The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10


of some local misfortune A bank
failure in one county is felt in adj
joining counties, and causes lappfe-
hension amcng bankers rs wel as
depositos, lest fear become infec-
tious. spread to- banks that are
healthy enough for fair weather and
carry them down coo in maelstrom
of adversity. Y
In Clinton county they stiil feel
the bow of the BIanchcster bank
failure. Crawford county still re-
members the Gallon bank disaster.
Huron county needs no additional
object lesson. Newark has been
through ilie min. Wayne county
still discusses the collapse OF the
woostet. bank. The DRESDEN bank
failure Is another object Neeson The
cashier OF the Farmers, and nfer-
chants Bank at Cleveland was ar
rested ibut that did not reimburse
the ASOO depositors for their ag-
grelgate loss of $4,000 A receiver
is still in charge of the Sessions bank
at Columbus which was forced into
liquidation by the shrinkage In value
of some OF the securities II carried
and through no dishonesty on the
part of the managers of the bank.
II was state bank, but the receiv-
er's fees would have been more than
the tax required Of the bank TO have
guaranteed deposits under such
law as oklahoma has. Columbus
has had other bank failures In the
past two years that failed to pay
out in full!
And so the list might be extended
until the whole state is covered. but
these examples are sufficient. Dis
honest bankers may be sent 10
s.banker's row" but that does not
reimburse the conndlng depositors
nor the innocent stockholders who
are made TO suffer. but this enough
to show whether Taft is on the right
side in opposing the bank guar
1nty lank of the Denver platform,
which sets forth one OF the policies
advocated for years by William j.
Bryan. It is one of Mr.. Bryan's
policies Teddy didn't try to steal.
In his speech at Youngstown Sat-
urday, Governor Harris is quoted
as saying. "I am confident that
the present state officers are both
2ompetent and honest, and that my
associate candidates on the Republi-
can state ticket without exception
are worthy of your most worthy sup
port. some .of them are being mis-
represented ana, mallgned in most
unjust manner. To their credit II
can be said truthfully that mono uf
the charges have been sustained. II
Is to be regretted TIA t3ay contest
for public Office should be based on
personal abuse and sensational inslt-
uations, but the alliances that have
been formed this year seem to aun
on the theory that the end justifles
the means, no matter how foul or
faIse'
The governors Endorsement OF the
candidates on his ticket WITHOUT
puts him on a par with
men who are being opposed by re-
publican papers for reasons quite the
opposite TO the certificate OF char
Gcter he offers for them. AS for the
state officers to whom he gives
blanket approval, he probably has
not read the editorials in the Toledo
Blade and other republican papers.
1t is easy for the governor to ex-
culpate McKinnon, Green and Gull
bort since he engaged in secret con-
ference with Guilbert, Wade Ii. ELLIS
and republican leaders In the house
and senate to devise some means
for side-tracking an investigation
being conducted according to law
by committees OF the Ohio legislature,
TO which Mckmnon and Green i'm
SILENTLY answered questions with
their celebrated none of your bust
ness" slogan, and to which Guilbert
refused TO produce records or TO
answer questions 2t
Governor Harris says he sis con-
ildent" in his oppinion. But he has
failed to comply with the laws that
require him to examine the state
auditors office ana to have the state
examined, which would have
proved his convictions or disclosed
unearthed by committees
of the Legislature.
When Governor Harris rails
against ''sensatlonal institutions"
that may be 'foul or false" let him
answer the charges that have been
made by the Toledo Blade, Cleveland
Leader, MEDINA Gazette, Sandusky
Register, Gallta Times, regarding
Green, Guilbert, Fulling-
ton, Denman and Thompson. Let
him answer TO the judicial Reform
unicn for Judges Shauck and Price.
Let him answer TO the whole people
Of Ohio for his own comnliclty I'm