The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17

The matter Of the course of procedure
to be adopted with reference to the Saw
ings Bank of St. Paul has now been de-
cided on, and it rests with the court to
name the receiver or receivers of that
Institution TO be appointed.
1t must be source of general gratifica-
ton that the facts with reference to the
bank and the question as to the most adj
Visable course to pursue nave been so
generally and so fairly considered. The
action to be taken is undoubtedly the
best under all circumstances. There was.
perhaps, no other that could be followed
with so much advantage to all the inter
ests of the creditors. Judge BrilTs an
pcintment Will be entirely satisfactory.
and whatever limitation he chooses to
place on the compensation Of those en-
trusted with the work of liquidation will
be adopted after the fullest and most
careful consideration.
No good purpose can be ACCOMPLISHED
by anything like elimination or recrim-
ination in. connection. with the state Of
things which is, presented to view It was
evidently in no ones power to avoid the
situation which has been called into ex-
tstence. What has been done since the
condition of the bank has been made pub
lie has been well done, and must be re-
garded, all things taken into account, as
the proper thing to have done
Before the subject has passed from the
public view a word needs to be said, in
common justice, in behalf Of the authori-
ties of the state dealing with the affairs
of the bank Both Gov Lind and Gen
Pope have been abused and villiffed in
the most shocking manner. The abuse
and falschood that have been leveled at
them have come from two sources. For
those who spoke under the excitement of
what they believed to be a grievous wrong
done to the management of the bank and
to the stockholders, there is, perhaps. a
word Of excuse or palliation to be spok-
en-. But as to those wretched defamers
who have plainly been animated by no
higher or more decent consideration than
that Of political bitterness in their as
saults on the governor and the bank ex-
aminer mere words are powerless to in
dicate what their deserts demand.
In Wow of all the developments of this
unfortunate ease there is not a single
person in the city who will not admit
that every act and word of the governor
and bank examiner has been the product
of careful and conscientious regard for
every interest involved, and has been die
tated solely by an honest desire to do
their full duty, freed from all personal
feeling. The report of the joint commit
tee appointed by the court to examine
the affairs of the bank IS the most con-
elusive vindication that could have been
given Of Gcn. Pope and his superior Of
ficer, With whom he says he has been in
consultation throughout. Nothing that
the Gil b e might say can add to that
vindication. Regarded in the light of the
infamous treatment which both those Of
1icials have been subjected to in the col
umns Of certain raneorous daily paper
OF this city, that report, were the gov
ernor and Gen. Pope private citizens in
stead 81 public officials, would be the war
rant for such treatment of their assail-
ants as would make those assaiIants dear
ly rue their own blackguardism.
For those who have suffered by this
lamentable affair the deepest sympathy
must exist. Their loss, happily, will not
be as great as that of many others whose
savings were depleted as the result of the
panic and depression through which the
country passed few years ago. That il
Is not worse or greater is due, no doubt.
10 the conscientious efforts of those who