The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-10-07
SIGNS TARIFF BILL
PRESIDENT AFFIxEs SIGNATURE
IN PRESENCE OF CABINET
AND HIGH OFFICIALS.
ACT FOLLOWED BY SPEECH
Nations Executive Asserts Work is
Only Half Completes and He
Urges Early Action by Congress on
the Currency Measure.

-AifX tNSbiOtV AOHGTSSS on
the Currency Measure
Washington, Oct 6.-President Will
son affixed his signature to the tariff
Dill at ten minutes past nine O'Clock
Friday night, this being the last pro-
ceedlng necessary to make it a law.
The new law became operative at
midnight
The signing of the bill marks the
end of almost six months of legislative
work since its introduction April Z. 1t
marks also the death of the PAYNE
Aldrich tariff bill.
The signing took place in the presi-
dents big private office in the execu-
tive offices, in the presence of the
cabinet, the tariff committee of the
SWo houses, the speaker and the vice
president and a score Of newspaper
Ren.
After afixing his signature Presi-
dent Wilson presented the two pens
az had used to Chairmen Underwood
and Simmons and then congratulated
MS colleagues" upon their work.
An impressive silence prevailed as
Ine president delivered an extempor-
sneous speech in easy. natural tones.
Gentlemen, l feel very peculiar
pleasure" said the president, "in what
nave just done by way of taking part
IN the completion Of a great piece of
business. 1t is pleasure which is
very hard adequately to express in
words. because the feeling have Is
Ihat we have done the rank and file of
Ene people OF this country a great
service"
have had the accomplishment of
something like this at heart ever
since l was 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 nee
7essary to do III order that there might
De justice in the United States.
And so it is a solemn moment that
orlnss such business to conclusion.
and hope l shall not be thought to
De demanding too much of myself or
OF my colleagues when say that this.
great as 1t is, is the accomplishment
or only hall the journey. We have set
the business of this country free from
ehose conditions which have made
monopoly not\only possible but in
sense easy and natural But there is
no use taking away the conditions of
monopoly if we do not take away also
the power to create monopoly: and that
IS financial rather than a merely
circumstantial and economic power
The power to control and guide
and direct the credits of the country
rs the power to say who shall and who
shall not build up the industries of the
country, in which direction they shall
ne built. and in which direction theyI
snail not be built We now are about !
10 take the second step, which win he |
the final step in setting the business
Oh this country free. That is what |
We shall do in the currency bill, which |
the house already has passed. and |
which [ have the utmost confidence |
the senate will pass much sooner than |
some pessimistic individuals believe. |
because the questions, 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 consummate honor?
Are we 80 self-denying that we do not
wish to complete our success?'
l was quoting the other day to
some of my colleagues in the senate
those lines from Shapespeare's Henry
v. which have always appealed to me
II II De sin to covet honor, then am
the most offending soul alive And
am happy to say that do not coyet
It for myself alone. l coyet il with
equal ardor for the men who are asso.
clated with me, and the honor is going
20 come from them. am their asso.
cate can only complete the work
which they do. / can only counsel
Wnen they ask for my counsel l can
come In only when the last stages Of
enc business are reached. And I covet
THIS honor for them quite as much as
I coVet 1t for myself; and coyet II
Tor the great party of which I am q
member; because that party ia no,
honorable unless it redeem It's mama
and serve the people of the United
States.
So feel tonight like a man who is
iodging happily in the inn which lies
nalf way along the journey, and that
n the morning with a fresh iuanuIse
we snail go the rest of the journey
and sleep at the journeys end like
men with quiet conscience, knowing
We have served our fellow men and
aaYe thereby tried to serve Cod"
Wild Car Hurts Twenty-Four