The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-04
THE TOWN INDORSER
some Views of Him Expressed by the
Observant Banker.

1.-The town indorser is a nan of many
Parts" said the Observant Banker. HE
is a Notwithstanding man. wears a silk
hat, a white tie, and belongs to all the
clubs. He is a church member in high
standing, the most nctimoni of all.
He is a politician alsO-or thinks he is.
You can run onto him You
meet him at a funeral, then at a cOckfisht.
He is always with you. An effort Is made
by a select few to have natural gas piped
into our little town at a reasonable price.
The town in1orser, who has not been in
vited TO the meeting. hobs up and suggests
that we do not want natural gas at all,
but something n UGH better. If you will let
him appoint a committee TO go out West
they can contract with parties there to
collect on the plains enough buffalo chips
10 supply the town with fuel at one-half the
cost of natural gas.
But l am getting slightly away from
my sui ject. my dear boy" continued the
Observant Banker. Town indorser was my
title Well. the town indorser comes to
see you, and on the dead tells you ne has
a client-the indorser, by the way, is a
lawyer-and that if Won will loan this cli-
lthe indOrser) will see to il that the client
Will deposit with you $4,000 of insurance
DAA[ " ntlluls do YOU AdNt DCGn
there before-he has worked you, and you
have had To employ him to make his in
dorsement good tor his proposed client.
The town indCrSer on the surface looks
good. He rides down town behind A pair
of horses that belong TO his wife. and lives
in a Neutrality-suspicious. house that is held
jointly with his wife. The town indOrser is
execution proof but gets very indignant
when YOU question him as to his assets.
lie is always ready 10 go on you bond,
holds you up when you are elected to Of
hce, and tells you that il is a pleasure TO
go on the bond OF an honest man. and
then a month afterward borrows a thou
sand dollars that he never pays.
The own indorser sits next TO the milk
bucket on the back porch when the widow
opens the door on the morning after she has
lost her husband, and tells her he is there
to go on her bond as e~Xecutrix. and that
his legal ability will also be of great value
TO her. In fact, the town indorSer is al
ways around for revenue He works Him
self in SomehOW-the commanding. beneV-
o~lent-appearinS indorser is always with
you.
Sometimes you object to the indorse-
ment. Then a lecture from the indorser.
He wants 10 know If he owes you any
thing-lf he has not always paid his debts
20 YOU. This is always in the presence OF
a fresh victim. Your answer will be in the
affirmative because you are onto him. Then
the indorser leads his prey out of your
presence. and you hear him say, Il am
sorry We came here, and that you should
kave been subjected 10 this insult. We will
go 10 another bank, which will be glad
of our patronage and influence
Naturally ! feel sorry TO see the indorser
leave in a hun. since he told me yesterday
that he had been to New York and was
appointed attorney for a company which
had taken out articles of association in
New Jersey-capital 1.OOO.CO0 fully paid up
and which was going TO buy swamp land
south of town ard raise turtles of a patent
breed that would furnish tortoise-shei
combs. tie added that a word from hin
10 the executive committee of the big cor
p@oration would make me the treasurer
provided | would loan him 5000 for thirty
days. taking his turtle stock as collateral