The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-08-01

s&s B4NAERSSs%7HONU AAEN1AL GILL.
AS 9 class the bankerso Minnesota
are honorable, conservative business
,men and eminently respectable citi-
zens, and we were surprised when we.
read that at their annual meeting held
in Duluth the other day the following
untimelY, ill-advised, hypocritical and
asinine resolution was adopted with
only one dissenting voice genial Andy
Stephens Of Crookston was the single
objector::
& Resolved, That the stability OF government,
the well being and good morals, Of the people
and respectsfor the rights of others demand the
equitable and firm execution Of law, and the in
fiction Of penalty for it's violation In the
parols Of the Youngers, we believe precedent
has been set injurious to the we'll being and
order Of society, and one that may cause at
tempted repetition by sympathizers and crimi-
nal admirers. and we deprecate the notoriety
given them. So. 80
The resolution was untimely because
the y oungers had already been pa
rolled; it was ill-advised for the reason
that it reflected on Gov VanSant.
Chief Justice Start and Attorney.Gen
eral Douglas, three as honorable and
conscientious officials as ever served
this or any other state. Moreover,
this resolution was an insult to the
memory of such high-minded men as
ex-Gov. Marshall, Bishop Gilbert and
the lamented G. K. Davis. 1t was also
wanton insult to the living signers of
the petition for mercy including such
mon as Bishop ireland and the veneer
able Bishop Whipple. It is safe to
assume that our governor, chief Justice
and attorney general, and scores of
honest and honorable men and women
who petitioned for the paroles of the
Youngers, are as much interested in
''the well-being and order of society,"
as the aggregation of coupon-clippers,
note-shavers and compounders of in
terest known as the Minnesota Bank
ers' Association. T.
AS we have said, the bankers of Min
nesota are in the main honorable and
square dealing business men, but there
are black sheep among them. Even if
the Youngers were guilty Of all the
charges laid at their door, they have
never caused one-hundredth part as
much misery and suffering as some of
the thieving scoundrels, by courtesy
called bankers, who have infested this
State. The Youngers never robbed
servant girls, widows, orphans, under
paid clerks, and poor hard working
laboring men of their little all. Some
Minnesota bankers have! How many
of these smooth Williams have ever
suffered any punishment whatever?
Not one in ten. The next time the
Bankers Association of Minnesota
convenes we would suggest that reso-s
luton something like the following
should be adopted: .:..
Resolved, That the stability of government,
the well being and good morals of the people.
and respect for the rights of others, demand
equitable and firm execution of law, and the
infection Of penalty for it's violation. In the
failure to bring to justice the score or more OF
Minnesota bank officials and others who have
wrecked banks and thereby brought ruin, dis
aster and poverty into hundreds of homes in
this State and sent scores Of aged and helpless
persons to untimely graves, leaving their de-
pendents in want and misery; in the failure of
county and State authorities to prosecute
wreckers of banks and the defrauders of widows
and orphans, we believe a precedent has been
set injurious to the well-being and order of
society, and one that may cause attempted
repetition by sympathizers and criminal adj
mirers. and we deprecate the immunity ex-
tended to such scoundrels.