The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-12
LEADERS, VIEWS.
Congrcssmcn Burns, spcrry and sayers
Favor u Eencnl of the Sherman Law.

congressman Burns, Sperry anu SnySfa
Favor Repeal of the Sherman Law.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. 5.-Representa-
tive Savers, of Texas, has arrived in
Washington and is stopping ut vii.
lards. Gov. Sayers is the man to whom
Speaker Crisp is expected to offer the
Craftsmanship of the committee on APP
preparations. When seen Friday night
he declined to express himself at all on
the matter of appropriations.
"You are never sure of anything un.
til you get it, he said, "and do not like
to talk about the work of the commit
tee on appropriations until l know
will be on that committee"
When asked as to the position of the
people in his state on the money ques.
tion, he said: From what rhave seen
summer, think am safe in saying
that the people of Texas want the re-
peal Of the sherman law, but they do
not want the law repealed until they
are assured they will get some salts.
factory substitute. They all want to
stand squarely on the democratic plat
form. They do not want to see silver
demonetized as they are of the opinion
that there is not enough gold to supply
the currency of this country"
Gov. Sayers does not believe the extra
session will be long one. at will not
take long" said he, Ito dispose of the
financial question awaiting considera-
ton, and we can take breathing spell
until the time for the regular session.
Gas to the form legislation will take" !"
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urc will be passed early in the session,
providing for the continued coinage OF
silver and establishing it's equality with
that of gold. The determining of a
ratio between the two metals will be a
matter of detail, and to my mind is not
a vital matter.
Representative Sperry, of Connecti.
cut, who was second in the majority OF
the banking and currency committee in
! the last house, has arrived in Washing.
ton, and spent some time in the com.
mittee room at the capitol. In discuss.
ing the probable action OF congress he
stated he was very uncertain about
what might be accomplished by this
congress in the way of financial legisla
tion, and was apprehensive that what
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lily enough.
His own opinion was, he said, that
the Sherman act should be repealed un
conditionally. He did not know
whether it it would be done Or not, bu,
was in hopes it might. Speaking gen
erally the financial legislation to fol
low this should be, he thought, in the
line of increasing the national bank
currency and retiring the treasury
notes. He does not believe in any pro
vision for the use of silver except as 6
fractional currency. He would dc
away entirely with all purchase Of sill
yer at all times, except that of such
fractional currency as the government
found there was need Of He said h,
was opposed to the repeal of tax OF
banks unless it was done with som'
sort of reservation or condition.
Representative Burnes, of Missouri
is also at Willards. He advocates tn,
repeal of the Sherman law, provided
suitable substitute be adopted. H,
stated that the entire Missouri delega
ton, except Representative Cobb, o
St Louis, and the two republican mem
bers from that city, Messrs Barthold
and Joy, are in favor of substitute TO
the Sherman law