The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-09

wood--stood together, sponsors WITH
the president, for the first big piece az
legislation that had been Accomplished
In. the democratic program OF reform.
They gnve the president their personal
concentrations n reiterated prom
Wen be coming here again IN d
short time to see the currency bill
signed Secretary Bryan said, and Sec
rotary McAdoo spoke with equal COM
.fidence.
While the president was surrounded
by the members OF his official family
there was none happier than Joseph r..
Wilson. younger brother OF the chief
executive, who came from Baltimore
to witness the signing. Mrs. Wilson
and daughters are still at Cornish, N.
Hs the summer capital. Besides the
officials, a large number of
men crowded into the presidents Of
nee. There was an informal reception
for a few minutes, and then the Under
wood Simmons tariff bill was carried
away to the department of state and
deposited in the archives along with
other hiStor' 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
committee; Vice President Marshall,
= LeSAuSAit 1Eo Clarke ana
Majority Leader Kern, of the Senate;
Speaker Clark, members Of the cabinet
and newspaper correspondents. 81
\ Bryan Praises Bill.
Secretary Bryan today indorsed the
new tariff law as the best tariff meas
ire 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
II nf rafHht 4H NkA I4rk HN-Af0
since the war and all who have taken
part In preparing and passing 1t are
entitled to great credit. 1t is a better
bill han we were able to pass 20 years
ago and l rejoice that political eondi-
tons are such as to make the present
law possible.
1.-The Wilson bill was compelled ia
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 O divided
vote, the n majority having been se+
cured by o change of opinion on the
part of one judge between the tive
hearings Of the case, =
THE notification Of the income taa \
portion OF the Wilson law reduced tn,
governments income until 1t would not
meet the expenses of the government
and this compelled an increase Of In
debtedneSS and threw on the Dill an
undeserved odium, which together with
the fact that the senate deprived the
bill Of some of its best features, robbed
the party Of the benefit which would
ordinarily have come to 1t from q re-
duction in import duties. Then, too
the bill went into operation at a time
when financial conditions were bad
and many attributed to the law, tho
defects for which Ii vas not at all re,
sponsible.
Party United, He Says.
II mentioned the law of 10 years ago
because II Is the only thing since tho
war with which we can compare the
present law. Both economic as well
as political conditions make 1t possible
to do now what could not be done then.
We have, too, at his time, a united
party, which Is a great asset. The
president and the democrats Of the
House and Senate have been in full
sympathy and have worked 'linitedly
in the accomplishment Of this import
ant work. They share the honors to-
gether and the honors are sufficient to
give distinction to all who have par
ticipated. nj
October 8, marks an important
epoch In the economic history of the
generation and l am confident hat It
will not be long before The country
will be able to celebrate q second
triumph for the president, congress,
the party and the country when the
new currency bin passes and receives
the presidents signature"