The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-01
New Year'a Dav.

turn them, make the resolve and live up
TO it.
AS Savannahians, let's quit growing
about hard times and go to work with
will to make the times better We are
not in such bad shape as some Of our
friends in other cities. The extraordi-
nary depression that prevails almost
everywhere is as little felt in Savannah
as any city in the country. There are
probably not five hundred idle wage earn
ers here. Business was fairly good dur
ing the past year, despite the thousand
and one drawbacks; now let's see if we
cannot make it very good this year. And
among other things, let's not have any
record of Tillman whisky spies, or desc
Grafton of the public squares, on the city's
new leaf for 1894.
As Georgians, let's turn over a new
leaf and write on it, the first thing, a
cordial invitation to desirable white inn
migrants to come and live among US. And
then let's write some glorious political
history on the new leaf, the record to in
clude the election of one of the best men
in the state to the governorship, the cleo
ton of legislature without socialist
element, the election of the best and
brainiest democrat in South Georgia to
the United States Senate, the death and
burial Of populism and other socialistic
political fads, and bigv of confidence
in the Cleveland administration All of
these things are possibilities, and should
become facts before the arrival of the
time to turn over another new leaf
AS Americans, let's do everything pos
sible to assist the democrats in congress
to turn over the new leaf, at the head of
which is written tariff reform" The
protectiOnists are moving heaven and
earth to prevent the turning Of that leaf.
They prefer to retain the pages on which
are recorded protection, the Homestead
strike and riots, the Buffalo strike and
riots, the looting of the treasury under
republican administration, the theft of
Hawaii, the panic of 1898, caused by re-
publican legislation, etc. But those
pages must be turned down. And, mean
while, let's assist Mr.. Cleveland to blot
out the Hawaiian infamy that has dis
graced the governments foreign policy,
and turn over a new leaf on which the
commandment, "Thou shalt not steal,
shall be set as a guide tor possible future
republican administrations.
As individuals, let's turn over new
leaves, each man to suit himself.
The current issue of the Manufacture
er's Record presents two pages of letters
from bankers in all parts of the south,
showing that the southern farmers are in
better financial condition than they
have been for years. The reason they are
so is that they paid more attention to food
crops this year than usual, and have on
hand breadstuffs and meat enough to last
until the next crop shall have been har-
vested. The Record sees in this condition
of affairs evidence 'that the whole
economic policy of southern farm inter
ests is undergoing a change, and the
credit system is being superseded by a
cash basis" The money that has here
| tofore been sent north and west for pro-
visions and grain will remain at home and
| develop home interests. "Such is the
solid rock bottom basis for future ad-
| vancement, and it is needless to say that
as no other section can make such show
ing so no other section will show such
rapid growth during the next few years"
The cable dispatches from Rio de Jan
Giro containing information authorized
by the minister of foreign affairs, acting
for President Peixoto," may be taken for
what they are worth. They certainly are
not to be depended upon as furnishing a
true history of events at Rio as they &C.
cur. Peixoto's purpose is to belittle the
revolution in the opinion of foreign gov
ernments in order to influence them
against recognizing the revolutionists as
belligerents. And so far, he has met
with success From the standpoint of
the foreign governments, our own in
cluded, there is no wear in Brazil, not
withstanding the fact that the city and
harbor of Rio have resounded with can
nonading for months and the whole coun-
try is shaken with the conflict
The city of Philadelphia does its own
gas lighting and makes gas to sell to the
citizens. Heretofore 81 80 per thousand
feet has been the rate charged for the
municipal gas. An agitation for cheaper
gas mas Deen gong on lOF some Time, ana q
few days ago the city council concluded,
by vote of GO to 90, that the city could
afford to make first-class quality of gas
and sell it at 81 per thousand feet, and
that it should be so ordered. It was
stated during the rather heated debate in
council on the question that &c per cent.
of the houses in Philadelphia were not
supplied with gas, and that the gas that
the city had been supplying at 81 so was a
very poor illuminant.
The state farmers alliance, of Colorado,
at its annual session few days ago,
adopted resolution praying congress to
Immediately end the distress throughout
the country by issuing 100000, 600 in legal
tender notes to be expended as rapidly as
possible in constructing reservoirs on the
slopes of the Rocky mountains, complet-
ing the Hennepin canal and deepening
rivers and harbors. The alliance was too
m Oldest. 1t should have made its request
for Sl20, 600, 900 at least.
The great Krupp gun that was on ex-
hibition at the worlds fair, will not be
purchased by the government for addition
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