The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-02

MAS In session.
4 During the fifty-first congress, second
session, no silver reform legislation wus
attempted. but Mr.. Dockery olfereu Il res
oiut.on asking fer an Investigation OF d
eta. ge made ia the Globe Democrat where.
in twelve senators and fifteen representa-
| tres OF the United States congress had
been charged with being admitted to part
| nership with certain silver pools, etc. Vi
january IL, 1891. the same WAS adopted by
| vote OF li9 ayes 10 50 noes. lpl not voting
| and Mr.. Savers is recorded as voting In tns
| affirmative (pp. 1855 to 1870. Congressional
Record, vol. -. pit 81 This session OF
congress met on December 4 1890. and ai-
| iourned March ., 1891, as shown by the
RECORD. volume %.
During the Fifty-seconi congress, firs,
session. which met on December 7, 1891.
| and adjourned April 8, 1892 MIR. Baud IN
| troduced house bill No. il.c for the fr,o
coinage oil gold and silver. and on March
~ 1889, Mr.. Sayers voted for silver uine
times tpp. 254S-25Si. vol, %, pit. 80
During the Fifty-thiri congress. first
session, which met December. 1892. and
! adjourned September, 1895, MIR. Say.zJ
voted for free silver at the ratio Of 40 10 II
which was lost by a vote of l2i ayes TO 2sy
| noes. not voting 2. He also voted for SILVER
| at the ratio OF IL to l, which was also lost
by a vote of l0l ayes TO sil noes. II not
voting. He also voted FOR silver at the rn-
ITO of is TO ]. ard the same was lest by a.
vote OF 1n3 ayes to 2SS noes, not voting IL.
He also voted for free silver at the .at,o
OF IL 10 l, which was also lost by a vote
OF 1Ot ayes to 23S noes. not voting Ii. He
also voted for free silver ct the ratio OF
20 10 /. and the same WIS lost by sote
of I'll ayes TO - noes. ret voting 10. lilo
also voted for what Was known as the
Bland-Allison ;mtndment offered BY Mr.
Hand, which was also lcst by n vote Of
la6 ayes TO ala noes, not voting !. thereby
voting for silver six times on that day. to-
wit: August ~, 1898, Congressional Record,
vol. rs, PIP. 7a6 to She.
During the Fifty-third congress. second
session, which met December 4. 1923, and
adjourned August rs. 1921, no silver reform
LEGISLATION was attempted tsec vol rs,
During the Eifty-third congress, third
session. which met December 8. 1891. and
adjourned March 2, 1895, Mr. Bryan CIV. ~ a
offered an amendment 70 tho proposed sub
stitute by MIR. Reed as follows; THAT all
the bonds of the United States issued or
authorized TO be Issued. etc, are and shall
be payable at the option of the government
III silver dollars of the coinage OF the
United States, containing ii2ih grains OF
standard silver. etc, which was lost by a
vote of 1T ayes. ncfs iSS. Not voting 81.
and honest Joe Savers Is recorded at vot-
ing with Mr.. Bryan III the affirmative.
Congressional Record. vol ~. PIP. 1875 10
1927, February 4. 1880
yer legislation was attempted 10 be passed,
Congressional Record. vol. Isl
During the Fifty fifth congress. first ses-
sion. which met March 4. 1927. aud adj
jonrnei July "a. 1897, a bill was introduced
creating monetary commission, which |
Savers and the Texas delegation voted |
against. but was carried by vote OF i2J
ayes to 10I noes, not voting 1i3. |
On July "a, 1897. Mr. Mccormack offered
the following amendment to the bill to
create monetary commission. as follows;
The commission In preparing scheme of
currency reform shall proceed along the |
lines laid down in the financial plank of |
the democratic platform adcn,ed ct Chicago
in 1896. and II shhll especially include the
restoration OF the system of bimctaiism hv |
the free. independent and unlimited coin !
age OF both gold and silver at the ratio of |
l6 to 1. On this question as to the adop-
ton of the amendment the ayes aud noes |
were demanded aud the amendment was
rejected by vote of ayes a5. noes 1871 rot |
voting 1913. and Joseph ID. Savers OF Texas !
is recorded as voting In the affirmative
Vol 80 Fifty first Cong. list. Sess., page |
333i.
That is the complete record from, the |
time Hon. Joseph d. Savers WAS elected |
to date. and 1t will go down TO oosterity as
the record Of one OF the best friends the |
white metal ever had In the halls OF con-
gress.
h J. uOpG luis VIII convince YOU, Glr, NlhDTes
that the mettle of Mr.. Savers rs friend
Of silver as well as democrat WAS tried
turing the time to which YOU alluded.
Now. Mir. Moore, is 1t not true that Mr..
sayers is as good friend Of silvev and
has been as true to 1t as Mr.. Blani, or
even the grand old man, John II. Reagan,
since his advent in National poiltics2 il
Il not a fact that Mr. w. j. Bryan served
his first term in congress In 1890. that
Hosg was nominated for attorney general
Of Texas long after April $. 1851; thar MI.
Culberson was nominated for attorney gem
eral after said date and for governor four
years later? That Mr. Crane was nomi7
mated for lieutenant governor and attorney
general since that date? That Mi. Bailey
was elected TO congress since that date,
and that Colonel Wynne has become
strongly attached to silver since then? II
MI these various gentlemen named ana
whom YOU name have become governors
attorneys general. otc.. since
said date then Is not Savers an older friend
lf silver than any Of said gentlemen. and If
he has not been as true, please for the
benefit Of the democracy Of Texas state
wherein he has failed to demonstrate that
'act, ami beyond reasonable doubt? The
BURDEN OF proof rests on your shoulders and
you must answer.
Every man in Texas knows the record
IF Mr.. Sayers as an economist and knows
he position which he has held and one
hat of member OF the appropriations
and OF which he was chairman
or some time. 1t is known that he ia
'ored Hogg and the commission, and While
lis duties I'm congress and as a member OF
he appropriations committees prevented his
iakng part In the canvass, stiil he re-
NAMED a friend of the true blue democracy
# Texas,
/ am not in the habit OF writing news
,aper articles and have written this sim
lily because the record OF one OF the hest
riends Of silver in the Nation has been
and because considered that "
vas my duty. being In the possession Of
he facts. to enlizhten the democracy OF
Texas as TO the record Of Il truly good
nan. statesman and one who Will. il
nominated and elected. make the Lone Star
tate one OF the bsst governors she has
ver had. Albert G.. Greenwood.
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