Milford chronicle., 1893-07-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHINeroN, July 3, Is

WASHINGTON, July 3, 1893,
It will be a long time before those famil-
lar with the circumstances that led to the
calling Of the extra session of Congress for
August 7, instead of month or two later, as
had for months been intended, get through
talking about how Mr.. Cleveland's nerve
went to pieces and he got thoroughly rat
tied " some of his admirers say for the FIRST
time in his life. His friends have tired
hard to smooth over his 'break" by giving
ont interviews in which they state that fol
ten davs Mr.. Cleveland had been thinking
of calling the extra session in August. That
is simply rot, only the day before his pro
clamation was issued he told a personal
friend who was trying to persuade MIN 70
call an immediate extra session that ne NAG
fully made up his mind not to call 1t until
September.
What ratified him? Why, the avalanche
of petitions from all sections and from all
classes Of citizens, asking that Congress be
called together at once, many of them tell
iup him in polite but plain language that II
ne failed to do SO he would by that failure
assume personal responsibility for any
further damage that might be done through
the continued financial siriugency. ma
iority of these petitions which were as rule
forwarded by telegraph, mentioned the re-
neal of the Sherman Silver law as the end
sought, but many really asked that Congress
be called together and given an opportunity
10 do something to restore public confidence
Added to these petitions were the opinions
of the members of the cabinet, who had
themselves been under the same sort Of
pressure that August must be substituted
for September, aud in the language of one
of them, the old inan got ratified and threw
up the sponge, issued the proclamation and
LEFT for Buzzard's Bay before i was made
public"
Republicans are as a rule glad that the ex-
ira session has at last been called. They
have from the first been of the opinion that
the SOONER the Democratic Congress got to-
gether the better it would be for the country,
as the worst possible legislation would not
be any more disastrous than the dread and
uncertainty of coming legis alton which has
pervaded business circles from the hrst day
Of the present administration, aud with Con
eress in session public opinion will have an
opportunity to at least try to influence legis-
lation.
There is a leaven OF common sense among
the Democratic Congressman Oh the tariff
question that later on may produce good re-
suits One of them, who because he Is not
ready at this time to openly oppose the
leaders of his party forbids the use of bis
name, said to me. Il shall gladly vote for
the repeal of the Sherman Silver law, be
cause have always been opposed TO it, but
do not consider II lhe pIlncipht cause ui
our financial troubles. The fear Of disturb
auce in the tariff has had much more to do
Win h. and believe that if Mr.. CleYeland
would publicly state his intention to veto
any tariff bill which cuts the present rates
sufficiently TO niure any American industry
that within sixty days confidence would be
cot6pietelv restored and the country again
~ porous" f" While Il isn't certain that he
W.T. do SO. there is a contingency in which
tHis Congressman viii pablicly state these
Iews on the door Of the House.
4 Another political debt incurred during the
kampaien was settled by the appointment Of
4. 4. Tiilman, Of Tenn, to be Register Of the
Treasurv Mr. Tillman was promised agood
place il he wonld use his influence as eecTe-
isrv Of the Teuneaee Farmers Alliance 70
had OF the populisin Ia that slate and pre-