Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-14

"I congratulate the stockholders OF
our enterprise. The bank has been in
operation thirteen years, under my con-
troll, with a capital stock of 100000"
He then proceeds to give in detail
items Of profit for that fourteen years,
and it amounted to $2,3S3,OO0. This is
about thirty-three and one-third
per cent per annum profit.
Plenty of such statistics as this
are obtainable to show that as rule
the profits Of National banks are cnorm-
GUS, Notwithstanding their fruitless eff
forts to deceive the public.
The San Francisco Examiner ex'
presses the opinion that Governors, as
a rule, are becoming little too handy
with the militia under their control,
and we think there are several millions
of good citizens who share this opinion.
The Examiner says: American Gov
errors are becoming too much addicted
to the militia habit. Even the military
nations of Europe are surprised and
more or less contemptuous at the readi-
ness with which troops are called out
in this country whenever a politician
tries to steal ballot box or an en-
ployer quarrels with labor union
about wages. 1t does not speak we'll
for the efficiency of the civil authorities
to have them running to the military
arm for protection every time the heat
of controversy rises to the point of call
ing names. 1t is essentially unbecom-
ing when the scene Of the trouble is at
the fountain of civil law. If there is
any place in which the presence Of bay
onets is an inappropriate and imper-
tinent intrusion it is the hall Of a
legislature"
1t was recently announced that Sec
rotary Carlisle was going to Chicago
to address the workingmen Of that
city on the financial question, and peo-
pie were wondering how such a para
doxical proceeding was brought about.
OF course it was not supposed that he
would go there without an invitation,
and it was supposed he had one, but 1t
now turns out to be a fake, as the
following clipping from the Chicago
Record will show:
II is questioned whether Secretary
of the Treasury Carlisle will come to
Chicago to address the workingmen
after the action taken in the meetings
of the Labor Congress and the Typo
graphical Union yesterday.
The congress passed the following
resolutions after brief discussion, and
the union took similar action:
Whereas, 1t having been reported
through the public press that the Hon.
John G. Carlisle has been invited to
this city to instruct the workingmen
on the question of finance; and,
Whereas, Said invitation has been
made to appear as coming from ogan-
lied labor Of this city, speaking
through its chosen representatives:
and.
Whereas, Not one of the trades
uions named in the letter of invita-
ton has at any time authorized any
ona to issue an invitation in its name,
end that so far as the invitation pur-
ports to issue from organized labor and
in the name of trades unions Of this
city the same is misleading; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the Hon. John G.
Carlisle be notified by the officers of
the Chicago Labor Congress, over the
seal of the organization, that the inVi-
, tation extended him does not issue
from organized labor in Chicago, but
has been sent to him by number of
self-appointed representatives, presum-
ably working in individual interests
; and the congress deems it but fair to
| the gentleman named to acquaint him
I with the fact"