The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-03

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN Sir: ] want 20
say a few words n behalf OF the bank clerks.
not In behalf Of Schrriber cr Alvori. but in be-
half OF the Great majority. who are neither
Schreibers nor AlvOrds ! venture u say that II
i Diogenes wer, living to-day. that he could find
the man he was looking for right in any bank
in the country, yes. and not only one. but any
number OF the specimen for which he searched
in vain.
| This letter l. intended rs a protest against
what I conceive 70 be an impression or belief.
more o. less unc1nsciou-. likely. but neverthe-
less ex sting. that bank clerks are no better
than they should be; and against something
else more particularly, of which presently.
There can be no doubt about the existence OF
this impression or belief among bank officials,
who are ado ting more and more stringent pre-
cautions. one bank. ! read. is going to cage in
all its employees And as 10 the public. ever
since the SCHROEDER affair, and always after any
thing Of a similar nature. men coming 10 tho
paying tellers' and receiving tellers' windows
Will Jolly the clerks / y asking them when
they are going to skip" with a million. This
is a FOLLY. OF course, not intended seriously or
ofensively. but not a Jolly" pure and simple.
Tor way down in he 'JoIiier's" m nd there 10
the idea hat perhaps Their" j. more fact than
fancy in his query Wonder how many people
realize the fact that. everything considered. bank
cleIhs ar. The harGe>, worked. poorest paid,
hnu SoIt@l ttIllIiltu OF dl4N tLtSs Oh men, dHl
consequently most hunrStf
A. TO the tempta' ion. every one knows that
bank clerks handle thous nds aud thousands OF
dollars every as. Yes. al know that, but they
understand merely H. the ab>tr 'c, 1t them
think Of it in he conCr e.. Let them IN nix Of the
actual har ding. lingering Il fv .. OF tens, Of
t"cn'i. 5. 4 r.te-. Of he hurdred and thou and
q mar bills. hls sac sOfth. NJ. and think Of how
f'w how very. very few Of these hard-worked
unraid fellows do wrong wonder how many
appreciate to how figh a degree u - labo~ q a
bank clerk i, skilled labor? How ma y know
IN Z 10 no A tl pE FIRrk- : 90 ALA Oh ia . . nN.
ing or receiving ~t"li"r'>. d SIX -d'ma 1d~ d hilh
d"gres o! Intelligence? Il must be 4 brain that
see thSse pale faced fellows counting iii, end
pre- Sia'e EN"rr~S land not a .i,c" slight"-t
mistake must b" made, uil q NOuD con-
ceivc of low those bra ns ar" working, Of TO
i,"rve OPPRESSION that l. b iGE "Nerc.~ d. how
the brakes az be- NJ kept down How many
comprehend thai q bank clerks is q v~"arirs.
grinding, and, w!tha'. an intense eNs ance2
Generally. when n vocation i, Of IN wearing.
grinding order, ia" intense element = n"r,-
And are the ublic aware what regeneration
ia : highly skilled labor, this wasting Of bra ~
ami nerve t,sI. bring iuP Nnl, Z n''cm"r.
ing. masonry. &c. ans -. ON a o. uca =
plumbing, q" offence t. these trades n.
McsSr; Hank Or" t's ,apd srockhold'-s.
won'd il not be more IA n,hrop.c, NOR
lece>, to, institutions hat a'e already rotlen
rich, and n It'll" more IN your clerk>s Think
WHAT a NV" per cent litt"re n salary wHiId
mean To an eighty oltr-a-month Jerk. \
warmer cuat tor winter. n p ore nourishinc
beers eak for finG'r 7. to give him letter
strength and h Cle- hone for his labors. ~
occasional evening en'erta nnenj. and Ills
aSt j. perhaps T. much A. anything. for !th
brighten his spirit. keep him from thinking
that the world : cold. from comparing his lot
W III those NOR favored with this worlds
COOS, from beComi'g Cyuic i, and arr,N.nc Al
7 ecouciu ion that he world owes him n living.
Am ] my brothers keeper Ycs. YOU are.
N.uIdn, this be- better than caging IN mem
NEW luRK. Nov. 2. OSE or THEM.