The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-17
AS TO AN EXTRA SESSION.

IT is illogical. un-democratic indefensible
to postpone the meeting of Congress thir-
teen months after election.-St. Louis Re-
public (Dem.)
No President ever called an extra session
of Congress without wishing he did not
have to do so or regretting that he had
done sO.-Brooklyn Eagle Dom.
~ CHICAGO Democrats are q unit against q
special session of Congress. Some one mas
told them it would prevent Clev Gland from
getting right to work giving out Offices.
Chicago Mail Rep
mo! No! No extra session. This seems
to be the eliminating voice of those jour.
mails, political leaders. and business men
seemingly rejecting the best public senti.
ment-Philadelphla Telegraph tRep.,
To prevent an extra session of Congress
the present United States Senate need only
to listen to the will of the people and con-
sent to reform measures. Its members have
been instructed twice since Mckinley per-
petrated his party slau2hter.-Kansas City
Times DEM
THE overwhelming free-trade sentiment
in the Democratic party resents with in
tense bitterness the advice of q conserva-
tive minority to postpone the grand attack
upon American industry until the regu-
lar session of the Fifty third Congress.-To-
ledo Blade (Rep.l
IT is good party policy because it is good
public policy to act promptly. The period
of uncertainty should be reduced to min
imum, and there should be time for the WIS.,
dom of q low tariff policy to be demon
strated before the congressional elections
of l894.-Chicago Herald (Dem.)
A VERY strong pressure will be brought
upon Mr. Cleveland to call the next Con-
gress together In advance of the regular
time of meeting, and tits by no means i'm
he is not himself IN favor of such q course.
Brooklyn Standard-U Union Rep
THE general tendency and drift of Demo-
cratic sentiment. SO far as we have OBJ
served, is in favor of an extra session of
ground and arranging the prellminaries for
putting in operation the legislation which
the people desire and demand.-Atlanta
Constitution Dem.
III there is no extra session the new DEM
ocratic tariff will be closing mills and put
ting out foundry fires just before the next
presidential campaign. and this will come
after two years of back-breaking. delays.
All this will be hard on the country; but
could be nothing better for the Repu blican
party.-Philadelphia Press (ReD.)
On the theory that tho Democrats will
control the presidency and both houses of
Congress. the country 10 entitle to demand
that they show their hands at once; that
WAYS and means committee prepare a sub-
stitute for the Mckinley bill as soon as
possible after the 4th of March. and that
there De no delay In putting the new sys-
tenn into operatlon.-San Francisco Chron-
lcle (Rep.
WHAT else means this agonized and
clamorous appeal to partisan prejudice
and fear against an extra session of Con-
CREST The session was not suggested by
Republicans. but by jealous Democrats.
who want. with the least possible delay. to
set about the great reforms" they have
promised. If those reforms" are TO bring
millennium to the people of this country
why should there be any delay about it,
New York Tribune tRep.l
THE country can wait. However il may
have voted, it is not exactly clamoring for
free trade. We admit that the Democratic
party is distinctly pledged to wipe out pro-
lection and establish tariff for revenue
only. There can be no successful denial of
so much. nor can the party expect to feed
the wild and woolly West and the semi
civilized South on husks OF promises and
keep the party together. But sufficient
unto the day should be the patience of the
parti-colored mass behind this great VIC
tory.-Philadelphia North American Rep
DOES Mr.. Cleveland claim the right Of
disappointing the people. breaking faith
with his party. and lodging the issue pre-
sentedf Is be going TO postpone action for
O year and Q half and keep the business of
the country in q ruinous state OF uncer-
tainty all that times Is the Fifty-third
CONGRESS to go no further than the slight
modification of the Mckinley law, which
its party has agreed to repeal. and not give
she workingmen the tarit for revenue only.
or free trade. for which they are yearningi
IL the Prophet once more TO show himself .
cowardly dodgerf-Chicag Tribune tRep.l