The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
NEWS NOTES
From the Nations Capital, Of Interest
to West Yirginians.
(By George W. Summers)

mas Deen made Tor q reduction in
tariff duties and a consequent re-
duction in the cost of living,
West Virginia is represented in
Congress by but two men who
voted to reduce the tariff. duties
against which the people of the
entire nation have protested.
when the Underwood tariff bill
was up for passage in the House
last Thursday. Congressman
Davis and Brown, the two Dem
ocratic representatives from the
State, voted to reduce the heavy
toll which is now levied on the
consumer in order that the man.
ufacturer may increase his prof
its, but not a Republican vote
from the State was cast in sup
port of the measure intended to
reduce the high cost of living
and to protect the consumer
against the extortion of the pro-
tected manufacturer. Congress-
man AVIS, Moss and Sutherland
all voted against the passage of
the bill and Congressman Hugh
es, who was unable to be pres
ent on account of illness, had a
speech printed in the Congress
sional Record explaining that if
he had been able to vote he
would have voted against the
Underwood bill. Thus there was
practically solid lineup of the
Republicans from West Virginia
against reduction in the duties
which have oppressed the con-
summer in order to enrich the
manufacturer. Davis and
Brown are the only friends the
consumer had in Congress from
West Virginia and when the I'm
derwood bill becomes effective
and the cost of living is reduced
the consumer in West Virginia
should remember that the law
which brought that condition
about was passed over the pro-
test of the Republicans in Con-
gress, but with the assistance of
the two Democrats from the
State - Davis and Brown.
The action of the Republican
members of Congress from West
Virginia in opposing the reduc-
ton in tariff duties which have
been demanded by the people of
the entire country, and their adj
herence to the old Stand-Pat, re-
dictionary policies of the Repuhli-
can party, against which the
people of the country have re-
belled. together with their votes
against Victor Murdoch, the
Progressive candidate for speak
er of the House, has definitely
determined where they stand as
between the Republican and the
Progressive parties. In some
unaccountable manner the Pro-
gressives were led to believe that
these men would represent their
views and carry out their poll
cies, If they were elected to Con-
gress. They were elected by
Progressive voters and not in a
single instance has any one of
them shown since he has been
in Congress that he is anything
but a Stand-Pat Republican of
the Aldrich, Cannon, N. B. Scott
type. In the name of the Pro-
gressive party, the voters of that
organization put into power four
representatives of the old school
of Republicanism against which
the Republican party had already
rebelled. The people are tired
OF Scott, Hubbard, Sturgiss,
Gaines and woodward. How
much better. from the stand
point of opposition to privilege
and the promotion of the welfare
of the people are Golf, Avis.
Moss and Sutherland? The fact
is that the West Virginia Pro
gressives have received nothing.
They helped to elect State tick
ct, a Congressional ticket and a
legislature which in turn selected
a Senator, and every one of the
officials they assisted to elect has
turned out to be a Republican
holding the views of the old Re
publican party which the Pro