Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-13

States issued proclamation, in accordance
with his constitutional right, convening
Congress in extraordinary session and that
proclamation, emitting the formal phases,
was us follows;
EXECUTIVE MANSION, I
-tst WAsHIHGToN, u. O., June 80 1893
s. WHEREAS. The dlstrust and apprehension
eoncei ming The financial situation which per.
wade all business circles have already caused
great loss and damage to our people, and
threaten to cripple our merchants. stop the
wheels Of mahnfacture, bring distress and
priYation to our farmers, and withhold from
our workjngmen the wage of labor; and,
WHEREAS, Tho present perilous condition is
largely the result OF financial policy which
embodied In unwlse laws which must be ex-
ecuted until repealed by Congress-
Now, therefore, ], Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent of the United states, IN performance of
my constitutional duty, do by thus proclama-
ton declare that an extraordinary occasion re-
quires the conyening Of both houses Of Con-
gress of the United states at the Capitol In the
city Of Washington On the seventh day of
August next at ~ o'clock, noon, 10 the end that
the people may be relieved through legislation
from present and impending danger and dis
tess. q
A dispassionate and unprejudicedltnan
reading this would feel that the President
had not taken this course and called Con-
gress together in midsummer without due
consideration and because the general good
in his Judgment required it on account of
amble TO the proclamation.
Is this the case2 Is President Cleveland
right or wrong 6 a
The Hon. George Gray, u. s. Senator
from this State, thinks he is wrong.
In an interview of the same date as the
Presidents proclamation he is reported as
saying: "The financial question is entirely
a psychological one and it ought to be
taught as a branch of psychology"
Psychology and psychological are big
words and sound we'll If pronounced cor.
rectly, but TO get exact definitions of them
ordinary folks are compelled to go to the
dictionary.
Worcester says, Psychology" is "The
doctrine of mind and soul as distinct from
the body" and Psychological refers to
something pertaining to the mind or
SOUL"
So in Mr.. Gray's opinion President
Cleveland has called Congress together in
midsummer heat to discuss, examine and
legislate upon question which entirely"
pertains to the mind or soul.
This is very inconsiderate in the Presi-
dent. The government had much better
| employ the long haired professors of
psychology throughout the land to lecture
during the summer to such audiences of
Senators, Congressman and common folk,
as they can obtain aud supply each citizen
with a fine copy of Madame Blavatsky's
SOhhplSbo hOThs lOE MS Cufciul peruSal,
| than to compel our already overWorked
public servants Especially the Democrats,
who are overworking themselves obtain
| ing government positions for their con-
stituents) to meet in Washington, for the
| purpose OF discussing questions "entirely''
relating to mind and soul. Senator GRAY
said that ''peEsonaP considerations did
| would not be called, but purely for the
public good he opposed it. OF course he
Is not oyerworking himself in the manner
indicated, no one expects that. He has a
six year term yet to serve and though a
j political partisan of the blackest hue yet
deals out letters and postage stamps in
Wilmington and employs his political lieu
tenants as underlings, yet the labor neces-
sary to remove him might overwork u
mind preparing to consider and discuss
| questi on pertaining "entirely'' to tine
mind and soul. Save yourself, Senator,
for the metaphysical combat.
There are indeed certain financial ques-
tions which pertain to the mind and soul.
A director of a Wilmington bank is
| quoted as saying:
1t may be question of psychology in
Senator Gray's mind, but if he had note
due in our bank and don't pay it we
would protest it just the same"
In such case the torment and vexation,
the annoyance and trouble with the note
| anu ptouoop ihibnb pIOuuCt u COllllIlOni OIL
mind that might raise questions of a
| psychological nature.
And again il one to better his financial
connection is. willing to dispose of his
powers of mind and maybe barter his
soul, the consideration of the price that
can be obtained may at the same time be
both financial and metaphysical ques-
| ton.
But Congress was scarcely called together
for such consideration, and we leave an
unoffending public to ponder the question
we'll, whether if Mr.. Gray had seen
President Cleveland and given him
his opinion, an extra session would
have been called; whether Gray is
right and Cleveland wrong, or vice
versa, and whether Mr.. Cleveland's omis.
sion to consult Mr.. Gray on the subject is
such slight upon our Senator and upon
this State that we should all resent it-as
we have heard it itsometimes said, 'to onct."