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WILSON SIGNS IARIFF BILLLaw Effective at Once and Collectors are Notified.CURRENCY REFORM URGED.inIntnniIllssec.•rI wbrlovibCI111?lieInihlivePresident Uses Two Pens In Affixing His Signature. One Going To Simmons and the Other •To Underwood.Washington.—Surrounded by the leaders of a united Democracy. Pres! dent VVIUm signed the Unflen»opflarseernnInelicohiR:at«______ jiftt flWit.iintvy l.j- the Treasury libpO/twent putting Into actual Operation the flint Democratic tariff revision since 1894. The act becomes effective immediately.A happy group of legislators, members of the Cabinet uud frleuds encircled the President us he smilingly sat down und slowly affixed his signature with two gold penB. He presented to Representative Underwood the pen that had written the word ••Woodrow'1 and the one which had complete his name to Senator Simmons. Both recipients bowed their appreciation.In Impressive silence the President rose and delivered In easy, nntural tones an extemporaneous speech that brought prolonged applause.Asks Currency Legislation.The President declared that the Journey of legislative accomplishment had only been partly completed; that a great service had been done for the tank and flic of the country, but that the second step In the emancipation of business was curreucy reform, lie earnestly called upon his colleagues to go “the rest of the Journey with fresh Impulse.‘•Gentlemen, I feel a very peculiar pleasure, said the Prestdeut. ‘in what 1 have Just done by way of taking part In the completion of a great piece of business. It is n pleasure which la very hard to express In words adequate to express the feeling, because the feeling that I have Is that we have (lone the rank and tile of the people of tills country a great service. It Is [ I hard to spjak of these things without | \ seeming to go off Into campaign eloquence. but that Is not my feeling. It is one very profound, a feeling of pro-a i v1 found gratitude that, working with the I* j splendid men who have carried this thing through with studious attention { and doing Justice all round, I should have had part In serving the people of;' this country as we have been striving| to serve them ever since I can ru-, | member.
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Delaware City Press
Delaware City, Delaware, US
Fri, Oct 10, 1913
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