Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-08
CLEVELAND YIELDS.

instead OF In September-Fun Text OF
His Proclnmntion-He Feels Certain of
the Repeal of the sherman Law.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-After carefully
going over all the details at the cabinet
meeting the president issued u procl,.-
nation Friday afternoon calling an ex-
ira session of congress, beginning Au-
gust Z, 1898, as follows:
"ExEcuTIvE MANSION WASHINGTON, d. c..
June %, 1893 Whereas, The distrust and ap.
prehsnsion concerning the financial situation
which pervade ali business circles have already
caused great loss and damage to our people
and threaten to cripple our merchants, stop the
wheels OF manufacture, bring distress and pri.
walton to our farmers and withhold from our
workingmen the wage of labor; and
Whereas, The present pcrilous condition is
largely tho result OF u financial policy which
the executive branch OF the government finds
embodied in unwise laws which must be exc.
cuted until repealed by congress;
Now, therefore, /, Grover Cleveland prcsi.
dent OF the United States, in performance of q
constitutional duty do, by this proclamation,
declare that an extraordinary occasion requires
the convening of both houses of the congress of
the United States at the capital in the city OF
Washington on the eth day of August next, at
IL o'clock noon to the end that the people may
be relieved through legislation from present
and impending danger and distress.
Fifty.third congress are required to take notice
OF this proclamation and attend ut the time and
place above stated.
"Givcn under my hand and the seal OF tho
United States at the city of Washington on the
Both day of June in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-thrce, and
OF the independence of the United States the
one hundred and seventeenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
The determination to call an extra
session had hardly been announced ere
there wa hasty departure from the
white house; and shortly after o'clock
the president was en- route to Buzzards
Bay to join Mrs. Cleveland. Beyond fix
ing up certain western appointments no
other business was transacted, it being
the desire of the chief magistrate to
give as much time as possible to the
preparation of his message to congress,
besides recuperating from his work
since the Inauguration 1t is under
stood that the president will transact
only the most urgent public business
while at Buzzard's Bay, and what Of
fetal announcements are to be made
will be given out at the executive man
sion in Washington.
The determination to call the extra
session the first week in August, in
stead of the first week in September, it
is understood was only definitely ar
rived at at Friday mornings cabinet
session after giving full weight to the
numerous telegrams received from all
parts of the country urging this
course. And the consideration
which caused the president to
change his mind was foreshadowed
in remark made by one of his cabinet
officers two days ago that if the presi-
dent received reasonable assurances
that there was a likelihood of Il prompt
repeal of the so-called Sherman pur-
chase law he might be disposed to call
congress together earlier than he had
announced. 1t is inferred from the
fact that the president has done SO that
he considers he has obtained the assur-
RANGES which he desired.
Developments make it appear that
the disturbances of values arising from
the uncertainties of the situation grew
so alarming that Mr.. Cleveland at last
was, compelled to acknowledge that
"the unexpected contingencies necessi-
tating an earlier meeting of congress-"
which he spoke of in his celebrated in
terview of June 5, had arrived. The ac-
ton of the British government in India
brought matters to a crisis. Previous
to that startling event Mr.. Cleveland
had manifested firm determination to
adhere to his plan of calling congress
in September. After the suspension of
silver coinage in India the president
resolutely declined to speak further
about his intentions until he should
be prepared to act, and each
of his cabinet officers maintained
a similar silence. 1t may be stated,
however, without violating conf
dence, that from the day when the an
nouncement of the action of India was
made the president took steps to keep
himself forewarned through the press
dispatches of the slightest approach to
panic in the money market, and was
prepared at any moment to take the
course which he has now adopted If it
seemed to him that his so doing would
in any way tend to allay alarm and re-
store public confidence.
When on Friday he found kilograms
on his table not only from the eastern
and middle states, but also from the
south, and even from some of the silver
states, urging that congress be called
together ut the earliest day possible,
to end the uncertainty, he determined
to delay no longer; but even in taking
this action the president took steps, as
far as he could, to prevent its being
known before the stock exchanges
closed so as to avoid any appearance
of exercising undue influence on the
stock market.
The action of the president apparent
ly meets with the commendation and
approval of most of the members and
politicians now in the city, and the
opinion is almost general that the
Sherman act will be repealed. The prop
osition is not refuted, probably for the
reason that the free silver men, who will
conduct the fight against repeal, have
| few members now in the city. The
| free silver men, however, will oppose
any attempt to repeal the Sherman law
| with all their strength The fact that