New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-11
THE PRESIDENTS CHANCE.

II is moi kind in the President to threaten
NC with mn extra session of Congress. unless
his currency plans are adopted before March T.
But there is consolation III IN" fact mat u II"
calls an extra session. ii Will he Il N'luhn'al
Congress that will meet Apparently the threat
was intended to drive the present Congress mo
some action on revenue and currency DIS.
Rut members know right we'll that the lro>i-
dent does not want Republican Congress +"
net on these matters. His threats. in truth. are
the cmpticst and most foolish imaginable. The
Democratic members To whom they are adj
dressed are perfectly aware that he does not
want 10 have sent 10 him for approval or
veto such bills as Il Republican congress would
ussur,(lv pasS Moreover. he docs not want
10 have the Hawaiian business investigated. or
tho Samoan business. or the Nicaragua husl-
moss or the Bphrng Sea business. Still less
does hr want 10 have the Nova Scotia AFFAIR
investigated.
Ne: thc President is not hungry Ia have any
Republican majority in Congress look into
things this year What he profcsscdly wants
is provision for the revenue and the anticipated
deficit. But the quick response Of Democrats
in b,,h houses to private suggestions from tie
White House appears 10 indicate that The FrcSl-
don't has an idea that his State bank scheme
can he forced through Congress AT this session.
and his free coal and free iron ore bills rs wei.
He will find it slow work. Although members
Of the House and the Senate, VIII" are paruc-
u,or,v snbscrvicn; 10 his wishes begin to talk
and act a. if they wanted I" d" something u"
,hosc matters. ,hcy are all we'll aware that they
have no power. ON the iarin 'hey cannon a'''
un,oss IN direction of smashing the Sugar Trust.
ON the currency they cannot act unless 'he
Democratic Congress sends 10 Inc PRESIDENT
free silver bill to be vetoed His party may
readily advocate his State banking plan. IN
ccnio,,sly devised To- Kill the National bankS'
but II will never get through III" senate. Inc
President knows only too well that nothing ne
really desires will get passed in Republican
Congress.
II * q piiv. The President is I'm a position
10 mark ont line which neither party could
afford 10 ignore. He might. if he had good
sense. propose banking plan which Demo
crafts and Republicans alike would accept a.
. ,ust solution. and would be forced 10 adopt
rs plainly the wsest possible thing for the c"uii-
fry Instead. he has offered tricky contrlv-
ance 10 force the National banks ont on exist
cncc and To give State banks more dangerous
power than they had under the Democratic laws
Of forty years ago. lie might If he had right
good sense propose such modification OF IN"
tariff ms il would bc difficult for Republicans
70 resist The existing law. highly protective
in some things could easily be so modified That
If would be reasonable and fair in all matters.
The silver question. vcxatons TO both parties,
could be settled for all time 10 come by the
President if he had the good sense to favor
Il genuine bimcialic plan, and not a settlement
on n strictly silver basis.
Ruf Is il Of any Use 10 consider what the
President might do? He has had and has now
the finest opportunity ever offered 10 an Amcrl-
can statesman but he is not the finest AIn"ri-
can statesman. He would look at all opporiuhl-
tics through the stained glass OF narrow partl-
san prejudice. He proposes even now 10 III
crease the depression Of industry by removing
essential duties for The protection OF coal ana
iron miners He proposes 10 destroy The Ma
tional banking system. and rc-establish me
wildcat banks in their worst form. Obviously
n President capable Of these suggestions IL not
capable Of suggesting a wise ana safe nom
partisan policy for the coming years.