Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-26
TUE DEnocpAcl AN0 TIE TARIFF.


 There is considerable speculation as to whether or not an extra session of Congress should be called after Cleye- lands inauguration as President, and a wide difference of opinion exists among leading Democrats and party newspapers. An expected Treasury deficit and desire to revise the tariff are the chief reasons urged for holding a special session, but the more conser- vative Democrats either oppose the idea or counsel careful consideration of the questions involved. Mir. Cleve- land has not expressed himself def nitely, but from what little he has said it is inferred that he will not sanction eae holding of an extra session. Extra sessions, as the Philadelphia Times history chiefly for the disasters they entailed upon the administrations that called them, and Mir. Cleveland is not likely to err in that line" A sugges- ton looked upon with much favor and credited to Senator Carlisle and Mir, Whitney, is that Tariff Commission be appointed this winter, with power to sit through the summer months for the purpose of recommending line of policy.
 It becomes more evident every day that the Democrats will not adhere to the policy as declared in the Chicago platform, and here it Is interesting to know hew the strong tariff-for.reve- nue-only plank came to be adopted by the National Convention. Its history IS thus given in special to the New York Sun from Washington:
 The action of the anti Cleveland men on the night of the nomination was all devoted toward delaying the prelimi- nary proceedings of the Convention, wearying the delegates, and securing an adjournment until next day; when, it was believed, Cleveland could be de- feated. The session of the Committee on Resolutions had been drawn out to as great length as possible by anti Cleveland men on the committee, one of whom was the Hon. Larry Neal, coached from the outside 5y Senator Brice. When a peremptOry demand for a report from the committee was imminent in the Convention, Senator Brice sent in word to Neal that the fight would have to be transferred to. the floor of the Convention Mir Neaps terse and radical free trade plank was therefore designed solely to precipitate wrangle in the Conven- ton and delay the taking of a ballot. That it did not do so was due to the prompt action of ex-Secretary Whit ney. Standing on the stage he was informed by lieutenant of the pur- pose of the anti Cleveland men to de- lay scsion by a discussion on the tariff He knew that Cleveland was then stronger in the Convention than he would ever be, It was already late.
 'Let them have their plank. Tell our people not to waste time opposing it,r he said to his staff officers.
 The word was promptly passed among the delegations; and Whitney's forces hastened the ballot by adopting his opponents resolution, giving them aseeming victory, but defeating their real purpose. The ballot on this Neal substitute tariff plank is consequently wholly without significance so far as the preferences of the delegations on the tariff questions go. Itmerely rep resented the confusion and fiasco of a parliamentary trick that had failed.
 This is the way the Convention hap pened to be so brave and outspoken on the tariff by adopting a plank which was not intended to be adopted by it's proposers, and which was rushed through to get it out of the way by it's opponents.
 The fact of the matter is that the Democratic party dare not make any extensive assault on the tariff, because the revenues are now insufficient to meet the current expenses of the Gov ernment, and for the further reason that it would imperil the business in terests of the country and likely pre- cipitate financial panic. Wool, lum- Der, binding twine, tin and few other articles, will be put on the free list, and the duty on some of the highly protected manufactures reduced. Il is not improbable that the law giving a bounty to sugar raisers will be re- pealed, and an import tax placed on raw sugar, as offering the most practi cable and quickest means of increasing the ravenuas