The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-17
Against an Extra Session.

Tue attention of the public from ey-
erv quarter, and that too very soon
sitter the election.
The DEMOCRATS Washington cor.
respondent does lot believe sn ex
ira session ought TO he called, while
Mr.. Clark Howell, tue New Yotk|
Herdld's correspondent from A -lants.
whose views We give briefly else
where, thinks an extra session the
very thing. Oar asLiugton cor
respondent ssys:
"Iheoretlcally the idea OF sn extra
session of Congress Immediately ST.
ter the Inauguration OF Cleveland -
President Cleveland has a familiar
sort of sound, chi fer the purpose
of reforming tue tariff laws and It
pealing every law on the statute
hooks authorizing federal interfer-
ence or SUPERVISION of election.
which Is being 50 strongly urged BY
many democrats. is all right; bat
7 lok at the practical side of The NIT
ter aud 1t will he seen that little i'll
anything is to De gained by an extra
session Of Congress.
Tue transfer Of the government ID
all OF its Numerous branches from the
republicans to the democrats is OF
Itself work OF great magnitude,
and the important Questions that
Will necessarily arise 10 Connection
Herewith will fully occupy the time
of Mr.. Cleveland and bis advisers
for months while the Senate, which
will necessarily have 80 hold al ex-
ira session to confirm the nomination
of members of the Cabinet and other
important officials, will have its
hands full arranging the reorganlzA-
ton of all of its commit tees and OF
It's official staff, so that even if the
House were to meet in extra session,
its members, many OF them entirely
new men, would lack the advice CT
Mr. Cleveland, the members of bis
Cabinet and of the old democratic
Senators, in framing tariff bill,
which must not be the work Of a few
weeks. Dot the result Of the careiol
and deliberate study of MANY months
by the best minds in the democratic
party, if it Is 20 be what every patrl-
otto democrat wishes it to be. 1t will
not do to hurriedly frame and pass
bill which while correcting the inequalities
of the Mckinley law, will CONTAIN in
eoualltles Of its own. That would
ne q fatal break at the beginning of
what now promises to he long
lease OF power for the democratic
party. 1t will be far better to 60
slow and 60 right, and the time De-
tween DOW auu the first Monday 10
Dece % Der 1898, can be more prolte-
blY, for the country, and for the dem-
ocrat1c party, spent in studying the
tariff and It's connection with the
needs of all classes of our peoole, by
the new Senators and Representa'
tives, than 10 the hurry burly OF an
extra session. AS for the repeal OF
federal election laws, the regular se7
sion will be time enough for that, as
there Will he no more federal election
held until the Congressional election
in 1894.
Please understand that while en-
dorsing the foregoing Ia every par
ticular it is not put forward as the
indiyidual view Of your correspon-
don't hut as the substance of the
views of ali the long-headed amt
nrominent democrats with whom be
has beeo able 70 discuss the subject
since the full extent of the democrat
,c victory was known here, and he
hes reason also to believe those of
President elect Cleveland, and IS
such 1t ls commended to the consid'
eraClon of all democrats, and particu-
larry to those who have apparently
taken 20 the mistake n idea that the
tariff can be changed az easily as a
mans coat
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