The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-23
EXTRA SESSION, SURE
Mckinley Will Be Forced to Execute
His Threat.
MAY WRECK HIS PARTY
PLUNGING INTO A WHIRLPOOL
OF IMPERIALISM
Republican Senator Views the Pros
pect With Apprehension-Realign-
ment of Parties On the Question of
Imperialism-Gold Democrat Who
Now Prefers Bryan to Mckinley.
Especial Correspondence


. Washington, Feb. 1S.-There are now
many indications that President Nc
Kinley will be forced, much against his
desire, to summon the Fifty-sixth con-
gress in extraordinary session. He has
already announced that he will take
this course if the army bill fails, and
at present it looks as if this measure
was lost beyond hope of salvation in
the present congress.
If President Mckinley really sum-
mons an extraordinary session of the
new congress, it viii be called for the
I 10Th of March, or thereabouts-that is
! to say, from ten to fifteen days after
the adjournment of the regular ses-
! sion. There is no reason to believe
! that the extra session will last more
| than thirty days. The new congress
will undoubtedly respond with alacrity
| to whatever suggestions of legislation
| are made by the presidents advisers.
! The senate will be more heavily Re
publican than that body has been in
I. ten years. The house of representa-
tives is very close, but it will be made
to act promptly under the drastic Reed
rules, which have converted the one
time popular branch of congress from
representative body to a personal
despotism.
POLITICAL EFFECT.
The Democratic and silver members
of the senate seem to be widely at va
rance as to the political effect of an
extra session. Many believe it will en-
able the administration to clear all pos
sible stumbling blocks out of its course,
and to steer clear of all embarraSs-
ments between now and the next presi-
Dental election. Others are earnest in
the belief that if a special session is
called the Republican party will be
hopelessly lost in the vortex of imperi-
alism.
1T might be possible for the Repub-
lican party to avoid this dilemma"
said a leading senator of that party
today, particularly if we had time to
await the sober second judgment of
the people. But there is no hope of
escape if we bring our new congress
here now. Just now all the influential
leaders are riotous anneXationists and
imperialists, and will so record their |
views at any extraordinary session that
may be called. Long before the regu- (
lar session of next winter-the one pre-
ceding the presidential election-impe-
rialiSm will be as dead as julius Gaze
sar, and the party that advocated it
will be clad in readyInade cerements
for its sarcophagus."
REALIGNMENT OF PARTIES.
Whatever the immediate result of a .
special session may be on national pol
iticS, ii grows daily more and more APP
parent that there is to be realign-
ment of parties on the question of the
annexation of the Philippines. This
new alignment was outlined this week
by Gordon Woodbury.. member of the
from New Hampshire. Mr.. Woodbury.,
who is the editor of the Manchester
Union, has been visiting here for the
last fortnight. He was a delegate to
the Chicago convention, afterwards be-
came a boiler, and attended the In
convention. In an interview
in today's Post he is quoted as saying:
HoOray for Bryan, AS between Nc
Kinley and Imperialism, and Bryan and
free silver, 1 would vote for Bryan
every time"
What is the trouble with McKin-
ley?" he was asked.
In the first place." was his answer,
''he has done nothing toward redeem
ing the pledges made by him for
reform of the currency-pledges which
secured for him the votes of enough
Democrats to make his election certain.
Even now, when he knows that the
next senate and house are Republican,
and not only Republican, but anti-sil-
yer, he will not call his extra session
10 grapple with the problem. He has
lOt justified the trust reposed in him.
in addition to this, he is trying to per-
)etuate himself on the issue of i'm !
while he ignores the money
question.
IF Mr.. Mckinley continues to do
lothing" added Mr.. Woodbury., 1--WE ]
sold Democrats win fight him as ear
testify as we supported him. 1t now
ooks as if Bryan and Mckinley would |
10Th be renominated, and as the case
tands now, 1 would infinitely prefer
Bryan" s