Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-12
LET'S TALK POLICY.
Democracy Having Won the
Great National Prize,
WHATARE THEY GOING TO poNBxT9

The Wiseacre Presents a Few Lines of Pro-
cedure and the Reasons Therefore
Further Comment the Cause of the
Political Earthquake - Three New
Names Mentioned for the Cleveland
Cabinet-The Back Counties Continue
to Take Their Time, but the Exact Situ-
alton is Somewhat Palmer.
WASHINGTON, Nov 12-Referring to the
proposed extra session of congress it is now
pointed out that the same cry has been
raised at previous elections ever since Gar
field became president in $780, but an extra
session has not been called. 1t is also said
that Cleveland is opposed to extra sessions,
and it is also asserted that he will have too
much to do making changes in offices to
warrant attention to congress. 1t is learned
that some of the leading tariff reformers
are favoring an average reduction of about
20 pr cent. from the Mckinley schedule.
TheE expect a bill to be passed by the new
congress and made operative two years
afterward.
Piece of Political Strategy.
This proposed move is piece of so-called
political strategy. The effects of new legis-
lation, it is feared, will be felt adversely on
| the congressional election two years hence
| if law should go into effect before that
time. Having passed it, the Democratic
| party can lay claim to having fulfilled its
| pledge to the people of revising the tariff
and claim that the law will not go into
| operation until after the congressional cleo
| tion two years hence, the Republican party
cannot make an issue OF the tariff law or
| its results. Meanwhile the Republicans
| will be left without an issue 1t is doubt
| full if this peculiar view of postponing the
| effects of new tariff law has many sup
| porters among the Democrats, although it
| is advanced by some reforplers.
| From Democratic Point.
A Democratic view of the case is that
either the present congress must provide
increased revenues for the expenses of the
government, which is altogether unlikely,
or else the treasury will be obliged to de-
| fault on account Of public works now au-
thorized by law, such as, new ships, forti-
| fications, coast defenses and river and har-
| Dor improvements. in order to provide for
| the payment of pensions, ald this latter
alternative seems as unpromising as the
| first. Consequently an extra session of the
NEWLY elected F'ifty-third congress is apt to
be convened to meet the emergency The
condition can be stated in few words
Looking FOR a Deficiency.
The total appropriations authorized by
| the late session or congress for the fiscal
year ending June 30 next. together with
the permanent appropriations, amount to
| s507, 600, 1885, while the revenues estimated
by the treasury department for the same
fiscal year are computed at only S455, 1885,
$50, thus foreshadowing deficit of So. .G00-
| 900. But in addition to this there is every
probability that there will be big de-
ficiency on account of pensions. even on the
basis of the appropriations granted by the
| late session of congress for the present fiscal
| year
/ Amounting to About SS5, COO, 900.
Cleveland, when he takes charge of the
| government on the 4th of March will be
confronted with a depleted treasury. and,
in addition with budget of outstanding
fixed liabilities amounting to at least S75.-
0000 900 or SS5, ,0o1,000 Should an extra ses-
| sion of the new congress be called to revise
the tariff and devise new means of rexor
nue,x the very fact of its sitting for that
purpose will serve as a notice to all
importing interests at home and abroad to
wait before making further extensive inn
portations until reduced schedules are
| formulated and put into execution. so that
the result Will be to greatly reduce for n
| time, at least, the government receints
| FROM customs.
An Extreme Partisan View.
From an extreme partisan standpoint
| there are further reasons for calling an ex-
ira session. 1t is said that the president
has decided to extend the. civil service regu
lations so as to include the bureau of en-
craving and printing and the office of pub
lie printer. Such move would leave the
Democrats little patronage at their dis
posal when they take possession of the gov
ernment next March.
Business Views at Chicago.