New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-25
PATRIOTIC B1NkE
SOME BIG DIVIDENDS THEY SEE IN THE
RESULTS OF THE WAR.


Denver. Aug 2i-The second days session OF the
twenty-fourth annual convention OF the American
psnkers. Association was called order by Presi-
dent Hendrix AT 10 o'clock to-day with practically
a fun attendance ~ delegates Prayer was offered
hv the Rev n Martyr Hart. dean Of 81, John $
Cathedral
To-day's session was devoted to the discussion q
practical banking questions. The first subject was
patriotic Spirit OF Bankers" The discussion was
onened by ] d. Powers president OF the First
National Bank OF Owensboro. Ky. who was fol-
lowed by W 5 Witham. Of Atlanta. Ga. who said
in part:
This Is an educational war. 1t IS also righteous
brother and brother arising out Of our Civil War.
come to you from land marked by many tombs.
oron y ~ r exnresset LOYALTY to The stars and
Stripes X Is a OF reconciliation Shall the
Sorgn 'a az 81 Cau@y led by Roosevelt? Shall class
haie Class after seeing Hamilton Fish, the son OF a
millionaire. fall at the battle o. Seve-cayght N
The arms of a ponniess cowboy from Texas Shall
since he that hero o. the colored troops rush
Juan, seizo and break down the spanish has then
ian l!feess, pierced by no less Than thirty-iwo
American conqueror. who. after taking twenty five
thousand Of them prisoners. hiled their empty
s,omachs with American food. gave them tree
passage home on sste clean p2ats' 5iisns as tney
This. too. Is uniting war. Did you eyer see sue 2
n Fourth Of July ds the last one? Never, since old
Liberty Bel rang forth for the nrst time her sweet
notes ~ freedom all the i22 years OF National
I Independence there has not been such Fourth az
july as the last Tho Fourth u July. mo stood
for freedom that OK Sl2 stood for the protection OF
American citizenship, that OF 1851 stood FOR the
Union the Fourth Of July. 1895 stood for uni
versal freedom. | wish you had been with me at
the celebration in my own city Before that gaiher-
ing OF over ten thousand people there stood upon
the stage. participants, representatives, or an
/ classes The first speaker vas a Jew, the second a
/ Gentle and tho third Catholic priest; 4 chap
ing with prayer The presiding ofhGer was an 90
fetarafe soldier \ Georgia Rirl waved the
This is what call big dividends from the front
The hlowing-up OF the Maine made grave for
many brave soldiers but at the same time y ere,
ated the cemetery OF sectionalism. The burning OF
Cervcra's feet by our own revealed more than one
conquered zoe OF America for II LETT IN full view
OF al the world the ashes OF sectional hate.
Arthur G Anderson. of St Paul. spoke about the
practicable Safeguards Against Check-raising
Cornelius A Pugsley president Of the WestchesieE
County National Bank. OF Peekskl. y Y. moved
NJ the to-day that the following telegram be
sent 20 President Kinley:
Tn. Bankers Association at is twenty fourth an
nual convention. assembled at Denver REPRESENTING
banks OF every state and Territory. oegs most
heartily TO congratulate the President or our Do
loved Republic upon the successful conduct OF ths
war and the brilliant acniefefnents OF our Army ana
Navy ana the prospect OF peace
The motion carried unanimously.
The deleg atoms from twenty three states. rep
rcsentng their respective state asaoc!atlons. met
Executive Council OF the American Bankers As
sOciati0n The following are the nominees: Charles
X Hanna. Council Bluffs, Iowa. II. " Mccoy
Peoria. III. :. r. Shumaker Huntington, Penn.
Robert McCurdy. Youngstown. Ohio. and 4. T.
Woodbridge Austin.
Brief statements made by representative
without exception. reports OF general prosperity
came from all over the country.