The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-25
"OUR BANK EXAMINER"
John l.. TownIey Says Bank DEPOSIT
tors know what He Hasn't Done.

John L. Toyvn1ey Says Bank DEPOSIT
tors know what He Hasn't Done
Mr.. Townley said:
This state has no bank examiner"
Section 40 Of the; General Statues Of 1s9.
provides for q public examiner" as fol-
lows:
THAT a competent person. a skillful &C.
countant, shall be appointed by the governor
by and with the consent Of the senate, to
examine state. county, city and all public
and quasi-public institutions"
Section Alb gives this public examiner
full power to visit, without prior notice, and
fully examine into the assets and business
conduct Of all banking institutions OF the
state.
perform their respective duties! We al
know that no such public duty has beer
performed In this state and the taetFeIoIe
neither a public examiner nor bank ex-
aminer. @
History and experience alike prove this tc
be true. We have an incumbent in the office
behind a door; that is marked public ex-
amtner." s.... --- $500.
What he has done. cannot tell you.
What he has not done, the sad bank de-
This incumbent is a Republican function
airy. and was created and appointed by
passed upon and confirmed by a Republican
state senate, and. hence. must be the very
essence OF real, actual genuine Republican,
ism ism AS sueh essence, ne mas cost the state
by his failure to close up inSolyent building
societies and banks.
Can the grand old party point with pride
to this dereliction Of performance of duty
Observe the elephants trunk hung in shame!
Personally of said incumbent I know
naught, do not know him. He is surround
ed and clothed with the presumption Of in
nocence. So are all persons under trial on
Indictment!
He has never been indicted yet, that 1 can
learn. 1t would not avail II he were, for the
amount is very large.
I visited his office once. having given prior
notice with others to inform him that a
officers, now ali Republican oficeholders. was
robbing the poor, and to obtain his aid for
the people who were thus being plunGered;
and he actually "dczed or into a slumber.' y
peaceful and inolfensive gentleman. Years
afterward. that building society assigned
and as there were no assets to pay the ex-
penses-a receiver was appointed.
Again I assert. that this function Of our
state government is genuine Republieanism
Of the confidence sort. Kind Of god
only product yielded.
Seriously. gentlemen, our state was very
wise in the statutory creation Of this Office;
it's mission was and is to protect the inno-
cent deDositor, but under the present ex-
listing gold standard, where there is not
sufficient volume OF money to supply the
needs Of the People. we need more active
and competent performance of duty to MAN
tain the rights of the citizens in this partic-
ular Office and function.
We have suffered much, and long, and
patiently. You now ask me for the remedy
for this failure of public duty. ask vol,
from Minneapolis, can the magnetic and
eloquent Republican candidate Of your city,
Mr.. Eustts, help us out, and If he can will
he DO IL? You do not answer. What shall
be done in this dire extremity Let me in
form you.
Herald the great public and private Virtues
and powers of Honest John Lind to the voters
OF this great state, and call them to your as
sistance. and soon after Jan. l, 1899, the
honest people will storm the capitol building
in this city, and with enc loud and. long com
mand. we will break in on the office of this
sonnnambulist and ask him to go hence to
private life; and then we will show all men
the difference between an honest PERFORM
ance of pubic duty, and Republican CON
fdence fnefficiency.
C. w. Stanton. Of Appleton, respond
ed to the toast, Democracy, the Guar
dian OF the Farmers and Workshops"