The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-11
Protect Our Industries
And Our Working Men
HON. n. b. SCOTT SOUNDS
2 KEYNOTE IN STRONG AP-
PEAL TO REPUBLICANS
On the Issue in This Congressicn-
al District-All Industries Are
Vitally Concerned in Result.

Hon y. B. Scott. former United
States senator from West Virginia. ar
rived in the city yesterday morning and
Is registered at the Mcclure house Mr..
Scott has never missed attendance at
the Wheeling State Fair for over q
quarter or century. and his visit to
wheeling this time is as usual to at
tend the fair and TO meet many OF his
old friends who will be here on this
occasion. Mr.. Scott will stay In
Wheeling some six or seven days, and
during his stay will visit his old home
and relatives in Guernsey county. o.
Although no longer taking an active
personal interest in politics and in no
sense candidate for office, Senator
Scott still feels ken interest in the
affairs of West Virginia, and especial
ly in the politics OF the First West Vir.
ginia district He has been a lifelong
Republican. He has been associated
with industries that are intimately af-
fected by the tariff and he knows from
personal experience and from practi-
cal knowledge the probable effect of
pending tariff legislation upon the in
dustries of the First Congressional
district Speaking TO an Intelligencer
reporter. Mr.. Scott said:
i wish TO say. through you. that
nave no personal ambition and never
again expect to hold office or TO be a
candidate for Office. ! have had NV
share. perhaps far more than INV
share. from the people OF West yir-
ginia, and | am thoroughly grateful TO
them Tor the manifestations OF conn.,
dence and respect which they have
SHOWN mo. ! am getting to be an old
man, but hope TO live TO see the Re-
puDilcan party re-esta blished in power
IN the United States. and the Repub-
lCah doctrine OF the protective tariff
~hICh Is essential TO our national pros
perlty thoroughly reanirmed. From
.ne present Indications the majority OF
the People are already tiring of tho
administration in Washington Tho
erection IN Maine Is an Indication of
the trend OF public sentiment Tho
antiDemCcratIc foS.es are. graduaIIv
getting together. and my belief is that
'hey VIII get together under the ban
her OF the Republican party. the great
est national political organization this
or any other country ever saw.
The First Districts Interest
! Concerning your election in .ho
I First Congressional district can oniv
say that II there is any Congressional
district in the United States thar
/ ought 10 send a protectionist TO Com
gress. II is the First Congressional
district OF West Virginia. You have I'm
/ this district about 10000 voters. and
inlly 20 per cent. Of those voters ara
! directly affected by the protective tar.
III ana directly benefited thereby.
nat are your industries2 The
manufacture OF iron and steel, and
"a, .lcularIy OF tin plate. The tin plate
industry was absolutely created in ,ho
| United States BY the protec,ive ,a,ig
! u has been built up and prosnered m
] d"r The tarin II employs over 3 oon
I men In this district. In other words
/ one voter out OF every seven IS er.
/ pI"yed IN your tin plate mills. The
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