Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-10-08
How bryan Would Reward
Honesty.

AAOAASStys
] The Bryan pet just now is what he
is pleased to call 'The Bank Guaran-
ty' idea. He thinks this will cure
everything and everybody. He
noticed sometime ago that banks
were falling respectable thieves
were stealing the peoples money.
He heard complaints. 1t didn't take
him minute to to invent new
pet idea to solve the whole trouble,
and out came the Bank Guaranty
idea.
Do you know what it amounts to?
When any dishonest banker steals
money from depositor, the honest
bankers will be compelled to pay it
back.
Isn't that splendid, magnificent,
farseeing craftsmanship? Dosn't it
settle the whole problem of dis
honesty?
If "a bank president steals, let the
honest bankers pay back the money.
Honest bankers have plenty of mon
ey. What could be simpler?
Why not in fact, go farther. be
really logical? If you have Bank
Guaranty in your political platform,
why not Burglar Guaranty? If
a burglar steals anything, why not
let the honest citizens in town pay
the value of the thing stolen?
wouldn't that be simpler than keep
ing up an efficient police force?
Bryan actually proposes to you
that honest men shall be compelled
to repay to depositors any money
stolen by dishonest national bankers.
But does that strike yo, sanity
in government? Do you \ * it a
very brilliant idea to makes lonest
bankers free insurance co ,cern, in.
surins national bank oepositors
againstA
Wouldna it be better to try to
prevent dishonesty in national
banks? Wouldn't it be better to
advocate earnestly the establish
ment everywhere of national saw
ings banks, deposits subject to i'm
mediate withdrawal at any time:
This would give all the citizens of
the nation absolute security for their
savings. 1t would give every one
absolute convenience, since each
post office would be national saw
ings bank.
Is it brilliant statesmanlike idea
to penalize honest men to make up
for the sins of the dishonest.
Look at it another way. You are
in the habit of paying your bills
grocer's butchers and other bills.
Some men do not pay their bills.
They cheat the dealer, as dishonest
bankers cheat the depositor.
Suppose Bryan came along with a
grocer's or butchers Guaranty
scheme. benevolent plan which
would make you the honest buyer
combine with other honest man tn
make good the bad debts of the dis
honest men. And suppose Bryan
said to you: "No more trouble in
commerce, l ihave grand idea.
You honest men that pay your bills
shall be compelled to pay the debts
of the dishonest that dodge, and all
will be happy" Would you not
laugh at such man and say to him :
"Plan if you know how to make
thieves reform. Don't waste time
trying to hold honest men respon-
sible for thieves"
Either honorable bankers are legiti-
mate, respectable men, entitled to
decent treatment, or they are not.
If they are decent men, they
should be treated ,lecently and sane
ly. If they are not honest, they
should be suppressed.
The Republican administration is
trying to establish the postal Savings
Bank. Vote for Taft and sane
administration.
The coming month in the politi.
cal world is going to be interesting
The great national parties are work.
ing hard for supremacy and both are
confident of victory at the polls in
November. The tive candidates OF
their respective parties are touring