The Washington herald., 1908-08-19
DEMOCRATS GIVE
TO CAMPAIGN FUND
Draft for S749 20 SwellS the
sum TO -, 500.
NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED NAMES
Candidate ArraiEns Congress for Not
Having LeEisIated in Favor of
Indicating Bank Guaranty VIII
Be the Leading Issue

I-i7c5I-. Ns5r. aug. 1s-A G-atc for
s-ss-5 7-az sens Jo-aay by ai1 rs-ys- 20
Treasurer Haskell. 0. tire re1-0cra5lc VA
--7-aI Committee
This makes a total of S.593 that has
been turned into the ca1paisn fund by
tie Commo1er. as The proceeds of sub
s-rlpt-01s sent l- 10y individuals and
cubs and does not iucIu5e any personal
-----5b-r.cn uv 1I-. Bryan or receipts
from the publication OF the paper over
and above running expenses
Brother Charlie said to-day --at the
balance sheet had rot beer made W.
but woald be IN few days. The 500
was contributed by zs3 different persons
and organizations
As an example q TIE intention of
Bryan and his managers 10 make a guar
ar-y Of bank deposits an issue n this
campaign i1 the West especially. the
candidate again made a statement in
which he a-raiE1s Congress f0r not legs
Iat.1g in favor Of the depositor as well
as Of the banker. He took for his text
s.e fact tz1- rational banks In Okla
EouI1. 70 the number Of about a dozen
had announced their intention Of Quit
s.ng &c nationals and reo-Es mixing under
the state law. as a result Of the Attor-
rs- Generals ruling that they cannot as
rational banks contribute toward q guar
amy fund
FEe said. 7 do not know. cf course. 10
what extent the national banks OF Okla
h0na viii surrender their charters. Fiji
ty-four national banks iu that state took
advantage Ct the guaranty system and
they have found Il very profitable for
they have increased their deposits. while
the unsecured banks have lost in de-
p0sits- Under the ruling OF Attorney
General Bouapa-te. they viii have %
choose now 5etween remaining national
banks and securing the benefits OF the
guaranty plan. They VII either have 70
surrender their charters or surrender the
protection which the guaranty system
S5ves to their depositors-
Congress Had Chance.
Congress had ample time TO pass a
law permitting the national banks II
( Oklahoma 10 take advantage Of this sys-
TEN The Oklahoma law was enacted
in December and went into operation IN
February. Congress was IN session for
several months afterward: but while the
Republican leaders IN Congress could
in the interest Of the stock market. they
could not Fnd time 20 enact legislation
in the interest OF the deposttor. or even
in the interest Of the smaller national
banks"
Gov. John a. Johnson. Of Minnesota.
is 10 make a number Of speeches in Ne
braska Tor the Democratic ticket. This
was the announcement made to-day by
the Democratic State committee. ar.
Bryan has told the managers that he
VIII make no swing around the circle. as
he has been doing in every campaign Cor
a dozen years. but agreed 10 meet any
body here the committee wanted They
picked out Johnson. and the Minnesota
governor has sisnided his acquiesccnce
for q series of speeches Senator's Gore
and owen. OF Oklahoma. have both prom
ised 70 make speeches here.
Bryan put in an almost uninterrupted
morning working on his guaranty OF bank
/ deposits speech. This afternoon he az
/ tended. as a palbearer. the funeral Of =.
I z Brown. a former mayor and warm sup
porter who was also a charter member
l Of Bryans best-liked culture club the
/ Round Table.