Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08
AFTER THE BOARD OF rEADE.
The Tables Turned in the "HorninG'
Fight.

Editor HOrniHg Ne1s: Your heading IN
to-day's article was CATER the HOrner"
Since then the scenes have been shifted,
and we now see the horner after them.
Yesterday the directors of the Board of
Trade unanimously passed and signed a
petition to the Board of Aldermen pray
ing for the passage Of the ordinance as
submitted. To-day they take it all back.
Why? Because paper is presented to
them bearing the signature of very few
members of the Board of Trade hold
ing forth that the question has not
been thoroughly ventilated-Or words
to that etfect-and that further dis
cussiOn is imperative before men,
bers' meeting. This, in direct antagonism
to the we'll known fact that a fully com
petent committee, duly appointed, has
been diligently and faithfully at work Tor
a considerable time to obtain datas, and
that the datas so collected partly the re-
suit of exhaustive argument pro and con
heard before them) left no doubt as to the
main point at issue, VIZ: That hOrning
must be done away with. Yet this paper
had for some uhacc0untable reason
strength and weight enough upon the
minds of the directors to revoke their
unanimous decision Of yesterday and
compel the withdrawal of the ordinance,
which passed it's first reading last night.
True, it is urged that the delegate or
delegates chosen to present the petition
to the city fathers had overstepped their
instructions in apparently forcing a Sec
Ond reading; but surely this want Of judg-
ment would call for nothing more than a
reprimand from the directors. They, how
ever, seem to have regarded the hasty ac-
ton on the part of their delegates as a
withdrawal Of the rights with which they
are invested by virtue of their elec-
tion to the Office they occupy to
pass upon questions of this nature
(though they exercised that right but a
day ago.. and leave the disposal of the
matter to a general meeting to convene
tomorrow morning at II O'Clock. 1t is
certainly not to be supposed that the
highly intelligent men who constitute the
board of directors pronounced their yes
terday's decision upon matter Of such
eminent importance without having con-
sidered the question as the sense of duty
dictates.
That the second reading of the ordi-
nance was appointed for Monday next
instead of two weeks hence, as some eX-
ppcted, cannot form CdSuS 5elLi, because
there would have been ample time to
make any amendments that the members
might suggest, and that would be com
munlcated 10 the directors IN the right
form.
In all this middle there is one bright
spot. The change OF procedure will af-
ford us the opportunity to hear in tO-m0r-
rows meeting whether or not there are
any members who will raise their voice
in favor of ''hOrning" which, officially,
everybody admits to be illegal and a
fraud. 1t can scarcely be expected that
there will be dissenting voice as to the
passage of the ordinance by the Board Of
Trade, with, perhaps, a few notifications,
because the petition published by you on
April II proves by the signatures attached
that the entire trade demands the abOl-
ishm mt of the horning practice. Still
these days are full of unexpected revela-
tons, and we must not be too sanguine on
any point, no matter how plain it may ap-
pear to us.
In conclusion, l may say that it Is re-
garded as a most remarkable fact that
only three of our prominent factors have
been Outspoken in their condemnation Of
the practice of hOrning, despite the fact
that its adjustment could not help but
promote their agreeable relationship TO
the producer, and they-the factors
will no doubt be glad that an opportunity
will be furnished them tomorrow 10 give
expression 10 their feelings on the sub
ject. Truly yours. n. N.
SdU0RHdh, Nay :, 1885.