The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
THE BANKERS BANQUET.
Over Two Hundred Ffnancfers and
Their Friends at the Table.


diana Association OF Bankers held last
night in the dining hall of the Bates House.
over two hundred of the fnanciers and
their friends in the city sat down to tables
that were beautifully decorated with cut
flowers, roses, carnations and chrysanthe-
NUNS. Hidden behind a screen of ferns ard
palms Harris orchestra rendered music
while the menu was being served. The
menu cards were tastefully engraved with
an appropriate design representing the in
terror of a bank. The room was decorated
with palms and ferns. with here and there
a flower of color to relieve the monotony.
master, John II. Holiday. introduced
Charles l.. Holsteln, who responded 10 the
only regular t9ast Of the The, evening Money
| My friend the POSTMASTER, by his intro
duction has in his way, attempted 10 iden-
tify me, but l am afraid when / have fin
ished that you will conclude that Il is an
other case of mistaken identity and that
all of you VIII protest me; However; 1
much. / have some friends who object TO
this propensity and I'm my judgment IL is "A
speech is silver. silence Is golden, and after
due deliberation now commit myself TO
| the gold standard.
1.-The word bank and the word banquet
! seem to be interrelated. IL they are related.
| by derivation or otherwise. then II follows
that a good banker ought to be a good
banqueter This being a bankers banquet
have prepared very learned. iabored and
long treatise on How Banks Should BE
that such paper would he especially in.
! teresting and edifying tonight between the
vine and the walnuts II has been my
| with me, that the less a man knows about
| a. subject matter the better he can write
about il, and that. az a rule. people know
| better how 20 conduct other peoples bus
| mess than their own. This is a tit-bit OF
philosophy and the point Of it lies i'm its
IT ask leave to print my treatise on How
| to Conduct Banks, for L notice that there
are ladies present, and ! am sure that a
talk about the Banks and Braes o Benny
Doom The Banks Where the Wild
Thyme Blows would be more interesting.
| Timothy said that money Is the root or
all evil i respectfully submit that this is
| a mistake. IL is not a mistake OF Moses-it
is mistake of Timothy. Neithey money nor
as We please. all people love money, ard
| what everybody loves cannot be evil.
All civilized mankind loves money. except
ing always the women, and they don't even
| love pin money. Money is the root OF CIV
ilzation. Money makes the wheels go
stops Why. you cannot even wage war
| without money. 1t is neither an evil nor an
enemy: 1t is a friend in deed and friend
In need.
Money is optimistic and not pessimistic.
The accumulation of money means thrift;
up to better things. Money honestly ac-
CURED is beatitude and a benediction.
Money rules the world. Money is an ex-
fying at the front In the Philippines to-
day IL the Treasury Department was not
behind it. Money is the sure. never-failing
| trade wind that carries commerce the wide
| world over
Good bankers are blessing to the Ma
ton and all its people-rich and poor-ior
they are the true eonservators OF saving.
thrift and peace and order. With glasses
brim full, let US toast the bankers or IN
diana-may they live long and prosper
MD ADAMS WELL. RECEIVED.
Mr.. H. c. Adams was called upon by the
POSTMASTER His subject was not an
| nounced: in fact as Mr.. Adams explained
| in his opening remarks. he had none. When
he arose he was greeted with round or
applause. 81 am glau." he said. ito re-
ceive this applause in advance. 1 haven't
the slightest idea what am 10 talk about
The speaker, however. introduced several
stories which he used to lead TO a more Sc
he are wheD you arrive
the Union Station you will begin 10 OBJ.
serve at once how Indianapolis IL prepared
! vociferous hackmen, and all over town you
| will find thrifty shopkeepers who seeming
ly exist for no other purpose tnan TO see see
clothing houses and cut-rate ticket offices
of the city. IL you carry grip full OF
Come TO Indianapolis; keep coming. Maybe
it will aid you TO higher life. BY and
/ bV will be better able TO receive
We will dispose of the hackmen shortly.
| and il you come back at the end of thirty
J | four years you will find that we have been
able to obtain 3-cent street-car fares for
. | you also"
The remarks of Hon. Will Cumback. OF
, | Greensburg. were also impromptu- He
! | spoke of the changed condition OF life viii N
! the closing years Of the century were wit
| Messing and eulogized the present condl-
tons OF confidence and stability. NOW.
| he said, every dollar OF every sort is
backed by the government ana BY the Ma
ton and by the army and navy OF the Ma
ton. and IL is worth It's face value and II
will hold and retain that value while the
government lasts"
William G Cornwell, OF Buffalo, the pres
ident OF the National Bank of that city, re-
spOnded at the request OF the toastmastel
! and paid a pretty tribute 10 the womer
who Tgere present at the banquet. He turned
| his response into patriotic channels, and
concluding said: We now have "A war or
our hands, and while that war lasts be-
lieve that IT is the duty OF every American
citizen 10 lend his aid TO the Nation and q
uphold the President until peace has beer
{ | attained. We need not fear the future: W,
need not fear but that right aud justice viii
be done TO whatever race however savae,
| and benighted. which may be brought un
: der the folds OF our broad flag"
, Out-of-Town Visitors.
] Among the out-of-town financiers VIII,
: were gathered In the city yesterday for IN