Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09

|Mood-stood together, sponsors with
the president, for the first big piece Of
legislation that had been accomplished
IN Il democratic program of reform.
They gnve the president their personal
CONGRATULATIONS and reiterated prom
Uses of support.
We'll be coming here again in a
short time to see the currency bill
signed" Secretary Bryan said, and Sec
rotary McAdoo spoke with equal con-
fidence.
While the president was surrounded
by the members of his official family
there was none happier than Joseph r.
executive, who came from Baltimore
to witness the signing. Mrs. Wilson
and daughters are still at Cornish, N.
IL. the summer capital. Besides the
oIhclals, a large number of newspaper
men crowded into the presidents Of
nee. There was ar informal reception
for a few minutes, n then the Under
Wood-Slmmons tariff bill was carried
away to the department of state and
deposited in the archives along with
other historic pieces of legislation.
Invited by the president to witness
the signing of the measure were Chair
man Underwood and members of the
ways and means committee; Chairman
Simmons and members of the finance
committees; Vice President Marshall,
President Pro TempQe Clarke and
Majority Leader Kern, of the Senate;
Speaker Clark, members of the cabinet
and newspaper correspondents.
Bryan Praises Bill.
Secretary Bryan today indorsed the
new tariff law as the best tariff meas
ure since the civil war and predicted
the early passage of the currency bill,
| Mr.. Bryan issued this statement:
THE tariff law that went into force
last night is the best tariff measure
since the var and all who have taken
part in preparing and passing it. are
entitled to great credit. 1t is a better
bill than we We're able to pass 20 years
ago and l rejoice that political condi-
tons are such al to make the present
law possible.
"The Wilson bill was compelled to
carry a burden that will not fall or
the present law and ought not to have
fallen on that Law. The Wilson Law
provided for an income tax, which was
held unconstitutional by a divided
vote, the one majority having been Sc,
cured by a change Of opinion on the
part Of n judge between the two
hearings of the case.
The ratification Of the income tau
portion of the Wilson law reduced tho
governments income until it would moi
meet the expenses of the government
ana ILLS COIupcllcu du llCIGdSe VI III.
~debtedness and threw on the bill an
undeserved odium, which together with
the fact that he senate deprived the
bill of some of it's best features, robbed
/ the party of the benefit which would
ordinarily have come to it from a re-
duction. in import duties. Then, too,
the bill went into operation at a time
when financial conditions We're bad
and many attributed to the law, the
defects for which it was not at all re-
! sponSible.
Party United, He Says.
81 mentioned the law of 19 years ago
because it is the only thing since the
war with which we can compare the
present law. Both economic as well
as political conditions make it possible
to do now what could not be done then
! We have, too, at this time, a united
party, which is a great asset. The
president and the democrats of the
House and Senate nave been in full
sympathy and have worked unitedly
in the accomplishment of this import
ant work, They share the honors to-
gether and the onors are sufficient to
| give distinction to all who nave par
ticipated.
October 3, marks an important
epoch in the economic history of the
generation and / am confident thai il
will not be long before the country
will be able to celebrate a SECOND
triumph for the. president, congress
the party and the country when the
new currency bill passes and receives
the presidents signature"