The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-10
ABOUTSAVANNAH
lis Stand on the Sherman Law Has
Been Repeatedly Stated.

"A
Manufacturers Association of Balti.
more to the Board of Trade Asking
How Savannah Stands on the Repeal
Question-A Plain Answer From
Capt. Purse Which Re-eohoes senti-
ments Already Expressed.
A letter directed to the Savannah
Board of Trade was received yesterday
by Capt. D. G.. Purse, its president, from
the Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation of Baltimore, asking that the
business men take some action with re-
gard to the immediate repeal of the Sher-
mau silver law.
II seems that they are unaware that
Savannah has time and again been out
spoken in her expression of opinion on
that subject, and, not only that, but the
resolutions adopted on that line by the
Savannah Board of Trade and Cotton
Exchange were the resolutions adopted
by the boards of trade of the entire
nation in convention assembled in Wash
ington.
The letter, however, is as follows:
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
L. . savannah
hoard of Trade G sntemen: The critical
condition in which the business interests of
the country have been placed. caused by the
delay in repeating the sherman act Of 1890
ind ICES us in behalf of the mercantile and
manufacturing interests of this city to urge
upon you, and through you the business men
OF your city, prompt action favorfng the i'm
mediate repeal OF the said law, as the first
step in the restoration of confidence.
Please, therefore, have suitable memorial
prepared numerously signed, and sent to
your representative in the United States Sen
ate.
Asyou will observe by the inclosed clip
ping the large business and industrial inter
cstS Of this city were represented at Wash
ingtOn yesterday. Yours with great respect
DANIEL MILLER, President.
JOHN r. BLAND, Secretary.
To this letter Capt. Purse replied last
night as follows:
Savannah Board of Trade, Savannah Ca
Oct 8, l693.-Mr Daniel Miller, President
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
Baltimore, Md, Dear Sir: 1 have the honor
TO acknowledge the receipt of your esteemed
and valued favor 9th inst, inclosing excerpt
from the sun Of same date giving an account
of the visit Of large and distinguished com
mittee of your association to the federal cap
ital in an earnest effort, by memorial and per
Sonal presence, to impress upon the Senate
the vital importance to every interest, and to
every citizen of this broad land, whatever
may be his occupation, for them to second
the action Of the House without delay, in
passing the bin repeating the Sherman silver
purchasing act OF 1890
No more convincing evidence could be
given that you have the fullest sympathy and
cooperation of this exchange in what you
have done and are now doing than the fact
that II has twice, already, appealed to the
senators and representatives from Georgia,
urging them to lend the full weight of their
influence TO secure the earliest possible re-
peal of the sherman silver purchasing act of
1890, and again, subsequent to the favorable
action Of the House, appealed for the third
time to Georgias senators in transmitting
the resolutions adopted by the assemblage OF
commercial bodies al Washington city, on
Sept. IL ultimo. 1t was particularly crafty
ing to transmit the action Of the Washington
convention as it adopted with the omission
Of the appeal to the House that had
previously adopted in joint meeting
OF this body and our cotton exchange, be-
cause, so cleaS and comprehensive in present
ing the vital issue so deeply concerning the
whole country, and as voiGing the convictions
and anxiety OF the HOO trade bodies repre-
scented in person or by letter, with single dis
sentient opinion as to the cause of and the
speediest remedy for relieving our present
embarrassments,
Butfrom now on we fear the argument is ex-
hausted so far as any good can be accom-
plished by trade and commercial bodies act
ing as such. To be effective the next appeal
10 southern senators must come from mer-
chants, mechanics, agriculturists and others.
Our senators now thoroughly understand the
large cities, but there is still the voice Of the
merchants in thousands of small towns and
many larger places that have no trade organ
iZatOns, whose voice would have great force
az coming more nearly from the agricultur-
lists, and who could enlist the agriculturiStS
with them, Of which they themselves are
IN most instances part. An appeal
from this source. Supplementing the action
already taken by our bodies, would carry con
ViCtiOn or change OF mind to every southern
senator. Let the commercial organizations
then from now on, BY every reasonable and
proper means. urge these classes to cooperate
with them in the work of repeal and address
their respective senators u gng upon them
and each Of them the necessity for i'm
mediately repeating the sherman silver pur-
chasing act of 1890 as the only presently
available means for restoring confidence and
thereby putting in circulation the boarded mil
hons OF the timid giving new life to trade,
setting in motion the idle looms and machin
cry Of manufacturers, enlarging the demand,
with better prices, for cotton and the other
products Of the soil and enabling the govern
ment to maintain it's credit at home and
among the nations of tho globe
Our opinion is that the people are sufficient
~ aroused upon this subject to act promptly
ana effectively, when the appeal IS made to
them, in a manner that will be rich in imme-
diate results. For we have the greatest faith
IN the conservatism and intelligence OF our
people on great economic questions when I'M
Ger stood by them, as the Importance OF re
peal has leen brought home TO each Of them
within the past six months in their domestic,
as well as business economy.
course OF this kind, systematically and
persistentiy pursued we believe, would prac-
ucally bring the great hody of the southern
people to the support of repeal" and the
c1ort should be at once made to accomplish
this end.
As the argument is exhausted as to further
aeuon by commercial bodies we could only
now upbraid our anti-repeal senator's for their
Non'macY. No good could come OF this.
should disaster. follow their continued OPP
position as We believe will he the case, it is
".>o useless to remind them of the individual
consequences that will especially result to
mem mem Tor bringing in jeopardy our financial
ana ana commercial stability, as of this they are,
+ a. intelligent men. fully aware, and it is,
tsH}II.eIoic reasonable to suppose have care
ky weighed the general wreCf Ire we claim
E SIal would follow the failure of repeal"
A0urs truly D. G. PURSE.
President Savannah Board of Trade.
LOCAL PERSONAL.