The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-31
DISTURBED ~ a RESOLUTION.
Democrats Wondering what the IAur-
pose of the Drew Investigation Is.


pose of the Drew Investigation Is.
Tallahassee. Fla, May S0-The longer
good democrats reflect upon the resoiu-
ton Of Representative Drew of Nassau
county. son OF ex-Gov. George T. Drew.
providing for an investigation of dem
ocratic administration. the more thorough
ly amazed they become over the fact that
a man claiming to be a democrat and GER
tainly elected by democrats. should be
the author Of such a movement. and that
a House, also elected by democrats.
should permit such a sweeping measure
to be railroaded through that body with
out even one member 10 at least question
the propriety Of such an undertaking. al
most on the threshold Of the campaign
Of 1896
The present legislature, as has long been
the custom at each succeeding session,
at the time this resolution was introduced,
had committees examining different de-
partments in the capitol. In the light
Of these and other facts, il is not 10 be
wondered at that Inquiries Of this charac-
ter are often heard Is it a raid on the
treasury Can 1t be an attempt to handi-
cap the party in the interest Of certain
ambitious politicians for the next cam
paign? Is some Interior motive concealed
between the lines of this resolution?
The mere mention of such a move
ment is thought by some to be sugges-
tive OF cTookedness in high places, d.
rect thrust at, and reflection upon every
democrat connected with the state adj
ministration, insinuating. If not really
imputing, dishonesty In the manage
ment of affairs in the state house.
The resolution, as passed by the House,
provides that the committee II seeks to
create, may sit during the recess and
report to the Legislature of 1897, which
would hold every member of the cabinet
under a ban that would preclude their
seeking denomination, however much
they might desire to do So in fact, under
such condition of affairs, they could not
open their mouths in defense of self, ad-
mlnistration or party. on the other hand,
those democrats standing for the party,
would have to fight at a great disadvan-
tage, having been forced by democrats
into defensive position. where populists
or other opponents would hurl all kinds
of innuendoes at them, and direct at
tention to the fact that democratic
committee was investigating a demo-
cratic governor and his cabinet.
The claim is also made that under the
wording of the resolution there IS nothing
to prevent the committee interviewing
apy person., taking their statement, given
merely as an opinion, unsupported by evil
dence, and publishing the same as their
finding.
1t is further Suggested that. as the reso-
luton provides that each House shall elect
its own members of the proposed commit
tee, it looks very much like "cut and
dried scheme to do some work to the
detriment of the party or of individual
democrats--or both,
The public may rest assured that there
is not a democrat in the state house at
Tallahassee who fears the proposed COM
mittee, or any other power that may desire
to investigate them or their departments.
In fact, they invite a most thorough and
searching investigation, and viii In every
way known to them or that may be sug-
gested by the committees, assist in this
work