Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-23
ASKED TO ACT.
The Extra Session of Congress
Thought Necessary.
CONGRESSMAN GABLES VIEWS.

Demand of the People for Immediate
Action With Reference to the Tariff
Question-some of the Likely Changes
The Best Interests of the Country.
A Washington special to the Chicago
Berald contains the following interview
with Congressman Gable on the proposed
SPECIAL session of congress. and special
tariff legislation: .i
The republicans have bankrup,ed The
government and the democrats shodld
lose no time in making that fact known
in the most effective way possible. said
Congressman Gable tonight. II mean
by This that Mr.. Cleveland shou call
congress to meet in special session soon
after March next. While republican
coat tails are still 10 be sesn in the out
skirts of Washington a ing from the cap
ltol, the democrats should meet in full
possession Of the government for The first
time N 30 or more years, and proceed to
borrow money %ith which to meet the
necessities of the government. That
wou'n show the country, as nothing else
could show il, how the outgoing part
has mansg' the peoples aft airs. The
sooner the democrats take action the
oet'e r for them. If they wait five OF
SIX months before tskiug ste ps 10 meet
the serious condition of affairs forced
upon the country by the republican ex
tTayssance, nearly all effect upon tbs
masses Of the people will be lost, aud
there may De bOuesJ dOults in some
minds as to whether the republicans
who have gone out of power or the
democrats who have come in and been
IN for some time are responsible for
tue dCti3iency. If prompt seton is taken
there Will be no such doubt
AF.ct Anyone Can See.
The dul,est man IN the country Will be
able TO see that in thtir four years Of
rule The republicans have SO wrecked The
finances of the government IS TO make il
necessary for the democrats, the very
first thing they DO, to call upon tie c!eii
OF the government 10 save the govern
ment from insolvency. In this way the
fact Can be properly and justly emphs ~
siztd thst the democrats left the govern
ment with surplus OF 800, OOO, 600 fou
years ago, and that they now return I,
power with q deficiency of like sun
staring them in the face as the fruits o
republican extrayagauce and mismsnage
ment during the Hsrrisou-Reed regime.
In my opinion" continued Mr., Gable
this is reasan enough for the calling o
special session Of The fifty third con
gress in March next. But there
| another and higher reason. The PEG
pie Of this country have demanded relic
from the excessive tsxstion imposed
| the Mckinley law Tley have expresse
| their demand i'll terms which cannot b
| mistaken, They want relief, ard ,he
| want IL as soon rs possible There is n
difference of opinion in the democrat
party as to ;he duty which the party no
has to perform. d duty intrusted 10 it /
the people at The regent election. Tn
only difference OF opinion is as to Il
time that DUTY shall be performed. h
in favor Of dong itst the earliest poss
BILE moment, Ii is 10 bet done, must
done, sometime. Until 1t has been a.
conn lished there will re Uncertainty
business circles. Manufacturers, who'll
salers and even retailers will feel the III
favorable effects Of the uncertainty IS
what is to be the policy and what the d
tails of the democratic revision of Il
tariff in response TO the demands of d
people.