The age-herald., 1897-12-16
TIE BANKERS
 OF THE SOUTH
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CCondued from First Page.) depositors under just and equitable federal law and supervision.
 Thirteenth To make all banks equal under any law of the United States pro- viding for banks of issue
 Fourteenth To prevent bank panics and currency famines.
 Resolved. first That it is the sense of this convention that business men of every state should come together in a spirit or harmony and reason and agree upon such financial and banking system as w-u bring prosperity and happiness to the na- tion.
 Second That we believe this can be ac- complished by allowing banks with a eapl- tai of $25, ,OOO and over to issue notes to CIT culate as money on commercial assets.
 Third That our senators and represent tatives be requested to use their best ef- orts to have the present congress aetlVeiy take up the question of better bank ng facilities and to urge the adoption or such a sound and scientific system of banks or issue as will include all solvent banks state or national, under wise ana Just federal administration and superVision.
 Fourth. That under any laws ot the United States permitting state or nauonai hanks to issue notes to circulate as money based upon commercial assets, the pahks should be required to aid the government in the retirement of the greenbacks ana sherman notes in such manner as may be found practical and to the best interests of the people and the government.
 Fifth. That the bankers association or each of the southern states be requested to appoint delegate of one to go to Wash- ington and aid in securing favorable legis- lation upon the line indicated in the fore going resolutions.
 Sixth That the chairman of the con- vention appoint an executive committee, to be composed of one banker from each of the southern states, which committee shall be charged with the duty of:
 First Urging action by the state bank CTS associations at once, as directed in resolution No. 5.
 Second. Carrying out the purposes Of this convention, as expressed in the resolu- tions as adopted.
 Some Hot Stuff
 After the resolutions were adopted, MT. A. J. Carr, a millionaire banker of At lanta, was invited to address the body. MT. Carr proved to be live wire. He came out ''bald-headed and barefooted" for free silver.
 'I am free silver democrat" he de- clared When I get among bankers l confess that I feel lonesome, but have plenty of company when I am with the rest of the people. I am for state banks all right and I do not care if the notes do not circulate outside the state of their is sue. We want money that we can keep at home. The trouble with this government money that circulates everywhere is that it circulates away from us. The gold stand ard may be all right for the people up north, where they have plenty of money, but we want something else. l got my ideas of political economy and finance by hard knocks. I tell you that the alarm has been sounded in the watch tower of the public and the people are demanding that something be done. We had better be doing it, too, and we had better work for free silver"
 MT. Carr's remarks were heartily ap- plauded, but there was no rejoinder.
 Congressman Fowler, of New Jersey, and E. H. Pulin, of New York, delivered ad- dresses.
 The convention adjourned but tomorrow the visiting bankers will be entertained by the Atlanta clearing house.