The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-03
yYas Eustis a Decoy Duck?

That political hermaphrodite of the
Northwest, the Minneapolis Times,
gravely informed us yesterday that a
its office two "subjoined letters" and re-
quested their publication "as a matter
of justice to Mr.. Eustis." The same
prominent Republican, be it remarked,
subjoined letters were sent to the Min
neapolis Tribune and the Pioneer
Press, of this city, all of which pub
LEGATIONS, in turn, saw to it that they
were printed as a matter of justice to
Mr.. Eustis. We have certain specific
reasons for believing that the afore-
mentioned Republican of prominence
was William Henry Eustis, who is
running dixie a scared dog on the Re-
publican machine ticket for governor.
We have equally positive reasons for
believing that when William Henry
laid the subjoined letters before the
editor he thanked God that two little
affidavits were the means of disposing
of that miserable Guaranty Loan bust
ness and that he would yet go after
The st. Paul Glob e.'
That's right, William Henry: come
right along after The G o b e. It has
been after you hard enough, and you
ought, in justice, to share the joys of
the chase.
And now to the business in hand.
The subjoined letters, which were
printed by our esteemed contempora-
ries with such righteousness, were
signed by two person, Arthur H. Moves
and John B. Atwater. Noyes seems to
be familiar name We think he is
we know, in fact-the same Moves
whose partner-Harrison-o as
a member of the state prison investi-
gating-or was it whitewashing?- COM
mission, which same partner was SUBJ
sequently appointed a judge and who
is now a candidate for re-election-a
member of that organization known as
the machine. The firm of Harrison &,
Noyes are learned gentlemen, whose
opinions will bear scrutiny hereafter.
because of the ingenuity, not to say
righteousness, with which the junior
partner came to the rescue of his
friend Eustis.
You were not" wrote Mr.. Moves.
IN one OF those subjoined letters, both
of which, by the way, were addressed
to Eustis-'you were not, according to
the records of the Guaranty Loan COM
pany. a stockholder and never had
been, and consequently could not be a
legal director of said company" Wrote
Brother Atwater, in the other sub
Joined letter, that it was his conclusion
that Eustis was mot a stockholder of
the Guaranty company, and were not
subject to the liability which I was
seeking to enforce in that action"
Exeunt Messieurs Atwnter and Moves
each having written Eustis that he
was not stockholder in the GUARANTY
Loan company, the most Infamous
combination of men and methods ever
known in civilized community Thew
have played their piddling part and
disappear IN the gloom from which
they were snatched for one brief dav
by the desperate William Henry.
NOW who in thunder ever said Will
lam Henry Eustis was stockho1do,
IN the Northwestern Guaranty Loan
company? The Globe didn't. We
never heard of anybody else who did.
Eustis wasn't a stakeholder and that
is the net.
ana not being stakeholder how
could he. under the laws of Minnesota
be a director? He couldn't, of course
be a legal director-but could he no @
decoy duck for the Guaranty Loan
Could he lend his name and his finan.
cial reputation to Manages institution
and become morally responsible for The
| long train of disaster which followed
| the flight of the meteoric Menage into
the Northwest-and thence to Mexico.
Let US see about this.
When the Guaranty Loan went IN ir
smoke and nine millions, more or less
were snuffed out through the rascalit1
of-Well, let us say Menage, for he i.
| in Mexico, where none of his associates
have yet permanently joined him-cer
tain things called records" were lef
to the despoiled depositors.
What do the records show?
Several things that in the iudemen
of the ordinary lay mind would seen
to convict William Henry Eustis O
| having been, not stakeholder. but ,
director of the defunct company.
They show that Eustis was elected 4,
director seven times, the first time O,
Feb. IA, 1888, the last time, MAY l
1898, three weeks to day prior to tn
smash of the Guaranty Loan.
They show that Eustis was made
member of the committee on loans.
They show that Eustis was appointe;
a member Of a committee to inquir
into certain criminal charges agains
! Menage, the president.
They show that at a special meetin,
held on Jan. 20, 1891, the directors
among them William Henry Eustis. il
effect, gave a certificate of characte
to Menage by an Endorsement of hi
loans.
They show that Kenyon, the Honest
made an investigation" of the Guar
anty Loan, and that he pledged hi
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