Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
What Philosopher pooley say..

From the Chicago Post.
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Yes" said Mr.. DOoley, with nawtbIn.
10 break tn silence but now an thin
busting bank. It's a green Chris-usa 81
all tn wur-ruld. but a gray wan f'r thin
that has their money put AWAY In ~,
sthrCnE boxes. Whin Sandy KIoss cor1n.
m ~. IN shape iy naytional bank examiner
~, ~ % 'lliie 10 take down ye-er stocktn's firm
IN hearth Yen need thin fer ye-er feet
WILL I'm glad to see thin 90 :" said NJ
HeEnessey. the embittered one. I've been
II charge iv naytional bank examiner
nesiif fr twenty-five years. Me assets 4.
"lhty-eisht cints. two pool checks am a
ptt r. Lnaorldered slippers that I dhrevv
th's mornin, an me lbilities is somewhat
IN excess. I'm goin to get out a statsmert
~ me condition. Capital stock. wan mill
ION. surplus, wan million; cash on band
tWinty-eiSht cints; nee-gotyable securities
I'm cints; due firm other Hinniseys. thirty
dollars. Dooley, there's five bundbra5
lEousan naytional banks iv Illinye In Chit
cage to-day, on'y most iv thin was horn
with their hbilities in excess iy their as
sets" ~ 'eA as
Ihrue f'r ye," said Mr.. DooIey ''but tn
conthroller iv tn currency hasn't amy
thing to do with thin. We have poIismen
TO look after those lads. A nay-tional bank
is DIN rent Some day a bank examiner
dhrops In on wan iv thin an looks over
IN books. He ray-poorts tn situation to
his boss in Wash'nton an tn boss writes
down to tn prisidint iv tn bank Dear sir
an brother he says, excuse me fr in
trudfn mesilf in ye'er affairs, but I'm touId
ye have been lendin' other peoples money
to yeersilf an frinds, an there's some
Kckin, he says I thrust yell not take IL
too much to hear-rt IL I suggest that this is
contrary to tn laws iv tn United States
Don't think me intrusive If ask We to put
on q betther front fr to quite suspicion
he says. I wudden't f'r tn wurruld hurt
ye'er feelings, but 1 have jooty to per-
form, an that Is TO see that public conf
dence is maintained. II ye will give tn
matther a little attintion, without too
great Inconvenience, an make good some
iv tn markers, ye'n be conferrin' great
personal favor on me- With best wishes
FIR a merry Christmas an happy New
Year, I am, yours thruly.' Well, tn boys
come together an they look over tn mark
ers an decide that they can't take thin up
at wanst. Now. naytional banks always
stand by each other, fr tn purpose iv sus-
tainin' that confidence so essential Toto
to confidencin' tn public. That's tn point.
Confidence, to inspire confidence. TIL la-ads
with tn markers goes to their brothers an
frinds an says they: We've got note
firm tn controller iv tn currency sayin
we've broke tn law.
"HThrue, we've broke Ourselves too, but
he takes It so much to hear-rt that we
feel like doin' good turin fr him. We've
got our markers here an we'd like to
have money enough on thin to make good
rF'r why says their frinds. To keep up
confidence says tn la-ads. Well, their
brethren rubs their chins an fin-lly wan iv
thin I'D. an says: fTh' foundation iv con-
fiderce is tn belief iv tn confidenced In
TIL integrity iv tn operator. This here
bank has been conducted on tn wrong
lires, Its methods have been unbusiness-
like an 1t has advanced money on markers
that wudden't go across my layout. 1
don't believe in lindin' sanction or coin to
amy enterprise r-run so carelessly. Th'
tina has come whin tn best way to restore
ccnfidince in tn public that's been so often
up ag'in tn game that 1t can Tread tn
ca-ards be tn backs Is to dhrive firm
business tn careless, tn incompetent an
tn dishonest Besides he says. II these
markers are med good lot that have
become bad he says. I vote mo- So tn
mex day early tn bank examiner tacks
a ca-ard on tn durs an the la-ads begin
to r-roast each other in the pa-apers, an
tn German man, not having enough money
to pay his quarterly license, crawls into
tn icebox. takes q light lunch OF paris
green an goes into liquidation.
There's wan Christmas story f'r ye. Hin
Missy. It amt what 1t might be fr gayety,
hut It's the dIvvle f'r facts. Whin I see
tn bank examiner piayin' Sandy Kloss
want to board up tn chimbley an put
me dough in tn stove. The best bank
can git whin he's around is r-run FIR
its money!