The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-07
Paradoxes Of Politics.

| Mr.. CLEvELANDs proclamation OF june
80. summonlng special session Of Congress
for tho 18th day OF August describes. as the
reason for this important act. the existence
| OF unwise laws which must be executed
| until repealed. the object of such repeal
being. that the people may be relieved,
through Legislation. from present and i'm.
| pending danger and Distress
When Congress meets. the first duty which
| Will devolve upon its members will be-
the adjustment OF contests from several
States. In the Senate. important constitu-
tional questions OF representation, and of
the authority Of Governors to fill vacancies,
arc to come up. The Senators consider
themselves tho special guardians OF the con-
stitutional right OF representation, and until
these matters arc disposed Of. Legislation Is
likely to DO delayed. 1t so happens that
most OF the election disputes are between
Republicans and Populists; and as tho ma
tional Administration must rely considoru-
bly, upon the help of Republican votes In
tho attempt TO secure tho repeal of
unwise silver legislation, disastrous in
Its effects on credit and commerce, the
somewhat anomalous spectacle will be
presented OF Democrats lending aid and
encouragement to their Republican antag-
onists, against the Popullst allies OF the
Democracy, who aided SO much In the West
in the Republican overthrow. and made
Democratic success certain in the South by
returning to tho ranks of the party at a
time when these ranks had been seriously
weakened by OBJECTIONS.
Nor Ia this the only anomalous condition
likely to be disclosed at the August session.
When in 1890 the Force bill. with all its odlous
features incorporated, had passed the
House OF Representatives and was menacing
the country. and only tho Senate stood be-
tween 1t and President HARRIsoN's eager
acquiescence. 1t was the pro-sllver Senators
who came nobly to the rescue OF the imper-
illed Democracy. and by their votes blocked
the further progress OF the iniquity. Now
under the exlgencies OF the present situa-
ton, the whole weight OF the Democratic
Administration must be cast against those
who rendered this saving help to tho par
TVS cause. In all hour OF peril. In order To
do away, Internationally. with all legisla-
tion favorable to silver. the Democratic Adj
ministration must strike hands with those
Republicans who in the Force bill crisis so
bitterly assailed Democratic principles and
candidates. parting company In 80 doing
with the pro-silver. anti-Force bill Senators
in their struggle against repeal.
These two anomalous conditions would DO
sufficient to mako the special session nota-
blc oven II there was no other. but there is
another. The Southern and Western adyo-
Gates of radical and sweeping tariff reform,
are at the same time tho ardent advocates
OF larger volume OF currency based. In
part at least. on silver purchases made
by the Government. To defeat them.
the Democratic Administration will DO |
obliged to gain the support OF tho |
of the Republican manu-
featuring districts who are closely welded |
TO protection and to the MCKINLEY tariff. |
To secure tho repeal OF tho SIBERIAN bill. !