The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-02
sElrrAE. sUsDAT. JUxY >.


President Cleveland has =. last called an
extra sessisr for August 7. IL should
have been e::ised by April 1. bat the press-
dent has bssen slow and procrastinating,
and has neg been disposed TO accept re-
spousibiistiss before he Vas forced to by
the collisions Of the times. The president
and his pr:ssy both are afraid Of sheir
elephant. and have been afraid Of it
ever since She November election. The
president is.afraid Of his party. which for
hfsy years fsas been when out Of power
protest against the welfare Of the country.
and when ia power has been = menace 10
business trss1quiIlity and prosperity.
While ;h;, president il afraid Of his
party. his yssrty il afraid OF the platform
and its pieds . upon which it won its VIC
tory. The uncertainty As to what the
Democratic y ATTY would do in the direc-
ton Of knassry and folly during the COM
Ing session, Of congress has caused all tho
industries AID enterprises Of the country
20 Ianguisit since the inauguration Of
Cleveland. The frst thing . statesman
could have done would have been to call
congress together by April 1. He could
have done AAis for his own set urity rather
than becoms the scapegoat Of his party;
he could have forced the Democratic con-
gress 70 facrthe field music Of the war they
had raised; He could have said: II
am ready 10 do my duty under the
Law feariess'y ~ an executor. but I insist
you shall de- sour duty ~ Legislators The
Democratic ;rarsy 10 responsible for this
unsound fipaacial policy concerning sill
yer; IL forcSt the passage Of the Bland
Law OF 1878; .it forced the choice between .
free silver coinage act and the Sherman
act. and fiftssn years of this fooling with
silver and ii:ea.ing the currency with de-
based dollars hss brought tho country to .
critical situation; l arm determined that
the Dsmo4tasic congress shall face
the music isnd take the responsibility
for the futther continuance Of this
financial p:iicy. As for me I have
advocated tIts suspension Of silver coinage
since 1855. ssd you elected me knowing
that Vas my:faiih. Now propose to con-
vens congress. present to them the situa-
ton and asbstfor full and clear authority Of
Law where tse Law seems to b inadequate
10 meet . possible. II not probable. none
tary crisis. Il propose tina, you shall cease
70 be mere tri.ics and vaporers and force
ron to legatase. kno wing that on the
soandness u your legislation depends the
fate OF the Senocratic party in the next
election"
Had Mr.. Cleveland been . statesman he
wound have raid this In March. assembled
his congress: in April and by May il would
have been fsce 10 face with financial
disturbance that would have forced It to
act. Unfortanstely Mr.. Cleveland 10 not
. sts,esmansbe, . politician. and he has
put of the ekl day; pu, OFF the inevitable.
hoping ,has something would tide the
Democratic party over the rocks and
shoals and snablc II TO evadc the re,ponsi.
eilisy that teearnc tina, Of the Democratic
party with as victory of November. isass.
and the Inauguration Of a Democratic adj
sninissra,io- March 4. isaS
The presi;en, has waited three months.
and the di:srast, anxiety. apprehension
and nneers.snty created by his refusal to
assemble e.ngress in April has helped
very larselyto preeipitate the very =itus.
tion that &c desired 60 avoid. IL is the
FIRE; extra stssion that has been called be-
cause of the business condition OF the
country str:se The famous financial panic
Of i>7. wh:n On May 18th President, Van
Buren, issasd proclamation for an ex.r,
session to race, the frs; Monday of sep.
temeer. Naa Rnrcn. like Cleveland. did
ret think ss,e emergency on May j ius;i.
fed an estss session. Van Ruren'x rs,oIu.
ton 10 face the Storm without either the aid
or the embarrassment Of she early presence
Of congress- So Was compelled, like Cleve-
land. 10 sssaudon. In those days, when
We had 70 ,elegrsrhic communication
with Eure.'e or throughout the country
when ;aese wss no quick steam trans
rertstion sther ~ boat orr rail. Van Barca
could sfe:d 10 ~si, three months ard .
half for sl:c assembling Of con grcs<, aas tn
oar day Il: is neither desirable nor neces
gary. Mtea Van Burra's congress assem-
bed In Extra session in September, tSs-
hundreds.of iahorsrs near New York wc-s
rejected Who had applied for work at 81
month ard hoard. That great monetary
panic VAS the result % = Wild speculation
in wesse;n lands and On accompanying
ex,ravaesist imitation Of the paper money
OF the coan,ry. W coarse no sach sisus
soa contents the country today. and nc
uarsason;eg panic prevails.
WAen ,eoasress raeess is ought 10 no,
only IeVaai The sherman act has stop a.
purchase ~ eosnsse Of silver until Ne car
secure ,se coinage Of silver upon an 10
fernssicsa& ratio q! value. All salk
about as,y legislation being necessary 10
supply rae place % the currency issard on
the bass 80 our nonshly silver purchase
II assura. The sold ne expend in buying
pig silver thai We 10 no, nees. will stay
with as and the gold that onr senseless
policy has ia; 10 asghs or caused 10 Re
hosrie,s will return aud scarpear.
Tho ssaridess dominsn; her~sy Of ,hl,
country has been the belief in the eshcacy
Of an aaandant currency 10 create wealth
ana hgsIaess prosperity. BEFORE the Rsvo-
luton ssae thirteen original colonies were
Gi.ei wata the as.Gs.ea and emitted saca