The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-08
SPEAKS TO
CONGRESS
lNPERSON
Custom Of Washington and Adams
Revived---EifeCt Pronounced
RemarkabIe--AnOther Symp-
tom Of the New Order
Telegram BY United Press


Washington. April s. Unattended
save By a solitary secret service man,
President Wilaon to-day proceeded to
the capitol and revived the custom 81
Washington and Adams personally
addressing congress.
Wilson ieft tho White House follow
ing a cabinet meeting and went d.
reeily io Speaker Clarks room. where
the speaker and Vice President Mar.
shall we're waiting TO receive him.
Meantime the two houses assembls Il
for The joint session
After the joint session had been OF
ganizNd committee was appoatcd
10 escort the executive to the rostrum.
The president made # plain that Id
wanted his visit TO the capitol TO be
as simple as possible.
Addressing the Joint session in
opening his message Wilson said.
= am very glad indeed TO have the
opportunity 10 address the two houses
Of congress and to verify Tor myself
the impression chat the president 1T
ihe United States IS a person, net
F. mere department oi government, balls
ing congress from some Isolated stand
Of Jealous power apa sending mes
sages. not speaking naturally with the
voice that be Is a human being sry
ing to cooperate with other humaa
beings in common service After this
pleasant experience hope we shall
feel suite normal ia our dealings with
one auotheta
, Ong eight minutes was occupied by
the president in reading his message
lie Immediately leii the chamber amt
81 minutes after had left Che White
Hlouae lpr the capitol be had rs
turned TO the executive offices.
The presidents hearefs character
izcd the speech as the most remark
able speech ever heard in this country
by legislative body There were
none there who we're nor Impressed
by me neW order
The presidents FORMAL message m
is entirety sas a. follows
have called the congress together
IN extraordinary so7sion because g
duty Yaa laid upan the party noR IN
power 81 lae recent elections which Il
ought 20 parlorm promptly in order
that tha ulFdan carried by the people
under existing laa may be- llghtened
as soon ar possible and in order, also,
that .he business interests OF the
country may NOT be kept too long Ia
suspense as to what the fscal changes
are 70 be 10 which they viii be re-
quircd to udiasl themselves. II is clear
to the whole country that the tariff
duties must be- altered They must
be changed u meet ihe radical altera-
tion IL lhe conditions Of our ecnomie
\ Ilfe which go country has witnessed
within tho lasi generation
While he hela lace and method OF
sour inc tglsi and commercial liie
fwere ba chahsed beyond recosnt
ton tha tsfa ehgdal1s have 70
mained What the Nere before ths
change beean. or have moved In the
direction they we're given when nt
large circumstance Of our industrial
development was what it IS today
our task Is to squire them WITH th'
actual facts The sooner that is don'
the sooner No thal escape trom sui
ferlng from the facts and the soohel
our men 81 business will be free e
thrive by the law Of nature (the ma
ture Of free businessl instead Of b
the law OF legislation and artificial ~
rangament
Business Not Normal
We have seen tariff Legislation
wander very far aaeld 10 cur day.
very far indeed from the field IN whic
our prosperity might hare had nol
mai growth and stimulation No on
who looks the facts s1uarely N On
ssace Of knows anything that lies By
meath the surface Of action can fall
perceive thc principles upon whlc
recent iarifI legislation has bee
ltsed We long ago passed oeyon
the modest notion Of protecting tn
Industries Of the country and move
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