The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-04
BILL SIGNED
(cortinred from Pirs. Pas.)

@NS-AA ElEHt E11ol
about TO take the second step which
VIII De the final step in setting the
business OF the country free. That
Il 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 pessimlstic indivi-
duals believe. Because the question
now that this piece OF work is done
VIII arise all over the country. For
what do We wait? Why should we
wait 10 crown ourselves with consum-
mate honor? Are we so self-denving
success
Quotes Henry v.
I was quoting the other day 10
some OF colleagues in the senate those
lneS from Shakespeare Henry v
Wnlch have always appealed 10 me:
IT n be a sin TO cOvet honor them
am ! the most offended soul alive
ana am happy 20 say that do not
coVet II for myself alone. covet n
with equal ardor for the men who
are associated With mo. and the honor
Is going 10 come from them. am
,helr associate. / can only cOrnpIeta
Tho work which they do. 7 can only
counsel when they ask for nv conn
sci can come in only when tho las,
W AAIf+ business arc reached
ana ! covet this honor for Thorn ouite
rs much as ! covet q for myself. ond
! coNet II for the great party of which
am member: because that r1,r.,.
Is nor honorable unless n redeem 10
name and serve the people OF the
United States. ui
D., 80 ! Feel tonight ike man who
II, - lodging happily in the inn which
les half way along the tourney and
that in the morning with a frssb i IN.
pulse we shall 60 the rest OF the iour.
hey and sleep at the Journeys end
I'm" men with a quiet conscience
knowing that we have served our fol,
IoWmen and thereby tried TO serve
Unusual Spectacle.
was an unusual spectacle which
attended the completion of "A lenisIa,
i've reform that had been seven
months IN congress and embraced a
t9rin revision OF most far reaching
character.
Happy and jubilant the invited
guests came 10 the executive Offices
They chatted and TESTED with the
president I'm an ante-room while wait
ing TOT the full group 10 appear When
the members of the senate finance
committee and house ways and means
committee finally arrived Vice Presi-
dent Marshall was uShered into tho
=
clark. Representative Underwood and
members of the cabinet and congress.
Slonal committees, and their friends
No photographers We're admitted. as
the president regarded the occasion
as too solemn to be disturbed bv
ilashliEht apparatus.
The guests crowded about the n-cei.
dents desk over which an electric
lamp threw a bright glow
y chose o'clock explained the
president slowly. "on the advice OF
the attorney general in order that
the biz might be- signed after husi.
ness transactions everywhere. includ-
ing San Francisco, had closed for the
day"
u will not say anything about the
bill" he added with a smile. until 7
have signed IT.. don't want II 20
get away from mo"
Bill Approved
Promptly al 9.Oq o'clock the Prcsi-
dent began writing and NJ e:l0 10
had written tho words Approve.
90 p. m. October. 1913. Woodrow
Wilson" on the one hundred ana
eleventh page Of parchment contain
ing the euErossed bill.
As the President arose and handed
the two pens 20 the men who had
steered tho measure successfully
through both houses OF congress
g
OF hand ClappinC
The President had not intended %
make long speech. and had not
even prepared a statement. but was
moved. on tho spur OF the moment.
20 express his qualification
Tho small but distinguished auai-
enco that heard the Presidents
speech crowded about him afterwards
with CONGRATULATIONS Leading fg-
ures OF Tho Democratic parry
Speaker Clark. Secretary Bryan. Rep
70 en'7tiye Underwood. stood TO
g"'hor sponsors with the President
for the first big piece 81 LEGISLATION
that had been accomplished in the
Democratic program Of reform They
CAV" ID" President their personal
CONGRATULATIONS and reiterated prom
isos Of support
Vel De coming here again IN a
short time 20 sec the currency bin
signed 90 said ca~rat.-v p-,-,,