The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-08

washington, Oct. 3.-SurrOunded
by the leaders OF a united Democracy,
President Wilson. signed the Under
wood-Simmons tariff bill at 9.O9
o'clock tonight at the White House.
simultaneously kilograms were sent
by the treasury department to Gus
toms collectors throughout the coun-
try putting into actual operation the
first Democratic tariff revision since
1894.
happy group Of legislators, MEM
bers OF the cabinet and friends encir-
cled the president as he smilingly sat
down. anc with two gold pens, slowly
affixed his signature.
He presented to Representative
Underwood the pen that had written
the word Woodrow" and the ono
which had completed the name to
Senator Simmons.
In impressive silence the president
rose and delivered In easy. natural
tones AN extemporaneous speech that
brought prolonged applause. The
president declared that the journey of
legislative accomplishment had been
only partly completed: that great
seryice had been done for the rank
and file OF tho country. but that. the
/. sec~ud Ht$R IN the tmancipasion OF
buAlhess was currency reform. He
sarnestly called upon his colleagues to
So>"the rest Of the journey" with
fresh impulse.
Gentlemen. feel very peculiar
pleasure" said the president, ''in
what I have just done by way of
taking part in the completion of a
great piece OF business. 1t is a pleas
ure which Is very hard to express I'm
words because the feeling that / have
is that we have done the rank and
nle of the people OF this country a
gerat service. II is hard to speak of
these things without seeming to go
on into campaign eloquence, but that
In not my feeling. 1t is one of pro-
found gratitude. that working with
the splendid men who have carried
this thing through with studious at
tention and doing jusice all round,
i should have had part in serving the
people OF this country as We have
been striving to serve them ever since
i can remember.
II have had the accomplishment
OF something like this at heart ever
standing around me who can say the
same thing-who have been waiting
10 see the things done which IL was
necessary to- do I'm order that there
might be justice In the United States,
and SO II Is a solemn moment that
brings such business To a conclu-
sion.
II hope | will not be thought to
be demanding too much OF myself
OF OF my colleagues when | say that
this. great us II is. Is the accomplish
ment OF only half the Journey We
have set the business of this country
free from those conditions which
have made monopoly not only possible
but In a sense easy and natural. But
there IL no use taking away the con-
ditlons OF monopoly IL also we do
not take away the power to create
monopoly: and II is financial, rather
than n merely circumstantial and eco
nomic power
THE power to control and guide
and direct the credits of the country
In the power To- say who shall and
who shall not build up the indus
tries of the country. in which direc-
ton they shall he built and I'm which
direction shall not he built We are
now about To take the second step.
which will be the final step ir set
tiing the business of this country
free. That is what we shall do In
the currency bill. which the house
has already passed and which I have
the utmost confidence the senate will
pass much sooner than some pessi-
tnlstic individuals believe. Because
the question. now that this piece of
work In done. will arise all over the
country for what do we waltz Why
should we wait to crown ourselves
with consummate honor? Are we
20 self denying that We do not wish