Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-07-07

nau iully maze up his MIND not
to call it uutil 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 telling hlm in polite and
plain language that if he failed to
do SO he would by that failure
assume personal responsibility
for any further damage that might
be done through the continued
financial stringency. A majority
of these petitions, which were as
a rule forwarded by telegraph,
mentioned the repeal of the Sher-
man Silver law rs the end sought,
but many merely asked that Con-
gress be called together and given
an opportunity to do something
to restore public confidence. Ad-
ded to these petitions were the
opinions of the members of his
cabinet, who had themselves been
under the same sort of pressure,
that August must be substituted
tor September, and in the lam
guage of one of them, ''the old
man got ratified and threw up the
sponge, issued the proclamation
and left for Buzzsrd's Bay before
it was made public
Republicans are as a rule glad
that the extra session has at last
been called. They have from the
first been of the opinion that the
sooner the democratic Congress
got together the better it would be
tor the country, as the worst pos
slble legislation would not be any
more disastrous than the dread
and uncertainty of coming legisla-
ton which has prevaded busi-
ness circles from the first day of
the present administration, and
with Congress in session public
opinion will have an opportunity
to at least try to influence legisla-
ton.
There is a leaven of common
sense at work among the Demo.
cratic congressman on the tariff
question that later on may pro.
duce good results. One of them,
who because he is not ready at
this time to openly oppose the
leaders of his party forbids the
use of his pane, said to me: 81
shall gladly vote for the repeal OF
the Sherman silver law, because
have always been opposed to it,
but | do not consider it the prin-
cipal cause of our financial trou-
bles. The fear of disturbaces in
the tariff has had much more tc
do with it, and [ believe that il
Mr.. Cleveland would publicly
state his intention to veto any tar,
if bill which cuts the present
rates sufficiently to injure any
American industry that within
sixty days confidence would be
completely restored and the coun
try again prosperous While il
isn't certain that he will do SO
there is 8 contingency in which
this Congressman will publicly
state these views on the floor O.
the House.
| Another political debt incurred
during the campaign was settled
by the appointment OF j. Z. Til
man. of Tenn, to be Register o
the treasury. Mr.. Tillman wal
promised good place if he woult
u.s. his influence as secretary o
| the Tennessee Farmers AllIanc'
to head off the populists in tina
state and prevent their absorbing
the alliance. The promise wa
made by Senator German, but til,
good place" was not forthcomin,
until almost a row was kicked VI
by TIljman and his friends. Thi
is the position which Gen. Rose
Grams was allowed to keep durin,
the entire Harrison administra
ton. His health compelled hin
to resign it a few weeks ago. MI
Cleveland was either misrepre
sented or he broke his word il
connection with this office, as h
was reported to have said week
ago that no one but an old soldie
should have it. Mr.. Tillman ism
an old soldier.
1t is announced that the admin
istration is determined that mem
bers of the Metropolitan police O
this city who are drawing pen
sion shall either give up their pen
pension or their position
as policemen. 1t has not yet
however, determined that tn
| Democratic member of the cabi
net, the Democratic senators an,
the Democratic Representative
who are drawing pensions shal
give up their pensions or thei
offices. The pensions of this ad
ministrution are in line with it
numerous other pretensions.
| VISITING THE NORMAL,