The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-02
From the Ne1g York SaR.
THE VOICE OF TRADE.
Our Business Men Asking Congress t.
Prefer Patriotism before Party.

The movement Of the business men of
New York to secure speedy and honor
able settlement OF the presidential diff.
Guilty, in the interest Of trade, which be-
gan by meeting at William &. Dodge's
house on December Is, has eliminated in
memorial to congress, signed by large
numbe~ of the capitalists and merchants OF
the metropolis. When the first meeting va
held the persons composing it,whlle agree
ing that something must be done to re-
Iieve trade from the sitting effect Of the
| )litical uncertainty, were somewhat al a
loss what step to take first Accordingly.
the meeting resolved itself into a commit
| tee, the members of which were each to
| make up his mind what was best to be
| done, and at call from the chairman to
meet together and compare notes.
| II this way after several informal con-
| ferences it was resolved to begin by
memorializing congress. An executive
committee Of ten leading business men, OF
which E. s. Jaffray is chairman and
Theodore Roosevelt secretary, then took
the matter in charge, prepared the
memorial printed below, and secured the
signatures attached to it together with a
great many others. Printed copies OF this
1
of the senate and house of tatives,
and Senators Conkling and Kernan and
the members # the house from New York
are to be urged to second the efforts of the
memorialists.
This is but the beginning of the move
nent. Yesterday communications were
had by the men interested in the New
York movement with leading capitalists il
Boston. Baltimore, and Philadelphia, witt
the view of enlsting the influence OF those
cities with that Of New York in favor ot
the accomplishment of the objects set forth
IN the memorial The final step is to bt
the urging of the claims OF The memorialistI
! On the floor Of congress by committee
from each city, numbering altogethe
tprobabiy 100 men, and representing man.
millions OF capital invested in trade.
Following is the memorial of the New
York merchants aud bankers:
{ To the Honorable the Senate and House Of Repre-
SentGtj0es in Congress assembled:
s Your memoria'ists, representing large proper
! ton oI the financial and commercial Interests
i the city Of New York, beg cave most respec full
= express ther great satisfaction at the action
Il your honorable bodies in appointing Committees
conference to consiJer the proper mode Of c"untn
the ballots for president auG NCC-prcsident of I'll
e United States.
They hail this action as All indication that IL
TWO NVuSes OF congress are ueHTOus OF scItli
this complicated question in a spirit of Iatic
= and coHcIiiation, and they beg leave to reprsse
}" thar in acting thus your honorable bodies have II
II | cordial sympathy of the great mass If the Anne
-. lean people, Irrespective Of party.
81 Your memoriaiists most respectfuli~, but mo
t. earnestly pray that all mere party cousideratiu1
le may be thrown aside aud that ia This crisis in Il
, hist ~ of the United States the pure and uNsef'
J. patriotism which inspired The founders of the
5 public may guide your legislative action, and tn
oe you may thus relieve the coaury froI it's prese
' uncertainty and apprehensons ny prompt d
OF termination Of the made in which the pendi
n momentOus issue shal be decided,
And yonr memo lasts will ever pay,