The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-25
Following savennah,s Lead.

The commercial organizations and husl-
ness men in southern cities are following
the course suggested by the MORNING NEWS
ana adopted by the Savannah board Of
trade with respect to tho force bill. They
recognize that the business men of the
north have sufficient influence to prevent
the passage of tine bill, and the thing 10 do
is to induce them to make their influence
felt at Washington.
Several commercial organizations in
southern cities have already passed resolu-
tons pointing out that a deplorable con-
dition of affairs would exist in the south If
the bill were to become a law. and other
southern commercial organizations should
act as soon as possible. Savannah mer-
chants are sending to their northern cor
respondents the resolutions, in the shape Of
circulars, passed by the Savannah Board OF
Trade, aud the same thing should be done
by merchants in other southern cities whose
trade bodies have acted in this matter.
The circulars from Savannah, judging by
the responses received, have already had a
good effect. and there is reason for saying
that If other southern cities viii work as
earnestly as Savannah has to create a senti-
ment among the business men If the north
against the force bill, there will soon be a
public opinion in the northern states that
the republican Senate will so lar respect as
TO refuse even 20 consider the bill
Already very hostile feeling to the bill is
beginning to show itself all over the nor h.
Even republican journals are expressing a
Garht . ba oIt-ic hill Of ~
this session. That means, of course, that
they are opposed to the passage Of it at this
or any other session.
The Philadelphia Telegraph, a strong re-
publican paper, says that 'it would be
worse than folly to rass bill with so com
paratively little public sentiment behind it,
either in the north or the south" 1t is
fact worth noticing that the southern
republicans do not favor the bill. The
strongest speech made against it in the
House was made by North Carolina
republican. An organ of the colored people,
The Southwestern Christian Adrocdte,
published in New Orleans, opposes it. not
only because it sees no necessity for it, but
also because sit means trouble and trouble
only"
There are men in congress like Repre-
sentative Lodge and Senator Hoar, who
continue to say that the bill will be passed
at this session, but they have no informa-
ton upon which to base an opinion which
others do not have, and it is quite certain
that the prevailing opinion in Washington
is that the bill will never be voted upon in
the Senate. But the fact that its passage is
extremely doubtful ought not to be an ex-
cuse for southern business men to relax
their efforts to create a strong public senti-
ment in the north against sucl legislation.
The MORNING NEWS said yesterday, and
it repeats it, that nothing would be more
unwise at this time than to threaten to
boycott the business men of the north in the
event of the passage of the bill. There is
no doubt that the majority of them SYM
pathize with the south in this matter, and
by wise and conservative effort about all
of them can be induced to do So Their
friendship and assist ance are wanted at this
time, not their enmity.