The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-22
TaE TAkIFF AND the HxrRA
SESSION.

Let so one expect that the extra session
Of congress will settle the financial issue
and then adjourn. It will not b psrmit-
ted t. do so by public sentiment. All
genuiss business men, whether they voted
for Harrison ana protection or for Cleve-
land rad . tariff for revenue only, will
unite IN determined effort to make this
Democratic congress and administration
declare their purpose in regard to the tar
id. Ehs intelligent, able. independents
paper. at the East which advocated Cleve-
isnd's election warn those Democrats Who
expec; . short session that they will
hasdii get it. The mere passage Of reso-
luton; conferripg power on tho president
TO SUSPEND purchases under the sherman
act wisi not be sufficient to clear the path
Of trsss and industry Of all Instructions to
revivss Of business and the restoration Of
public: confidence.
The;burning financial issue must b dis
posed: Of first. but for . full revival of
prosperous fall and winter business the
policys OF the Democratic party on the
subje,ss Of the tariff must be sharply and
clcarls defined. Every business man OF
sense. whether he 10 Democrat or Re-
publican. knows that unless this uncer-
tsinty: is removed business will not vigor-
ously sevive. The WOODEN manufacturers
must ;now whether they are to have free
wool end when and what are to be the rates
Of dl&y on imported goods. Today
they s,nly buy raw material In limited
quantity and do only hand to mouth
business. Their operations are disas-
trously contracted, of course. and the
effect - demoralizing upon both the wool
marks: and the manufacturing industry.
The same il true Of all the other great
manufacturing enterprises hitherto con.
ductsA undsr . high protective tariff
which, the Democratic party 10 pledged to
revisH and reduce.
Iftke Democratic party in congress does
not speedily solve this state of business
suspes.ss for tho people by assuming in
stead tof shirking responsibility. there will
Be- . disastrous reaction at the polls at the
next congressional election. Business
cannes afford to be kept in state Of sus-
psnse:a and hesitation Of needless duration.
Congssss should have been called together
- early - April. Business has been in
suspense four months. Time enough to
have ssvealed the true inwardness of the
Democratic congress on the subject Of
tariff yevision. revolution or reform.
The extra session would do we'll to take
up tiss tariff question and stay with it
until 10 10 settled unless the Democratic
party desire defeat for the next congress
The s.eopis have suffered frightfuIly al
ready by needless delay and they are in
no mVod for tritiing with the tariff. Con-
gross must relieve business not only Of
uncers ainty as to the financial but a. to
the tariff policy of the government.
The. attempt Of the Democratic free trade
prcssao pu, all the blame on silver and say
nothi..g about TIA. tariff will not 60 down !;
the democracy are responsible for the
silver; situation. and they are responsible
for tie tariff trouble. too. The Philadsi-
phia sSea tells the simple truth when IL
says
"M1ls are closing up. 1000 men have
been thrown out of employ ment in the
Norts estern iron mines, lake vessels are
tying: up and disaster IL everywhere. Sill
YER l:ss something To do with il. but the
srecssr Of free trade hundred times
mores