The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-06-26
PRESIDENT
READS HIS
CURRENCY
MESSAGE
(By United Press.)

measure at a Joint session OF both
houses In the house today. The crowd
was smaller than that when he read
his first message. He automobiled tc
the capitol. his secretary accompany
ing him. He arrived there at 1885
and Immediately began reading his
message He remained only about ten
minutes before returning to the White
House. He said:
"Mr. Speaker. Mr.. President. Gentle
men OF the Congress
:; is under the conpulsioa Of what
seems to me n clea- ana imperative
DUTY that have a sc.C.'d tine this
session sought the privilege nf nd-
dressing you in PeF5aa. ! know. oi
course. that the hea-ae season nj the
year is upon us. tbs. w.'rk In these
chambers and in lro comn.rio, Iooms
Is ilkely 10 beconis q. buri=n as ths
scason len sthens an; that every
consideration Of pc -cn1l convenience
ii d personal com-.t:. pcshspe In the
u SC. OF some U. rs. cousi .,rations ef
rtiscnal health cisf. dictate m ssfiy
c .sciaslon OF the de- beEa'ious Of th-
sehEjon; but there :.-s D:easiuns af
ah.ic duty when iacss things watch
fnrch us privately ssen very small
whe: the work TO b, done s s,pr.-ss.
ing and so fraught with big eoHse-
quences that We know that We are not
at liberty to weigh against II any
point OF personal sacrifice. We are
now in the presence OF such an occa-
sion. II is absolutely imperative that
we should give the business men OF
this country a banking and currency
system by means OF which they can
make use OF the freedom OF enterprises
and OF individual initiative which We
are about to bestow upon them
We are about to set them free: wc
must not leave them without the =, ~
OF action when they ere free. We are
about to set them free ~ removing
the trammess OF the protective tariff.
Believes sRmancipa,ion- Near.
Ever since the ci,E war they have
waited for this emanclpatlen aud Tor
the free opportunities Z, will brlsg
with IT. II has, been rcssrT"d Tor us
to give Il to thom. some f.sli In love.
indeed. with the slotlful --enIlty OF
their dependence upon -he govern
ment: some took advantage ~ he
shelter OF the nurss-y TO 81 mp a
mimic mastery OF their own within its
walls. Now both the toii. asi tbs
discipline OF liberty and maturity a-e
to ensue. There VII be .ome re-ad-
justments OF purpose as1 Point of
view. There will follow a period OF
expansion ard new enterprise. freshly
conceived. II is for "a 10 dc.eraiins
now whether II shall be IEoil and Ia
ciIe and of easy Accomplishment. This
Il can not be unless tic resourecfui
business men who are 10 teai with
the new circumstances are 10 have
at hand and ready ios uso the instru-
mentalitles and convcnlenc.s cf free
enterprises which Independent mcn
need when acting on thci.- own initi-
atiyc.
New Banking and Currency Law.
II Is not enough n strike the
shachles from business. TIL. duty ~
statesmanship Is not negative merely.
II is constructive also We must show
that we understand ~aa, buriaesE
needs and that we kinw low - ssi.-
ply IT, No man. however oasuul AMI
superficial his Observation Of the cnn-
ditions now prevailing IN the country,
can fail to sec that Jne OF Tho cnief
things business needs POW. and VII
need increasingly as 4 gains in scope
and vlgor In the years immediately
ahead OF us. is the prepe- means bv
which readily to vitalizc Its crcoit.
corporate and individual ana It's o:ig-
inatiye brnina. What Will Il rroslt Us