The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-15
rNrAnnoNAnIn .ELrIsmNEss.

Tho North has Responded literally 40
stricken Galveston cry for help. Tho
city Of New York alone has contributed
more than 10000 20 the relief fund. Tina,
Galveston appreciate this generosity -
nab plain 10 % recent expression q Coz.
Savers of Texas. After meeting
% the business men of Galveston, GOV
saycrs sent this telegram 20 New York
~ want YOU 20 take this message from
ga long o. our children live and a. LONG
as our childreu's children live never will
We forget your kindness and the conf
dtnco you rcpose in the people Of Cat
weston
There g. wsFm-hearted. sincere gratitude
iH tbs message. and II voices the eenu-
msuis OF the benenciariea Of the contrlbu-
lions hot how H. the expression re-
celvcd 10 the NorthP II - matter Of
much regret 20 note that there are some
interests In New York that think they
ought 20 get return in dollars ana cents
tor their charity" The NIarlne Jour
ual Is evidently on organ OF these selfish
interests. In its issue OF Oct. s. II laws
stress upon the goodness OF tho North
towards the South IN 'imes OF disaster,
emphasizing the fac, that the North has
loosed is pursa-strings Cor tho benent
Of Galveston in distress. Commenting
en- this II says:
Does the South fairly realize this ana
meet q IN a perfect spirit of fraternity
Let us take the attitude Of the South.
and Galveston IN particular. on the ship
ping bili The North 81 deeply inter-
ested IN this measure. II r.. undoubtedly.
fact that majority Of tho people
believe that IL viii be OF great benefit to
commerce ana help many lines OF indus-
Try outside Of shipbuilding But there
is hardly note OF sympathy with this
proposed legislation anywhere IN tho
South. New orleans opposes Il. Calves
ton opposes a.. and 80 q goes But for
the lack Of hep from the South the
shipping biH would surely have been pass
"a hy Congress iaes winter An estimate
Of forces showed the danger OF going
20 "a vote with the bill and so It went
over.
Il is impossible 20 conceive Of any more
unworthy nnd narrow minded exhibition
~ selhshness. The shipping bill. 0he
Hanna-Payne ship subsidy bliD. Is opposed
by the South. including Galveston. upon
principle. II does not believe that Con
gress has the right 10 take the peoples
money out 81 the treasury and give Il 20
a favored few corporations ana indlvii-
uals. upon the specious plea OF fostering
az infant industry" IL does not believe
IN special privileges. even 20 the moneyed
Interests. II does not believe in taxing
the people for tho still further enrichlnr
Of wealthy steamship corportlons. II
does nos believe in government gratuitles.
more especially where none are needed
II the North had contributed its money
Tor the relief OF Galveston IN the hone or
expectation OF bribing Galveston and the
South 10 forego their principles and smoth-
er their consciences. u would have boon
better had the North kept iCs cash in It's
purse. However. We do not believe any
thing % the kind OF the North We pre-
fer 70 believe that the North has given
from the purest and most disintereste1
motives. without thought of return. That
being tho Gaze. che Marine Journals ex-
preston is representative OF nothing
save small coterie OF selfish persons.
VINO hope TO get their fingers into the
public treasury. ard are angry because
tho South positively and absolutely de.
ciines to aid Them in their purpose.