei Panama Canal bill,
with its provision for free ships, was
found in Observation-Disclosures Of organ
lied labor. llThcy did not hesitate 10
say that freq, trade in ships would
ruin the American shipbuilding plants
and throw thousands of workingmen
out OF labor. We suggest that these
representative of the Tabor organiza-
tons MALTA duplicate of their protest
to Governor Wilson, who seems to be
rair-mindsa and eager to secure in
formatioisundy WHO seeks to be ad-
viscd byssll the people.-LEsLIE,s
Employers of labor and the work
Ingmen Of West Virginia through
their organizations protested most
vigorouslAat Washington against any
tamperinS with the tariff schedules
which affected them. These protests
were made by letter and in person
to every cobgressman from this. state
The iron, ttcel and tin plate workers
in the. First district-that great army
of i1fellgent American workingmen
which iGsuch a large and desirable
class othe states citizenship, pro-
tested 40 Congressman Davis. They
protested in vain. 1t is charged that
they. did not receive the courtesy of
laying arrangements made for them
*, that they could appear before the
Committee having the tariff bills in
charge. They complain bitterly Of
their treatment. An excuse given to
them by Mr. Davis for voting against
their nterests-against the great
manufacturing industries of the FRS.
that he had bound him
self to caucus agreement, formu-
lated before the actual tariff tinker
ing began, to stand with the foes OF
the protective policy in the Demo-
cratic party, and vote to approve any
thing they did. This means. that Mr..
Davis agreed In advance OF anything
being done to support It. What was
lone everybody knows. Manufactur-
ers and their employees in the First
district, as we'll as the farmers and
the stock and sheep men, were dealt
blow which their own representa-
i've not only did not attempt at any
Lime to ward of but actually helped
70 be struck. This Is true OF Hamil-
Ton IN the Fourth, Littlepage in the
Third and Brown in the Second
lhese thre have similar industries
anu interests in their respective dis
tricts. They bound themselves IN to
caucus agreement which virtually
said to the enemies of protection:
Go ahead and do anything you like
to the business interests Of West vir-
sinia and our laboring men and farm
ers, and We will stand by you and
vote to sustain you" And that is ex-
actly what they did.
The people OF West Virginia charge
these men with willful neglect, wan
on ineGiciency and woeful lack Of
caution in signing away their voices
and their votes TO congressman from
other states. who had no knowledge
OF the condition of this state and nc
interest in promoting its great bust
ness interests and its army Of sturdy.
American toilers.