Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-06
SENATOR HALE
On the Extra Session. leVcland Means
" ell, but His Party Doesn't.

On the Extra >ession--Cieveland Means
Well, but His Party Doesn't.
The Presidents proclamation calling upon
Congress to assemble on August :, has not Sc
riously disturbed the political situation In Han
cock county, but it has upset the plans OF al
Congressman who had anticipated 8 summer
Of rest and recreation. Among these is Maine.
senior senator, Hon. Eugene Hale, no. while
never falling 10 respond 10 public duty, has
had biz plans for the season. Knocked into
cooked hat.
Upon being asked by reporter for THE
AMERICAN Whist he thought OF the situation
he replied
The President has been compelled by pres
sure to call the August session. doubt
whether he believed il wholly wise, but beth
e. much comes OF it or not. It will prevent
subsequent financial disaster being laid TO bis
refusal 70 cali thi. extra session
The good that will come from the procla-
nation will pretty much exhaust itself In
whatever immediate effect il has. ! have no
great faith in any remedial measures which
Congress nay be able to PAS materially affect-
ine present conditions. It j the fashion to
Yer act, but hundred other things have
brought about the present state Of business,
and Congress can no more affect these things
than 1t can stlect tides or the weather.
Every day adds 10 the melancholy pro-
cession u failure, where the liabilities are
from three TO TX lines the s..et-. No act Of
Congress csn cure th-
The great danger OF lhi. extra session T.
that the President. who. happily. ha- sound
views On money, viii not be able 10 control hi-
party. IhFee-fourlhs OF the democrat. be-
Aeye in every Thing that j. opposed to hat We
cal sound money. Continued issues OF green
"a, h would suit them best; next they would
ACCEPT The free coinage Of silver. and next the
starting up Of The old system OF untAxed State
bank with all be DEVILS dance that i sure to
follow when they burst and blight the COM
mUniiie- tn which they haye bad their day
This feeling IN localities " here The demo
cratic party j. >tronCes: possesses the people
much more than any allegiance which they
the sherman act viii inevitably be connected
with one or more Of these unsound PROPOSE
ou- and I iook 10 eee the summer and
Auiumu consumed with discussion upon this
question.
- fear that with tbis prospect the extra session
wr hurt rather than helF. although, a. / have
ssii, the President cannot be blamed Tor yield
IN to pressure. The uucertainty which is
felt by manu,A, turing and industrial interest.
10 TIE policy OF the democrats on the tariff
1a- added 10 our pre-eut difficulties. But no
body suppo-es that The democratic party will
take any stand upon this matter in Congress.
uutil Il has disposed Of the currency question.
The -ilyer or the money question, a. II
Inay be called, does not strictly divide Con-
sress politically, but 4 large proportion Of the
republicans In both branches viii be found for
anything that tend. 10 TX stable currency.
while mAlority Of The democrats in both
branches VIII be found in favor OF getting
OFT Whist i called more money, no matter
what IT, quality may be, hos ii j. got out.
OF v hat disaster il may work to the business
Of the country.