People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-09-04

school board for six years, was en-
gineer and superintendent OF the
waterworks and master of roadway
on the Savannah, Florida & Western
railroad, while he is now president Of
the Cherokee Nursery of Ware
county. In Brunswick he has been
elected alderman, president Of the
national bank, president ofthe Young
Mems Business League and first vice
president of the board of trade.
Democratic Misrule is Georgia.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun, in a
spirit of braggadocio, threw down
the challenge that the Populists could
show no instances of Democratic
misrule in State affairs. The ohal-
lenge was prom pity accepted and we
preferred a few facts ss starter.
Whereupon the boastful Enquirer.
Sun crawled into its hole and pulled
the hole in after it.
We will repeat the first charge
and show in part why the Columbus
champion Of the "men who controI'
did not dare to meet it.
"Firat, we charge that, through
the oonnivanoe of the Democratic
administration of Georgia, the Third
national bank of Columbus, Ga, OBJ
tained the control and use Of $301,-
$50 from the state treasury, the
same being part Of the taxes paid
into the treasury by the overbur-
dened tax payers; that this money
was $251,450 over and above the
amount Tor which the bank had
given bond; that this money was
held without warrant Of law and
without adequate security therefor,
and that it was not at all impossible
for the state to have lost that
amount"
awe find that on November lat,
1892, the Third national bank Of
Columbus had to the credit of thu
state the sum Of $210,713.11, which
amount, besides various small do.
posts, was increased by deposits di
rect from the treasury, on December
18th, 1892, of $4,000; on January
2Otb, 1893, Of $1,000; on February
9TH, 1898, OF $4,000, and on Sep
TENDER l4th, 1898, OF $4,000; on
on July 1st, 1898, Of $4,000; on
August Sd, 1898, CT $4,000. The
largest amount drawn against these
deposits were, on June Goth, 1898,
$40, 1000, and on October %, 1898,
$4,000, leaving a balance due the
state By this bank on December LIST,
of 1898, Of $3O1,45010."-Journal
OF the House, December 7, 1898,
page SAB,
"We find that one Of the state de-
positories is q national bank, and
deem it proper to call attention to
the fact that while cur Georgia
statute, which gives the state q first
lien on the assets of bank selected
as depository, has been upheld by
the supreme court in the case of a
state bank, yet the federal law fixes
the rank of liens on the assets of a
national bank, aud that federal law
could not be altered by state law;
it would therefore appear that if a
national bank is selected as depos.
tory the state would not have first
lien on its assets, but would stand on
the same footing as other ike depos-
itors." journal OF the House, De.
cember 7, 1873, page 645.
Mr. Jordan, sworn, testiies as fol-
lows:
Q. Mr.. Jordan, what position do
hold in the Third National Bank of
Columbus? A. I am president.
@. We have statement of the
bank which shows that on the first
of -, 1892, there was balance
Of $208,713.11 to the credit OF the
state. Can you tell us how long
that credit of the state has been in
your bank? A. l think about one
year.
Q. What interest did you pay?
A. None at all. They drew on us
for $4,000, which 1 think we paid
last year.
@. Was there a very big deposit
last year? A I am not certain,
but don't think there was big de-
post last year but don't remember.
n n.y. H. - Ao-o- III =;