Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-02-19
Dank Secrets. snd who Reveals

Il there certain thing called ''Bank Sc
crecy :" 1t 10 sometimes Of great importance
to business msn thai their private affairs
are not brought before the public; and il IL
therefore the duty Of the Banks to watch
over Bank Secrecy. Thereupen depends the
rlstworshyin. - Of the banks. Now It seems
that the Gasetts il in possession Of means
to sneak itself into the secrets Of the F,rs,
National Bank. The rame Of the man who
has been helping the Gueetts in this matter
is even named aloued in the streets, but il
might be to the ieter. st Of the First Ma
tional Bank itself to give the public some
assurance that neither one of the Bank Dr.
rtctors nor one oi the Bank revisers, from
personal malice or from political purposes
betrays the Bank Secrecy.
From Der DemskrAt Of yesterday.
Mr.. Clifford, Of the First Natiopal Bank i,
stated to as yesterday that thorough in
vestigation was held 70 ascertain the person
who Informed the Gazette in regard to our
note in bank. lat September. He also sta.
ted that the result showed that no blame
could be attached to any Of the directors or
employees Of the bank. Aside from these,
no other man, except Mr.. Hiram Price, as
National Bank Examiner, has had a.cess to
the books oG che hank.
This statement is Satisfactory to us /; but
inasmuch % We are resolved to follow up
this affair. We hereby make the following !:
HEQuEsr TO uON BIRAN PRICE.
rnssmuch - Mr.. Edward Russell, editor
Of the Gazette. is controlled BY you, has
brought before the public strictly private
A..- >g u -R
krot with the hank, Of which only those
could have any knowledge who had access
to the books Of the bank. you ars hereby re
quested, in your own interest, to publicly
state, upon 'honor and faith," whether OF
not you did, after examining the books ot
the First National Bank Of Davenport,
make known, in any way, said business
transaction to Mr.. Russell.
The question thus plainly put by Der
Dsmokrss admits of no evasion. 1t de
nands . straightforward answer. It il
hardly presamabls that any director (s.ock-
holders they must bc) Of any bank, would
bs % lost to their sense Of duty to their pa
trons-te say nothing Of their interest. q
to 60 about retailing the affairs Of the bsnk
how THE nan q that nan had sought &C
commodations. Nor 10 it to be presumed
that the gentlemen appointed BY the stoek~
holders Of the bank to act ~ Revisory
Committss-te eiamins and report upon
the condition Of the bank, would, after dis.
charging those duties, and being paid there
ter. 90 about exposing the bank secrets
No, they could hsvs 10 interest in dong
%. But under TIE circumstances It cannot
b said that Ne. Price he'd no interest in
vending that note a6Aif. He and d,
Dsmskrat were at var; also be and the so
desssr Of the note; and be i aet the ma
to pass over such = little cudgel and moi
pick It up. We bslisve with Dw Dsmslyss,
that the circumstances point directly u
him - ths Fsven)W = ~ First Natieeal
Dank secret Let HiraA Price say eithsa
yes = u. STU 81 no ssl'akI
Tts nlst,ss ftsa Der DsnsksH q Saturday.
The Gssase = sleril = nslicious, con.
nu.s 10 chaege Mr. Kassea With cosrutt & on.
belissisg ihse The pahlic viii put ths Sins
With which IL chagss hin (Rssorn) in. {
our shaee. .Cao sthe stupid 1asa11s believe
or suppooe tSat Z people can b deeeived bv
such stupid tficksf Il continues ihs(his
To nake The peivats alAits OF the oitpf, ~
soklrs q ~ psspls, ~ Asks, III the 9.
Aoguooone e fh1l ~ Wao ~ RivU ~