The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-10
VIEWS OF MR.. SAVERS.
NO GOOD IN ANY REPUBLICAN LEG
IsLATION.
Relieves APPOINTMENT of Commit
by Reed Would he n Positive Oct
riment to Country's Welfare.

Washington. May -tspecial)-At the
request of The Post correspondent Repre-
sentative sayers has prepared the follow
ing signed statement giving his views on
the democratic situation in the house. 1t
is perhaps needless to adj that more than
four-ilf,hs of the democrats In tho house
assent to the views expressed by Mr..
Sayers:
There is no difference between demo-
Gratis except as to procedure. In all other
respects. so far as | am informed. they
arc practically united, as will be seen
from the vote on tie tarin bill II am
not greatly mistaken we will be fully as
we'll united upon any question that may
come up respecting the currency. The
differences over the appointment OF the
committees is not SO serious as has been
supposed a minority Of our friends think
We ought to insist upon the appointment
of tho committees. while majority tnink
otherwise, but 1t appears that none. except
1t may be, a very few, desire that the com
mt,tecs should be appointed. That
was clearly shown on last Monday
when MIR McMillin. Mr.. Handy and Others
who voted for the resolution urged Mr..
Lewis not to present his resolution directing
their appointment. and MIR. Simpson. him-
self. joined MIR. McMllin In urging MIR.
Lewis not to oilcr his resolution. MY rea-
son for voting with other democrats against
the resolution is that | can not, and viii
not believe that any good whatsoever VIII
result from the appointment of commit
tees.
Does anyone suppose for a moment that
the speaker Will appoint such a commit
mn Tntn ttTff~ and mo 90 4 G
will permit bill to come from TN, COM
mittee which will enable the house 10 vote
directly upon the question OF the free coin
age OF silver9
Does anyone seriously think that the
COMMITTEES on banking and currency. ar
invalid pensions, will he so f,unci as to
permit the report NJ measures from those
committees that will be satisfactory TO the
people or that the judiciary committee
would be so organized as to fayoT1h'y re-
rort the bankrupt bill which mas passed |
the senate
II so the policy in organizing such COM
mittees must be widely different from that |
which controlled tho organization Of the |
committee on WAYS and means which pic- |
pared the tariff bill that has just passed,
the house.
Il might with just as much justice and |
proprety refer to other matters Of equal |
importance which II thev should come be |
iNif Aiit MUSE, NCnlN ne very notrlint0taI |
IN the best interests of the country | do
not, and can not believe that the policy of
the republican party can he beneficial to
the country. and my Judgment is that the
lesS~ihat party does the better II will be
'or tho people. Heavy taxation, extrava-
sant expenditures and a regard FOR the
interests OF the few as against those Of
The many has always characterized r,guh.
ican legislation since have been in con-
sress. II tho contention always made by
he democrats that republican legislation 4
IS harmful to the country he correct. tnen
can not bring myself to believe that it
would he wise in the minority to insist
upon the majority putting tho legislative
ma ehinery in force that would prepare
ecislation which would he harmful to the
'eople.
The minority In the house is uowcriess
. 10 anything except to criticise 70 Oh
ect and 10 vote. The country has put tho
'eWlhlicans in power and IL is for them
% lcgislate or do nothing In the iulg-
nent ct democrats their LEGISLATION would
"a positively injurious to the people, and
inactivity would be n confession hy the
epuhl'cans Of inability to bring relief to
he people. We should he ready to meet
md oppose all PROPOSITIONS that 10 our
Judgment would he hurtful: we should no.
lrFe and invite them to do that which We
,elieye would be harmful and injurious
There are two ways to prevent hurttul
eGislat!on one 70 icfoat It when proposed,
nd that Is what majority Of the derno.
rats arc endeavorlng to do The passage
Il the tariff bin should be a warning thar
when tho legislative machinery Is set IN
notion no rights are to be respected.
The republicans have assured the ucc-
lc Tint thoir administration Of The gov
rnment would bring prosregtv % the
ouniry. and a majority of the people have
.ven them their confidence and for one. I