The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-04

of Private Secretary Thurber, at the
White House, it is learned that the
president has received a very large
number Of kilograms and letters from
prominent citizens. chambers of com
merce and other organizations in all
parts of the country, heartily endorsing
the recommendations contained in his
recent message to Congress and recog-
nizing the necessity for immediate ac-
ton for the preservation of the ma
tional credit and public faith.
Virginia Likes II.
In a series of resolutions adopted on
the S1st ult., the committee on
trade of the Norfolk and Portsmouth
(Virginia) cotton exchange says:
In the opinion of our merchants it
is eminently desirable in the close re
lations we bear towards foreign coun-
tries, that our standard of value should
be the same as other nations of the
first class, both for the extension of
commodities and for obtaining credit
from older nations on easy terms
when desired. and we heartily endorse
the plans of the president contained in
his message and express the earnest
hope that Congress will reduce them to
legal shape at the earliest possible
moment"
A Good Standard.
From Louisville, Ky, comes a not
less emphatic expression voiced
through a public meeting held by the
board of trade of that city. It was
there resolved that.
with an abiding faith in the abil-
tty of the government to meet all
demands upon it, we call upon the rep
resentatives in Congress to sustain the
president in his effort to re-establish
the public credit, TO restore confidence
to commercial circles, and to fix our
currency on a stable foundation; that,
however varied the forms of Our cur
rency. there can be but one standard
Of value and that by the common con-
sent of nations, is gold; that thirty
years after the close of the war the
government should begin the redemp-
ton of its promises to pay, commonly
called greenbacks, issued to carry on
the war; that the prevailing paralysis
of trade is due not to the lack of cur
rency, but to the lack of confidence,
and that confidence cannot be restored
until it is formally declared by Con-
gress that our willingness to meet all
obligations is as great as our ability
and that this IS inexhaustible."
Various Chambers of Commerce.
The Milwaukee chamber of commerce
urges the Immediate adoption of a law
substantially embodying the recon-
nIendabionS made by the president in hi:
Specia. message"
Boards of jtrade and chambers Of com,
mence in Baltimore, Cleveland, Boston
and many other cities Join in substan-
tally the same sentiments.
\ veteran member of the Union
League club, of New York, feels no ines
itation in asserting he voices the sen
, timenits Of that organization when 1lt
says the presidents message is strongly
and heartily approved.
a Michigan state senator says:
The public faith and honor must bt
maintained. Permit me TO Congratulate
you upon your recent message TO Con
grSSs.'
A PROMINENT Chicago man says:
u am Only one of thousands Wtlt
| have confidence i'm your courage ant
who are waiting. and hoping. you wi.
! be neither coerced nor coaXed into yield
/ ing to amy financial fallacies.'
These are the words of "a, prominen
New Yorker:
IF Congress fails to act I can Sc
E nothing but financial chaos in the ueai
, future, followed by suffering and dis
atster ait hone and shame and dishono
! abroad.
From one of Chicago's most infuen
tia2 citizens came these words:
81 congratulate you on your message
You have cleared the issue and indi
Gated the only right direction ito puT
sue.
BY the Hundreds.
Letters and kilograms Of this sor
< have been received at the White Hous
!, literally by the hundreds and THE
seem to indicate the feeling of the pop
1llar pulse i'm every section of the 1and
, A Detroit bank president wires tn
J. words:
+ your message has a true ring an
l is Timely, wise and fearless. [ sincere.
3 trust the better element Of both pautie
t Will give prompt support"
, One of MiSSOuriS most highly honore
f citizens telegraphed as follows:
!. Hearty congratulations upon you
p able timely message. st. Louis Mel
chants Exchange has most justly er
dorsed and meGnorialized Congress t
= | enact its Communications into law"