The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-09
TALK oF TEE MESSAGE.
The Presidents Views Meet with
unanImous ApprovEi.

President Cleveland Is message 10 con-
gress yesterday probably attracted more
attention than any similar message in re-
cent years. TO was eagerly awaited and
was read with especial interest in Savan-
nah, where the position Of the President
meets with almost unanimous approval
The message was put on the wires as
soon as the Washington correspondents
could get hold of it, and was being re-
ceived in Savannah by the MoRNING News
! special wire shortly after IL o'clock. TWAS
/ placed in the hands of the printers as
fast as received and work was begun
4 upon an extra edition. 10 was LAS
/ o'clock when the last piece Of copy was
/ received and in half an hour afterwards
/ the forms were on the press. At 1870
/ o'clock the extra edition was being cried
| on the streets by the news boys and was
being eagerly bought.
AN UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT.
President Cleveland could not have ex-
| pressed the sentiments of Savannahs
| business men upon the financial question
more exactly if he had taken the trou-
/ bic to consult them before writing his
message. This shows that Savannah
is right in line with the best sentiment of
the commercial world elsewhere, and
that President Cleveland has gagged the
situation accurately. Expressions of APP
proval were general yesterday. His
good Judgment in combining his message
to the financial question alone, was gen
orally commended. The general hope ex-
pressed, was that congress would be wise
enough TO follow the Presidents leader
ship, and take immediate action upon the
line suggested by him. Such a course, it
is believed, would Immediately restore
COOQGgDCG. which is entirely
lacking now in the tinan-
cial world, and place the business
of the country upon a sound commercial
basis once more. The beneficial effects
of such action, it is believed, would be
immediate.
WHAT BUSINESS MEN SAY OF IT.
A number of business men were asked
yesterday afternoon to give their opinions
of the Presidents message. The unan-
unity Of their expressions is noticeable
Congress should repeal the Sherman
law at once as recommended by the Pres
ident, said President Elannery of the
Southern Bank.
st is an excellent document" said
Vice-President Crane of the Southern
Bank. 81 am glad that Mr. Cleveland
confined his message to this one question
The repeal of the Sherman law viii do
more to restore confidence which is so
greatly lacking now and relieve the dis
tressed condition of the country than any
thing else congress can dO.n
president Cleveland is sound on the
financial question, " said Receiver II. M
Conner of the Central Railroad. "The on
ly question now is whether we've got
statesmen in congress or politicians
There Is no question about what ought to
be done. There has been a faint and a
fear thrown around our money by the bad
silver legislation and its consequent re-
suits, which should be relieved at once by
the repeal of the Sherman law"
IMPRESSED WITH IT.
President d. G. Purse, of the board of
trade said: 81 am very favorably i'm
pressed with the Presidents MESSAGE. It
is very stroug paper. His good judy
ment in combining his message to the fnan-
cial questions alone is to be commended
Congress couldn't help but take the
action suggested by him"
Mr.. +. ID. BloOdworth said: '"The Pres
ident's views are my views exactly
Settle the financial question, and then let
congress take up the tariff and other mat
tiers in the order of their Importance.
The financial question is the most impor-
tant just now"
Let congress adopt the suggestion of
the President and all will be well, " said
l.
bank
The President is right, J." said Judge A.
H MacDonel yesterday as he finished
reading the message, 1.-THE Sherman silver
law should be repealed at once If CON
gress would repeal that law at once and
come home it would do a great deal to re-
store confidence and relieve the prevailing
distress"
MIR VIM. Rogers, of the Citizens Bank,
said: 81 agree with the President A
dollar should be worth a dollar whether
it is gold or silver"
Mr.. d. !. Maclntyre of Townsville said:
THE President is right. l am a bimet-
allist, but nothing could be worse than
the present law, called the Sherman
law. 1t should be repealed at once"
Mr.. j. S. Wood said: THE President
is right He is generally right ana con-
gress cannot do better than follow his
leadership"