New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-29
SHY OF EXTRA-SESSION TALK.
THE OLDER DEMOCRATS DON'T COMMIT
THEMSELVES.
THEY ARE WAITING FOR Mr. CLEVELAND TO
HAVE HIS sAY-sPEAKER CRISP THINKS
THE WORK SHOULD BE BEGUN SOON
Mr.. HOLMAN on APPRoPRI ATOMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNEJ
Washington, Nov. 28.-Some OF the peNhoo'' -,
,tors and Representatives who became aco"'"' W
Grover Cleveland few years ago when Do HN'u !"
The White House rather shy OF expressing "'''u
sn,n,rs In regard to the expedlcncy OF u spo'"i
session OF the LID Congress while others 'rlhs Say
th,t that matter IS one which they do not desire 10
m.ddle with or express any views upon uhOH MI
Cleveland shall have had his say In regard 10 It,
men are probably wise, remembering, as ul'' N' ~
strongest feature of Mr. Gevennd's nsfure anu ui'po,
saion which his friends call frmness, WINE o'H'i'
give II n different name -. -,
Neither senator Carlisle nor Dir. WM'HeS' Do'A Va
.hon arc populsnv supposed 10 know more about MY
C,evelapd,s views than most other men, Is "lIihs "
commit himself this all absorbing Q'cs"o"' w
gpeakc Crisp contents himself with oracuar u''1"'
which irresistibly recall Jack Bunsby Even 'lc ""'"
and versatile Springer appears Tor once u 'e az
loss what 10 say, and the same spirit OF coynes per
,ades the ranks Of the other Democratic ies''
veterans who served In the XLIXth and Lh congresses
This IS true not only regard to the question OIL
special session, but in respect TO other ques"o' p
which the Democratic party has been supposeo 10 pe
q unit at least ,tDce the Chicago coh'enuo"-suen
ou.sons as the tar Staebank taxation. reciprocity
sugar bounties. silver, ETC. occasiohs'E - -.
man is found who will speak frankly and Dolby
sich man is Representative Livingston, OF Georgia
who said today
"There is neither reason nor excuse that any one
can offer for not having extra session OF the Lila
Congress next spring. We told the people during
the campaign that they were being over'aNe"' 'i''
thew were being robbed bv the Mckinley tariff; ard
they will want to know how long we are gong 10
LET mn robbery 90 on. We educated them so that
they now understand the situation and they are not
in q mood to stand patiently by while We CONSUMER
whether or not will do anything we neco not
be In haste about the work; we cen take all inc
time necessary. but we must begin and work stesoiiy
hpn lie
plished. II we had not told the people what we
did we could not have the victory. We had to
educate them and then had TO make them promises
Now we have to indicate that We are gong 70 re-
deem those promises quickly as possible
"Tahe it down In Georgia. There we piled up
immense majortes. bat no man who "os no' ih
the campaign knows the work We had to DO and the
promises we had to make to do IT, We have educated
the people in the remote regions up to that point
where they cannot be fooled any more. Mr.. Cleve-
land is as much responsible as any man for the facs
that the voters know much. lie had been eou-
eating them and he, with the rest OF u.s. must phy
attention 10 what they say. proved to the Ihlrd
party people down in Georgia that Cleveland was
as sound on the financial question rs was Weaver.
l proved II by his letter OF acceptance DO
not know but that lie will have to live up 70 the
reputation.
~ do not see how an extra session can be avoided
I do not think II should be avoided. The man VINO
Is driving mule TO plough, the man VINO Is oeauhs
I'm anvil and the man who IS saving wood viii wnht
to know why delay. They will ask II we DO not
get eur pay by the year. and II there is any reason
why VIZ should rot start work In March as well as
In December. They will want 10 know why II Is
II they are being robbed. that We should delay their
relief"
Representative Tsrsney, Of Missouri also favors A
special session next spring. To "Sar" reporter
today he said:
ax+ra tn ho n m Y.
The people have shown that they desire reduction
OF the tariff and this should be the first question
which Our party must consider In order that arln
bill should result benefclaly, II is necessary that
should operate for n certain length on time BEFORE
the people pass judgment upon 1t. The result OF
placing the Mills bill before the public In 1888 and
the Mckinley bill In 1862 defeat for the party
which enacted them. We should not be caught IN
the same trap this time. II We car meet the latter
part Of March or first Of April and decide upon the
changes In the tariff that they can go into effect
by September l, the bill Will be operative fourteen
months before the next election.
81 do not believe a horizontal cut In me tarih Is
necessary as there thous ,nds Of Items which will
have very little effect. There are. however, from
twenty-five TO fifty rates which need 10 be reduced
These can either be placed In separate bills or In
one bill. and in this form shonh be passed At this
session u Is quite necessary to pass the springer bills
In the senate.
Tho financial question Is an important one, and VIII
have 70 be met BY prompt action. From the present
outlook does not as though both ends can meet
The expenditures appear 10 be running above the re
ceipts Oh of the large bounues ana the big
pension roll Although Commissioner Raum places
his estimate at small figure, IL is probable That the
pension figures will reach 81 -OoOOOW tn year. The
economy cry is not practical one as we discovered
BY our efforts in the last Congress The expenditures
have been made so large by the Republican party
that it is now impossible reduce them without harm
full effects In the workings Of the Government"
Mr.. Tarsney supported Judge CRISP In the last
sneakersblp contest and does not think he viii
counter mnch opposition in his canvass for rceecuon
As for the speaker himself, he appears Comment ana
happy, but he is by no means disposed to lnure MS
own prospects by expressing decided views Tor pubca
ton In regard to the policy which bis party ought u
pursue Among other things, however, he said that
he felt that the result VI the election had placed
great responsibility upon the Democrats, and that
wisdom and caution were demanded OF them. The re-
sponsiby, however, was one that they were eiad 10
assume; and, for one, he felt no apprehension. Hc
said lie was satisfied that the Democratic Congress ana
Executive would prove equal to the task before Them
The people had expressed Themselves unIHlsukaby'
and all the Democratic party had to DO was to 90
ahead honestly and fcaressy 10 give the relief dc
manded lie thought that the tarin should he put Oh
g. revenue basis, and that there should be such re-
ducton OF duties would make the revision OF con
sequence.
In response to question 10 the talked OF extra
session OF Congress, he said that there were several
things TO be considered. That was "A matter which
Mr. Cleveland would decide for himself Il think,
be said that an early beginning OF the WORK We
AVE before us docs not imply lmsy action. 90
aot think We should act with haste. but 90 thlnK
tnat we should begin the wOra early as practicable
The revision of the tarN may be mode with great
deliberation and study. but there should be no uh-
necessary delay In beginning the work. Tile question
70 be considered l. what delay Is necessary Inc
people who gave the Democrats party such an over
whclmlng victory have a right 70 expect us 10 90
something .or their relief as soon rs can ludcously
be brought about
II Is by means secret that Speaker Chsp 4