Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-06
EXTRA SESSION AND TARIFF.


Nv far the most widely circulated
and. we believe, with the winners OF TINS
election. the most influential Republican
manor published In New York Is the Press
The Press stands in with the leaders
moro closely than does the Tribune OF
the Mail and Express, and 1t Is. there
fore. important 10 know what 1t con-
slders to be the prime duty OF the IN
coming Republican administration. we
DO not question that the Press speaks
for the Republican leaders. and for the
men who furnished Hanna with most OIL
his corruption fund. when II says;
"Wbat this President. House. and
Senate are now called upon to do Is the
matter OF nearest concern to the pubic
interest That which IL OF earliest. IL
not greatest, moment Is undoubtedly tina
provision Of an adequate revenue Tor
government whose income now shows q
deficit promising to reach $lo0vo,Vo N
the present fiscal year. Such revenue
should be supplied by the Congress,
which meets on the first Monday OF next
month. with tho assent OF the present
Incumbent of the presidency. III shouio
be supplied on the lines laid down PLAIN
" by the people in this election. But
owing to the traditions Of party gov
eminent, which have obtained so strong
a hold among US. 1t cannot be so sup
piled. Owing to the free-trade tendon
Giles OF the present Executive, and the
rule-or-rrIin policy OF the free-silver ma
iority I'm the present Senate, one-third
OF which retires on March 4th. this all
important public duty must wait unth
the Inauguration of President Mckinley
for performance. in accordance win thc
economic belief with which his name -
historically associated. II will then De
performed, with an eye not mercy 10
provision for the government wants
that were a simple matter-but villa
an eve 20 the protection OF those
Industries which have now Tor nearly
four years been bleeding under the
clumsy knife Of a huge ana bunsiius
tariff experiment. Unless-what IL IN no
way likely-the incumbent President anu
Senate will accept q revenue Dill on
ayowedIy and openly protective lines, an
extra session of the newly elected Con-
gress Is imperative. 1t should De snort;
No information is needed as TO when OF
orr Industries need the restoration OF
protection. They cry aloud for 1t II
voices which no man may misunderstand'
and TO which only a peculiarly perverse
collection Of men could have deafened
their ears. "
"But in the mean time as plain duty
lies as ever upon the existing govern
ment TO provide an emergency revenue
bin In fact, it IS a palmer duty than
ever. Every month OF deficit has made
It SO. But that which makes II even
more plain IS the fact that. If the pre-
sent free-trade tariff is allowed to re-
main until such time as a protective
tariff may be passed. the glut of impor-
tations will defeat the purpose OF that
new tariff both as TO revenue ana pro-
lection for at least the first six months
Of its operation. It Is scarcely necessary
10 say that the condition both OF the
public and private finances Of the country
will stand no such delay. After the great
example of patriotism that has just peeh
afforded TO us by the people. the passage
of such q measure is certainly slight
demand 10 be made upon the PATRIOTISM
of their present representatives.