The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-08

o'clock tonight at the White uouse
simultaneously kilograms were sent
by the treasury department to Gus
toms collectors throughout the coun-
try putting into actual operation the
hrst Democratic tariff revision since
1894.
happy group of legislators, mem
Ders OF the cabinet and friends en-
clrcled the president as he smilingly
sat down, and with two gold pens.
slowly affixed his signature.
He presented to Representative Tn
derwood the pen that had written the
word Woodrow" and the one which
had completed the name to Senator
Simmons
I'm Impressive silence the president
rose and delivered in easy. natural
tones an eXtemporaneous speech that
brought prolonged applause. The pres
ldent declared that the journey OF leg
islative accomplishment had been on
ly partly completed that a great ser
vice had been done for the rank and
hle OF the country, but that the sec
ond step in the emancipation of bust
ness was currency reform. He earn
estly called upon his colleagues to 20
the rest of the journey" with fresh
impulse.
Gentlemen, | feel very peculiar
pleasure said the president lin
what 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
file OF the people of this country Il
great service. 1t is hard 10 speak OF
these things without seeming TO 80
OF into campaign cloqucnce, but that
is 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 Justice all round,
should have had part in serving the
people of this country as we have
been striving to serve them ever since
can remember.
81 have had the accomplishment of
something like this at heart ever
since | was a boy and know men
standing around me who can say the
same thing-who have been waiting
to see the things done which it was
necessary to do i'm order that there
might be justice in the United States
and SO it is a solemn moment that
brings such business to conclu-
sion.
4. Still Much to Do.
81 hope | will not be thought to
be demanding too much Of myself
or OF my colleagues when say that
this, great as it 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 sense easy and natural. But
there is no use taking away the con
ditions Of monopoly ii also we do
not take away the power to create
monopoly; and it is financial, rather
than merely circumstantial and eco
nOmic power.
The power to control and guide
and direct the credit of the country
is the power to say who shall and who
shall not build up the industries OF the
country. in which direction they shall
be built and in which direction Shall
not be built. We are now about to
take the second step, which will be
the final step in setting the business
of this 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
wait? Why should we wait to crown
ourselves with consummatc honor?
Are we so self denying that we do not
wish to complete our success?
President Wilson's signing of the
Underwood Simmons bill brings into
effect one Of the most far-reaching re-