Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-06-09
The IMPERATIVE DEMAND FOR An Eek
IRA SESSION.

his attention must have been attract
cd to striking editorial seve,ai DAYS
ago concerning the danger of delay
in the repeal of the Sherman aw.and
il that editorial fell under the vigi,
liant eye of the President, he mist
have given doep meditation to the
following pregnant extract:
"When the country energies from
its period of stress it would seem
that there will no longer remain any
doubt rs to the repeal of the S;ilur
man law, which is roSponsiblc lur so
large share If ,hepresent evils: and
with the currency restored 20 sound
basis, tho obnoxious features Of the
tariff eliminated and the business
community stronger and healthier
for the purgiug it is now urdarg Ding
the country will enter upon period
of lasting prosperity"
NAa. Lv;Lcr text could tic prani.
dent lays nstel in arguing to bis
own satisfaction tue immediate iln-
portanco of an extra session of Con.
gress with Which to begin without
any further tantaliziug delay the
grent work of reform, 10 which the
party is pledged. If the country IS
now in IA period of stress. rnnd there
seems to be no doubt that the usual
~ clear waters of its commerce are
muddier than they ought TO br, it is
the duty of tho administration to
proceed as soon rs possible in Tie
matter of remedial legislation, and if.
ms tho Herald snys is the cnse. the
Sherman law is responsible for the
present financial depression, there
shonld not be days time lost i'll re.
pealing SO obnoxious measure.
While rs yet nothing las been oil
cially announced rs to The early be
ginning of the. hcrculcan task OF turn
ing the flood OF legislation through
the augean stables Of several Renub
lican administrations the gratifying
information has been published, with
every evidence OF authenticity that
the President has determined to con
vene Congress in the full not latol
than the 10th of September. Tie
Sherman bill must no repealed and
the tariff must be reformed to rcvo.
nuo basis. as determined by the Chi
cago platform.
1t is the opinion of many that The
Sherman bill is causing more trouble
than the tariff, and il is OF grcaLer
importance that the TX of Legislation
should be hid at The root of this pro
d;gious sou: of financial evil than
at the ',asa ~ .he protective tariff
excreay nco, Tie President, whose
record rs tariff rcfornlcr has long
since been made, does not fad ii no.
ccssary to constantly proclaim his
sincerity ns tariff roformer by talk
ing about it. With the Sherlnan
bill, however, it is different. The is
suo IS comparatively now one and
the President is now engaged i'll de
filming the attitude and Strengthening
the efforts of the administration
against the Legislative monstro.ity
which is thriving on tho very vitals
OF the country's commercial standing
and credit as a nation. There is no
more reason that such law should
be left on the statute books day
longer than is absolutely necessary
to repeal it. than there is that u VAN
pire should be given the liberty tc
suck the blood of n human being M
instant longer than the time taken &c
throw it off. Oh discovery. To admit
that the Sherman law il Il monstrous
evil. and yet to condone and temper
ize with it by not exercising the pow
or given by the people to get rid Of
at ut once is to desist from Killing the
vampire from fear That the rud,
awakening would disturb it's victim
whose life blood is being drniued
There never was such silly twaddlc
IN the political history of Il country
as has been expended in tho ridic:i
lous excuses advanced in justification,
OF the policy OF delay. First it wa.
thought that CT extra session wa,
nnwise ard jlnpciitic in that it woult
Unnecessary Luston matters anC
would consequently give rise to NJ
unsettled condition from which tn.
''business interests" would suffer
But the President, fortunately, DID
not take this superficial view of th,
situation. and it is only to regretted
that, i'll deciding in favor of an extr,
session, that he did not date it 70,
March instead of September.
In conversation with one of The
most prominent and prosperous mer
chants of the south few DAYS mr.,
the statement was made by him tia,
the purchasing department of hi:
house he'd never been in such a de
inoralized condition as at present
.nd that it was growing worse ever,
day.
why said he. swe do not know
what to do. [ do not care to bn,
my usual heavy bill of good with
prospect OF cheaper prices in tho fail
or winter, and the result is, we m,
simply buying enough to meet tn,
Qpk1al r.