The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
SILENT UPON SILVER.
BankersAdjourn Without Express
ing Themselves on the Subject.
The QUESTION A TICKLISH ONE.

The Banquet at the ThrsOp Last Night
E1nn Enjoyable One.
The bankers did not discuss the silver
question yesterday afternoon.
When the members of the Kansas
Bankers association hung their hats on
the staturary in Library hall yesterday
afternoon the last thing that stared them
in the face on the programme was 1.-The
Silver Question: General Discussion"
But they lodged it, and when President
Moore announced it not = sound was
heard, not a funeral note.
Goyerrer E. n. Morrill, was on the pro-
gramme for an opening address and it
was off hand and interesting. He said
among other things:
~The laws of the state of Kansas in
regard to banking ought to be more
rigid. I have no confidence in bank
examiners. They may go into bank
and spend several hours looking
over the securities, but they have no
means of knowing whether or not the
papsr is good He has only the bankers
word
Il DONE believe a man ought to be
allowed to go into u community with a
capital of $4,000 and start a bank and
receive deposits to the amount Of $4,000
It's dangerous.
"a bank failure is of more consequence
than failure in any other business. A
bank failure permeates the sacred cir
Gle of the, home and often its influence is
felt for years to come. The people have
not enough protection. l think it would
be better if the government taxed every
bank and guaranteed the dspOsitor5 their
deposits 1t would guarantee better
bank examination. Panics would never
occur. 1t is possible for that law to be
passed aud enforced Weed out the
weak banks. Under the present condi-
tions any Shylock can hang out shin :
gle as banker, win the confidence of
the people and then skip, leaving wreck
ed homes behind him.
"There is no more honorable calling
than banking. l would rather trust q
banker than a minister, doctor or a law :
yer.
"a great many people are ignorant
concerning banks. Twenty three years
ago l started bank in a community
where there had never been a bank. The
people did not understand it. One of the
leading merchants came to me and
wanted to know before he put his money
on deposit how much l was going to
charge him.
Blanks should not be burdened with
doubtful paper. Ingalls, once said that a
doubtful egg was bad egg l believe
the same of paper. 1t, like the egg, gets
bad fast enough"
Governor Morrill, closed by saying: 81
shall be most happy to serve you at any
and all times"
Albert H. Horton came forward at the
Introduction of President Moore and said
that he was gla d to be with the bankers
for very little W lille, and that he would
read them very brief paper. The ex-
chief justice was in his very beat mood
however, for he overran his very brief
time by at least an hour. He took the
bankers by the hand and led then
through the mszes of some of his denses
decisions and brought them out to tbs
light of day again unwounded and IN
SCARED
Judge Thacher of Lawrence was mex
on the list, and he had hardly begun hi
address when there was clatter as of tn,
falling of bricks down a cellar way. ant
President Moore and Secretary Macfer
ran ran to whence the noise. came
Judge Horton, in the uncertain light o