Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-08-07
Blessing in Disguise.

TIE erection Of State Banking
Department comprehends in its scope
an Investigation of ths affairs of all
manner of banking, deposit, real es
tate, mortgage, title, insurance, guar
antes society, society end trust com
pan1es. A departm snt over which
should bs placed capable man and
man OF the strictest integrity. An
incapable Ma or 3 corrupt man in
that department can do infinitely
more harm in many ways than on in
competent and corrupt Governor.
d. f. Giikeson is now at the head of
that important department. 1t is
not charged that Mr. G,Ikeson is a
corrupt man in office, but it is clear
ly manifest that the Chairman of the
Republican party should not be at
the head Of The State Banking De-
partment. If Governor Hastings de-
sired to appoict bis friend Gilkeson
to the head of tho Banking Depart
ment, it was his privilege, his right
to make the appointment and should
not be criticised CT condemned for 50
doing, b:l The .nero question of ap-
pG.ltlnsat is not the point that has
aroused the State against both Gilk-
esoi and tie Governor. Gi!keson
should not be Chai.man Of the party
and the Chief of the State Banking
Department at the same tina. The
fact that he holds both places aid is
making fight to continue his hold,
ing of both places is a suspicious cir-
cumstauce, and the fact that the Gov
ernor is bending al his power to
keep him in both places has awakened
Z wide spEead suspicion that there is
something hidden behind the fight
that the light Of day is not to behold,
The party is aroused among itself
against Gilkason being longer con-
tinusd Chairman OF the party aud at
the same time holding the Office of
State Bank Commissioner. What
does it ali mean that he Id to be kept
IS Chairman and at the same time
having the power to nose about the
business Of the banks. Why not
attend to the bank department and
drop the Chairmanship and let Quay
have it. II Senator Quay occupied
the position Of Chief Of tho Banking
Department and at the same time
held the Clairmauship of the party,
the same objection would be urged
to him holding the two prominent
and valuable positions. But why
does the Governor seek to wreck the
party rather than drop Gilkeson out
of the Craftsmanship. Doss he want
Gilkeson to be Chairman Of the State
Committee to use the machinery of
tns State organization to push the
Governor forward as q candidate to
the Presidency The Chairman of
the State Committee has no right to
use the organization of the party as
between candidates for the Presi-
dency or any ether State or National
Office. The State Chairman must
have no pct candidates and once it IS
known that the Chairman Of the
State Committee is booming 4 certain
man as against all others, he puts the
Republican party on the road to ov-
erwhelming defeat. If Gilkeson is
to he elected TO push the interests of
one man and crowd all others off then
he and the men he booms arc dig
ging their own political graves. But
that Is not all: The Chairman Of the
Republican party or any other party
should not be clothed with the pow
ers that are conferred upon the State
Bank Commissioner. What a field
OF corruption for a corrupt man
Gllkeson may not be corrupt and the
Governor maY be as pure as the new
fallen snow, but such bitter fight
for position on the threshold of an
almost liInitless field of tenpta ton
s'.ouid cause every man who has the
good Of his party and the honor of
his State at heart to say, No, Cover
nor Hastings, you shall not place
Mr.. Gilkeson at the head Of the Rs
publican party in the State and at
the head of the banking department
Of this grand old Commonwealth
The defeat OF Mr. Gilkeson for State
Chairman will prove to be blessing
in disguise for Governor Hastings
A.