The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-17
THE orrr BEARING GREEKS.

,oor the Greeks bearing gifts" used In
,o,rection with the wooden horse when
,so Cracks sent TO Troy. and which after
wards caused the complete overthrow Oh
tho Trojans. And so. now the Democrats
may well utter the same sentiment "hen
thev read Republican papers urging them
a. calling an extra session OF Con-
gress.
Even the New York Tribune presumes to
give such advice to the Democracy. WIN
| ont apparently recognizing the stern TACT
that the people have relegated them to
tho rear. In all likelihood. forever. that
| and several other papers Of It's Tx oracu-
larry issue orders TO the Democrats Tor
| q special session OF Congress just after the
4th OF March, 'in order that the popular
demand of Tariff Revision may be speedily
compljed with" One would hardly ex-
pect. under existing circumstances, to
hear the special organ of Whitelaw Reid
thus solemnly uttering notes Of warning
to the Democrats
ut must presently dawn upon the minds
of Democratic statesmen that any post
ponement OF the relief they have so sol
EMMY promised is sure TO be interpreted
by the voters as evidence Of insncerity.
The average voter Is certain 10 conclude
that the Democratic statesman would not
be slow TO deluge the people with blessings
II he could. The real trouble. the voters
will perceive, is that the Democratic
statesmen does not believe half he has
been saying and is very much in doubt
I'm his private mind whether the measures
he has proposed and DANGEROUSLY adVo-
Gated can be enacted with any safety.
Heretofore Democrats have been able 70
answer all prayers and appeals with the
plea that the Republicans were In the
way. They had the Senate or the presi-
dency and nothing could be finally ac-
compished so that its good results would
be made manifest, and meanwhile the
fear of evil would result in evil. But now
that excuse is gone. The Democratic
statesman must act, or make voters UNI
derstand that he has no faith In the meas
ures he has proposed and does not dare
TO test them"
It does not require the wisdom OF a
Solomon to see through the animus OF the
organ of the badly beaten hero Of Ophir
farm. in thus urging an extra session. It's
manifest object is to catch the Democratic
party in a trap, and nothing would de-
light the souls of itself and its fellows
more than to see the new administration
suffer from the inevitable shock which
would be occasioned by too sudden re-
versal of the policy under which the bust
ness Of the country has been conducted
for the last four years. and 10 which
that business has necessarily accommo-
dated itself
What these Republican organs wish the
Democrats to do is the very thing they
do not propose to do. Mr.. Cleveland, in
his remarks before the New York Cham
Der of Commerce. distinctly stated that
he intended to be scrupulously careful
Of protecting the business interests of the
country. II beg leave to assure you"
said he, at the close Of his address, that
though l may not soon meet you again
on an occasion like this, l shall remember
with peculiar pleasure the friends made
among your membership and shall never
allow myself to be needless of the affairs
you so worthily hold in your keeping"
SO the Tribune and it's brother Republi-
cans. who are so eager to see the Demo-
Gratis make a fatal blunder, may possess
their souls in peace because they have
1t from the lips Of Mr.. Cleveland himself
that he proposes to make haste very
slowly in the meantime we commend to
them the following, from another Repub-
iican paper, the Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph, which gives them excellent adj
vice when 1t says:
'"The Republican party, during the next
four years. will have its hands full get
ting the pieces together. in repairing the
damage, and in the performance OF its
own Legitimate functions as an outside
Waterman. There should be no extra ses-
sion of Congress. and no political con-
spiracy, in or out Of that body, to create
Generalization in the public mind"