The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-09

wood-stood together. sponsors WITH
Hi president, Tor the FIRST bdg Is AZ
LEGISLATION that had been Accomplished
In the democratic program OF reform.
They saye the president their personal
congratulations ii reiterated prom
ises of support. ~Maaa
we q coming here again II Va
short time ito see the currency bialg
signed" Secretary Bryan said. and Sec
Tetary Mc4Adoo spoke with equal on
While the president was surrounded
the members Of his official family
there was none happier than Joseph n.
Wilson,. younger brother of the chief
executive, who came from Baltimore
to witness the signing. Mrs. Wilson
daughters are still at Cornish, M.
II, the summer capital. Besides tfe
officials, d large number Of newspaper
men crowded into the presidents Of
nee. There was an Informal reception
Tor q few minutes, end then the Under
Wood-Simrnons 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 fnanc
committee; Vice President Marshall.
tPresident Pro Tempore Clarke and
Majority Leader Kern, OF the Senate;
Speaker Clark, members of the cabinet
and newspaper correspondents.
Bryan Praises Bill.
Secretary Bryan today Endorsed 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
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part In preparing n passing 1t are
entitled to great credit. 1t Is d better
bin than we were able to pass 20 years
ago and i rejoice that political eondi-
lions are such as to make the present
law possible.
carry a burden that will not fall or
the present law and ought not to hav4
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 se-
cured by a change of opinion On thu
part of n Judge between h tive
hearings of the case.
THE notification of the income ta1
portion of the Wilson law reduced the
governments income until 1t would moi
meet the expenses of the government
and this compelled an increase of in-
~debtedness and threw on the bill an
undeserved odiunl, 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 nave come to 1t from a re-.
duction in import duties. Then, too
the bill went into operation at a tims
when financial conditions were bad
and many attributed to the law, the
defects for which it was not at all res
sponsible.
Party United, He Says.
II mentioned the law of 10 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 have been in full
sympathy and have worked unitedly
in the accomplishment Of this import
! ant work. They share the honors to-
gether and the honor 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 that 1t
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