The Irish standard., 1898-10-08
w. n. Eustis has not denied
over his own signature
that he was a Guaranty
Loan Co, Director during
the period of its steals,
and he dare not so deny it

w. II. Eustis is before the people of
the state as the reform, machine
smashing" candidate for governor, in
view o. which it is the right of all the
people to know his actual, official
connection with that mammoth
swindls of the century, the Northwest
ern Guaranty Loan company. at tho
head of which was Louis + Menage.
now for five years fugitive from jus
tice. i'll the uttermost parts Of the
earth.
William Henry Eustis was not only
connected with shat COMPANY. but
WAS FOR THE WHOLE TERM OF
ITS LARGEST OPERATIONS AN
ACTIVE, WORKING DIRECTOR
OF THE COMPANY. When the
charges against the concern originally
: brought by John H. Burke could no
longer be suppressed, as a bluff"
President Menag>, mt /, meeting Of the
directors at which Director Il !ssis was
present, resigned the Office OF president.
Thereupon /, special investigating com.
mittee of tho directors was appointed,
to investigate tho charges against
iMenage. Director Eustis was one of
this committee, and it soon after re.
ported, completely whltewashins Men.
age, and the latter theraupon returned
to his position. IT is ESTIMATED
THAT FULLY 100000 OF THE
SWINDLES OF THE COMPANY
WERE EFFECTED AFTER THIS
WHITEW ASKING BY HE DI.
RECTORs, OUT OF THE GRAND
TOTAL OF S9,ooo,OoO Director Eus.
It's thus did double duty. His name
and influence, with that of Lowry,
Fletcher and others, had roped in the
dupes from the beginning; but after
this Investigation" the victims came
in at lively rate, until, at the final
collapse. when Menaye had fed, they
covered all parts of the country, in.
Guided people from all walks Of lite,
and the pail thrown over the good
name of tie city of Minneapolis and
the state has not to this day been re.
moved-and never will be until all til.
rascals responsible for the terrible
crimes comm tied in the nam, Of Dl.
rector Eusts' company are brought to
justice.
Will the reader and voter note this:
THAT w. II. EUSTIS HAS NOT.
AND PROBABLY WILL NOT, OVER
HIS OWN NAME. DENY HIS ACT.
I'VE, OFFICIAL DIRECTORSHIP IN
THAT COMPANY.
Others deny for him, as occasion re.
auires. but he prudently makes no de.
NAL calling for the actual proofs. AT
a few places where he has been ex.
tending the glad hand in the campaign
the matter has been mentioned to Mr..
Eustis by the friendly reporter and the
reporters have varioasly given re.
sponses. III all cases they are denials
which do not deny. If one says that
Mr. Eustis denies, as one of the Man.
'kato papers, it IS always in such way,
and 80 given, as that il Candidate
.Eustis wishes he can say that he never
so stated to u reporter. or that the re-
porter had not quoted him correctly.
Candidate Enstis HAS NEVER
TAKEN HIS PEN IN HAND AND
WRITTEN:
"THE CHARGE THAT I WAS A
DIRECTOR IN THE GUARANTY
LOAN COMPANY IS FALSE
ISM ~ ELY w. II. EOc 10.
Should Candidate Eustis ever be
driven TO tho rash step of denying that
he was such active director, or should
anyone wish to know the proofs the
same can be found in numer.
Gus places and sources. The Mime.
apolis Trust company, as receiver
of the Northwestern Guaranty
Loan company has the records, show.
ing several times when Eustis was
elected director and acted as such.
Those records also contain the names
of the victims Of the swindlors. The
names OF Eustis, Lowry, Flete her and
the rest were widely used in the cir
culars and pamphlets of the company,
and it was these with which the large
crop of victims was gathered in. In
..the State Historical society will be
found, or was to be found till recently,
at least, files of county papers in
which these charges, subsequent made
good by investigation, aud by the
trial Of S.reeter, Manages sclpegoat.
were stated with the proofs,
by Mr.. Burke. He used those papers
because he could not get hearing in
all of the daily press. Copies Of the
Burke CORE spondence with Director
Eustis, his persistent efforts with the
Department OF Public Examiner, to get
the Departments 10 investigate the con.