The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-09
PRESIDENT WILSON
SIGNS TARIFF BILL

At H:W O'Clock last Friday even
ing, October I'd, in the presence OF
his Cabinet, Vice President Mar
shall, Speaker Clark, and leadin-
Senators Mud Representatives whu
had the tariff legislation in chargc
President Wilson signed the new
tariff bill All differences of tn
two houses over the conferenc,
committed report having been nd
justcd, the bill was signed by IT,.
speaker Of the House and by Vic.
President Marshall of the senate o.
Friday and then sent to the Pres
dent. After signing the bill Nj
Wilson, during an inpressi'
silence, in an easy natural tone
liycrcd an oNt"mporaueuus speer
that elected an earnest and rcspou
siyo applause from those gather,
about him.
"GeutInmcn, iccl a very pee.
liar pleasure" said the presideu.
lin what ! have Just done by wa
ot taking part IN the completion a.
a great piece of business.
at is pleasure which is vef
hard to express iu words which a..
adequate to express the feeling, l..
cause the feeling that ] have is thai
we have done the rank and file g..
the people Of this country a grea
service.
at is bard to speak Of the-'
things without seeming to go off IN
to campaign eloqucucc, but that b.
not my feeling.
1T Is very profound, feeling at
profound gratitude that, workiu-
with the splendid men who haN
carried this thing through wit
studiOus attention aud doing justic.
all round, should have had part in
serving the people OF this countrg
as we have been striving to ser, ,
them ever since ] can remember.
/ have had the accomplishment u'
something like this at heart ever
since was Il boy, and ! know men
standing around me who can say
the same thing who have been
waiting to see the things done which
1t was necessary TO do that there
might be justice In the United
States.
"And so it Is IA solemn moment
that brings such business to n
conclusion, and | hope / will not be
thought to be demanding too much
of myself or of my colleague when
| say that this act, great as il IL, is
the accomplishment of only half the
journey.
I'VE have set the business Of this
country free from those conditions
which have made monopoly not only
possible, but in sense easy and
natural.
"rhe power to control aud Guide
and direct the credits of the country
is the power to say who shall and
who shall not build up the indus
tries of the country. in which direc-
ton they shall be built, and in
which direction they shall not he
built.
1--WE are now about to take the
second step, which will be the final
step In setting the business OF the
country free.
"That is what we shall do in the
currency bill, which the House has
already passed and which ! have
the utmost confidence the Senate
will pass much sooner than some
pessimistic individuals believe
because the question, now that
this piece of work is done, will arise
all over the country, for what do
we waltz, Why should we wait to
crown ourselves with consummate
honor? Are we so self-denying that
we do not wish to complete our sue
cess?
81 was quoting the other day to
some of my colleagues in the Sem
ate those lines from Shakespeare's
Henry " which have always APP
pealed to me, III it be IA sin to covet
honor, then am | the most offending
soul alive, aud am happy to say
that do aot covet 1t for myself
alone.
81 covet 1t with equal ardour for
the men who are associated with me,
and the honor is going to come from
thNm. / am their associate. can
only complete the work which they
do. | can only counsel when they
ask me for my counsel. / can come
in only when the last stages of the
business are reached.
"And | covet this honor for them
quite as much as | covet II for my
self; and / covet il for the great
party of which am n member; be-
cause that party is not onorable
unless ii redeem its name and serve
the people OF the United States.
$50 | feel tonight like man who
is lodging happily in the inn which
lies half way along the journey,
and that in the morning with fresh
impulse we shall go the rest OF the
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