The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-08

- g. stll great demand among
Democrats for an extra session Oh 20"
orsss hut the more careful ana cohS'ue-
ra,e are opposed to anything IKE ha'''
-. our Washington correspondent
.. ,,s letter published yesterday gives
interviews with number OF virginia
oororessmen upon this subject anu io'
80 ~ them favored the move NON
- n Wise with his usual caution
.,..,rA. that Il was n question soieN
FOR the decision OF Mr.. Cleveland ai'er
,ts inauguration, but he ala not 'hiiiN
-, ox,ra sessIons should ever be call
al unless public business imperatNeiy ue-
,ooded Il Hon. Posey @. Lester, OF the
Fifth district, is not a member Oh '"'
Fiftv-thlrd Congress, but he thought '"o
Democratic party should be very conserve"
.,,,o ond consider we'll what effect an
oxtra session would have upon the bust
ness interests Of the country. congress
man Epes sees at this time no occasion
Tor sucb y session, although he says that
,bo question can be better decided when
the full condition of affairs is known at
the close Of the present Congress
Tbesa views certainly express the senu-
mont of the Virginians In both houses
o,d tbev are eminently Characteristic
The Democracy Of this State believe IN
going slowly in the delicate and intricate
matter of reforming the tariff and IN
looking carefully before they leap
There is one very strong point OF Cd
lection 10 an extra session, which is that
the Republicans are so anxious Tor It,
Some time ago we quoted an extract from
the New York Tribune advocating the
call OF one by President Cleveland ana
the President in his message expresses
tho same views. He thinly wells his ad-
vice under the guise Of caring Tor the
masses of the people by saying aliet
admitting that the result OF the recent
election must be accepted as having in
troduced a new policy: 1T Is q matter
Of regret that this work (of tarin re-
yision) must be delayed at least three
months, for the threat Of great tarlNi
changes introduces so much uncertainty
that an amount, not easily estimated OF
business inaction and OF diminished pro-
duction will necessarily result.
Now Mr.. Harrison certainly does not
volunteer this advice from any solicl-
tude for the welfare of the Democratic
party. His zeal for the public welfare IS
indeed newborn, since, during his en-
tire administration, he has ardently advo-
Gated a system which placed the public
at the mercy Of a few favored individu-
ais whose money, given them by the re
| publican party, was relied on to buy thai
party power. He and his organs are EVIL
| IDENTIFY hoping that the Democracy VIII
by too hastily changing a system OF
| taxation to which the business interests
| have adjusted themselves, blunder fatally
| In the interests Of Radicalism. Advice
| from such a source is plainly fraugh
with danger to the Democracy.
The Democrats will no doubt consider
this subject OF an extra session of Con
gress in all its bearings. and they vii
be very careful to make no such blunde
as their enemies are relying upon. IL
the meantime the whole question must b.
determined by Mr.. Cleveland, and. a
all classes of the Democracy have un
bounded confidence In him, whatever h
dispute. in the firm belief that he will
do what is best for the party. and tn
country.