Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-10

IL has been the uniform practice to avoid
as far as possible the convcu ing
OF the congress In extraordinary
session IL Is an example witch under or d.
nary circumstances and In the absence OF "A
public necessity Is to be commended Hut n
failure 10 convene the representatives of the
people In congress in extra session when IL
Involves neglect OF public duty. places the
responsibility upon the executive himself
The conditio n OF the public TREASURY as has
been Indicated. demands the immediate con
sidcration OF congress II alone has
the power to provide revenues for
tho congress, not to convene IL under such
circumstances / can view in no other sense
than the neglect OF n plain duty / do not
sympathize vim the sentiment that congress
In session is dangerous TO our great business
interests Its members arc the agents OF the
people and their presence at the seat OF
government at the execution OF
the sovereign will should not opernte
as an injury. but as benefit There
could be no better time TO put the government
upon sound financial and economic basis
than now. Tho people have only recently
voted tnat this should be nothing In more
pinding upon the agents Of their will than the
obligation OF immcd late action II has al
ways seemed to me that the post one-
ment OF the meeting OF congress until more
thhn n year after II has been chosen de-
priNcd congress too often OF the iuspir-
alton Of the popular Will aud the country OF
therefore that TO post ponc action In the pres b.
encc ot 30 great necessity would bc unwisc
on the part OF the executive branch unjust 10
the interests OF the people our action will
now oe trccr from mere partisan considern-
ton than II the question OF tariff revision
was postponed until the regular session of
congress We arc nearly two yenrs from "a
congressional election and politics can not
so greatly distract us as IL such contest was
immediately pending We can approach the
problem calmly and pltriotically without
tharing its effects upon an early election Our
Fellow citizens who may disagree with us
upon the character OF this legislation pre-
fer TO have the question settled now
even against the precOnCeivcd yiews-nnd
perhaps settled so reasonably as ] trust IL
Will as to insure great permanence- than to
have further uncertainty menacing the ynst
and varied business interests OF the United
states. Again, whatever action congress may
take will bc glve1 a fair opportunity for
trial before the people are called to pass
Judgment upon it, and this / consider "A great
essential to the rightful and lasting settle
ment OF the question In view OF these con-
siderations ! shall deem IL my duty as presi-
dent 20 convene congress in extraordinary
session on Monday. the l5eh day OF March
1897
Immediately after the close OF his address
President Mckinley ana eK-President Clcvc-
land re-entcrcd their carriage and were driy-
en- 10 the white house amid tumultuous
cheers all along the route. President Me-
kinney ihis time occupying the seat
or honor TO the right The procession
reinforced by the numerous civic orsanizA-
lions which had been assembled on the ca D.
itol hill since early Thursday morning re.
formed and marched down tho avenue and
pust the white house, where they were re-
Viewed by the president and his friends from
special stand erected for that purpose ia
front OF the edilra