New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-07
MR.. CLEVELAND'S TROUBLES.
HIS EXTRA SESSION CALL Likely ~ hAioT
4 STORM.
DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssMEN CANNOT 'I"''
THE PRESIDENT so SOON DEfo"N
ELECTION WITHOUT ENRAHlN'
rHErr CONSTITUENTS.

ELECTION WITHOUT ENRA'lN"
THFlr CONSTITUENCY
rny TELEGRAPH TO THE IRInuNEI
49, , = ,lthoueh Il had been gen
-, rdrs,ood ami expected for SIX weeks al
v,s. that a special session oil Inc L'iio 'ohs'es.
vould be- called early In SEPTEMBER 'he ur'e' ""'
eosne notice of the President TO III" e"cc appears
a. hay. nrodu,,d something OF sh'cA amoho OeHo
, p1n-,s,n,.tlves in Washington. and there are
,mo,ar indications that II will cause once-seeke's
tcner. 10 redouble thci. efforts and I'M
- ,,,. du-,ng the next three months. Every
i,.r.,,c senator and Congressman who favors Tree
c,,nace of silver at any raio' or the restoration u
a., r,ond law OH the old basis, has aireaov oee"
80. ..nsble Of the fact that the Administration Is
, ,mindf,n OF the advantage that II enjoys IN
"' 49,. command of the distribution o. vast number
., sces ana for obvious reasons slch statesmen
80 exceedingly anxious to have the distribution com
r,e,, before they required TO take hama III 'he
e,ectment If financial legislation
There Is not mnch doubt that some OF them nave
,..;,v agreed. in consideration OF ofoill faVoTs DC
.,ousd CT promised, TO support any legislation "hch
49, administration may recommend. or that others
al agree 10 do the same for like considerations. a
ty Of these agreements may be carried out Dat 'he
chances are that majority OF them Will 1911 10 'ie
eround This will undoubtedly be the case 50 lar as
r. rresentatives are concerned. for they Know ,ha'
10y must successfully pass the ordeal OF rehoi'i'a
va;e use. Few II any Of them are so strong III 'e''
nsct,ye districts that they afford to ignore OF
nnpose local sentiment. In many OF inc o'a'eS VI
Inc south and West the demand OF 'he Deino'i"''
and Popuisis for free coinage appears 10 oe e'e"
stronger than 1t last year. IN "eofea' ioi ga
ample 6lteen.slxt eenths OF the Democr'"c news
-. ,nc,us,rc nearly every weekly paper In the
t,ate demand free coinage at the present rauo "a
1G TO l. and IL Il exceedingly doubtful "he.v2 '''
Gle Georgia senator Representative couu "'u''e
courage 70 vote for the repeal OF the SILVER fr'n"ee
law even II there should be coupled VITA II pr
wisdom 10 repeal the tax on state oanH circ"iau0n
What Is true Of Georgia is likewise ,rue "a -,,nh
o,her states and many Congress dlsTlc's ""''A
are now represented by Democrats ..
In conversation with a Tribune correspondent ~
dsv a Democratic Congressman, whom pruuen'e IN
pelled 10 ask that his name be reserved saiu
trouble is that the people OF my ois"io. i"'' IT,,
our financial difficulties due not 10 'he opei"o"
., N. silver Purchase law. but 10 the manner Ill
~h,ch n ia construed and administered. lhey CON
tend that II the Secretary OF the treasury lh''euu VI
discriminating against silver IN the reoempuom VI W.,
Treasury notes would standard SILVER ooiaie i'
that purpose-or even redeem email m so'u INV
the other half in snver-an our hnanclai trouu'e'
rou,d vanish They are arm in the belief that II
free.coinage law should be passed no harm ~h"'e'er
would result every dollar OF gold In the country
should be exported boarded. and 40 not see NJ"
they are TO be argued out OF the beiei. Az any r'
i
II should DO 1t as candidate for renomina''oh 20
Conrr..s. / would not he able TO carry single
primary in the district ,..
al regard II as unfortunate 'ha' '"e | -
,ton has not been able TO formulate poicE 10 ue"e
its position more clearly OH this snn>ec'' vi 'ou'
everybody knows that President CieNeiahu ne''' -
40. on the repeal Of the existing silver law but every
hohv is in the dark as to what afhrmrnNe "eis"-
,,or II any, he favors or would consent 10 appioN''
and there is no doubt whatever ua' an oNci "
ing majority OF the party In Congress WIZ u'"l'"u
.om. .nsrmatiye action on the subject. think tha'
a very large majority Of the Democrats win ""on,
have conversed during the last three moh'ns "ou
consent N a repeal OF the existing law coupicu WIN
By. reenactment Of the Bland Law, ana mat NeI! ie"
AZ them would consent to anything snort oi "a''
Msnv Democrats believe that the PrSoeh' WIN
recommend the repeal Of the 10 per cent TAX Oh o'
Sank circulation but nobody feels certain mat ne
,n A. a. rhaye no idea that the majority Ia either
branch OF Congress would accept that as sumcleh'
inducement for the repeal Of the Silver Law ana II
vould be bitterly opposed by every Representative In
whose district the theories Of the Popusts have maoe
any impression upon the opinions OF voters
"some Democrats also believe that the fres'o'''
would agree to the coinage OF silver 81 a rauo u
20 10 L. remarked the correspondent.
YES I have heard talk OF that Sort az
not sce however, how any silver man could consent
to It, do not regard myself rs an extremist by an!
MEANS but / could not vote for slich proposiuoh
would not ONLY dOO 10 present '"i''N' -
complications and Inevitably entail heavy losses upon
waas-eaneas ana other persons OF small meaus, ",
no a complete surrender oil the principles ior Wiz,
'syer btmetAlIsts have been fighting curing Ihe ms
fwenty wears. cannot believe Tat the lTestaen
has ever seriously 1avoraby considered the prOP
ION In fact, have reason 10 believe that ne ma
not vet even outlined policy in his own ninu !"
lie recommended 10 Congress. ara repeat 'ud, al"
seems 10 me TO be unfortunate. The ultimate enc
~ The object lessons wh'ch the country Is recevs
NAV be the reverse OF what he is understood TO mop
for and expect: In fact. Indications are not "a'e
even now which point 10 such a result $780,.
II nav be unreasonable for the plan er or irh'
who receives dollars In payment Tor MS COY
ton or aIain or PORK cattle. or for the nierc"n
or manufa who Is stained and pinched anu Per
mans driven 10 the wall because be cannot Voti'
even 80 cent dollars enought TO meet bis obsauons
n NAV be unrra sOnabe. say for these men 70 c9n
r,an because the Secretary Of the Treasury osc'iul
mates against the .O4-cent dollar but they 90 com
plain and protest. and am strongly inchnen 10 o.
;cve from what j have seen and hcsra maj Wv
sentiment IN favor Of free and Unlimited chnhge %
silver is stronger today especially among The farmer
planters and small mel chants ana o'ncI dcdiers, Inn
Il was even three months ago Moreover nems.
mat the Pres will lind the majority IN tonts
ic.s trsctsbje less inclined 10 accept MS recommtn
non. in regard 10 financial lcgsla ton next scpege
than he would have found II had he cailcd spe - :.
sessicn two months ago, and am also sronsy W u
cpin,cu that II would have been mli'n D.uct io e"'
country II a spring session had been held