The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-29


An extra session of Congress.
whether one shall be called, is the all
absorbing topic that is still troub-
ling our Democratic friends. The So
called conservative elements In the
Democratic party realize the impend-
ing danger that an extra session would
damage or destroy the party by i'm
petuously doing that which the party
has pledged itself to do. The hope
of those who are laboring to save the
Democratic party from destroying it.
self, Is that 1t may forget Its own
principles and purposes In a year, at
least so far that the most dangerous
legislation can be avoided.
In opposition to this spirit a great
body Of men are arrayed, who passion
ately demand the millennium which
the party leaders promised and who
want 1t with the least possible delay.
The predicament ls made much more
perplexing by the State OF the Nation
al Treasury. The appropriations
made by the Democrats themselves
In the late session of Congress, have
exhausted the reserve and threaten
deficit. Forty millions dollars more
were appropriated BY the Democrats
than were appropriated by what was
called the Billion dollar Republican
Congress and yet they are coming
out at the little end OF the horn.
They have promised public build
ings In hundreds of towns, and bis
appropriations for scores OF creeks
and inlets, and Offices and jobs with
out number. They will have no pa
tlence with niggardly economy
which denies to them their share o
good things. But there is barrie
In the way. They must have none!
but how Ia it to be raised, where is /
to come from? Ii appropriations al
not to be cut down more money mus
be raised than the existing laws vii
yield, and the revenue under existing
laws is certain to diminish wheneNe
importers begin to anticipate reduc
ton Of duties.
An extra session might hasten Oh
this shrinkage of revenue, while post
pone ment Of all change for a year o
SO would leave the new ldministratio
without resources before Its lirst yea
had closed. m.r. "-..-
The measures for which the Demo
Gratis are clamorinG loudest would III
decd greatly reduce the revenue.
would srenoye the duties on WOO
which amount to about S9,O0o,ooo bu
what good would thnt do when NOR
money is what is needed? The Demo
Gratis demand tho repeal Of the dutle
on tin.plate amounting to Sl3,oO0,0o
but Il repeal of that kind would no
help the Democratic cause any.
They have no money to throw away
It Is money that they need. On til
basis of present importations. and tn
reduction OF duties on wooden goodi
would either PROSTATE industries b
excessive importailons. OF else woul
take from the revenue many million
OF dollars mole.
Yesterdays dispatches show that IL
Southern sugar planters are calamo
ing for the repeal OF the Mckinley bill
and the restoration OF the duty o
sugar. This would indeed increa'
the revenue, but what will the Easter
workingmen ard the Woc.eth iarme
have to say ABOUT it when they fin
they have to pay two cents per pour
more for their sugar?
WThs consequences Of such a repe
would DO serious to the Democrat
The contract which they have taken
govern this country is avery large Of
for any party to tuke, but it is espe
tally large for mon to take who ha
tied themselves up with Democrat
promises to repeal Republican prote
ton which thoy have denounced
fraud.