Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-21
"SHALLY" SHINES IN CASEY
Governor Fails to Move Bankers on
the Guaranty Test.
RECITATION SETS THEM WILD
Bears Testimony 20 Courtesy of King
Ak-sRr-Ben, I'm Contrast with
Treatment Received at
Lincoln.

HASTINGS May 2O-(Special with all
the emphasis and esrnestness at his COM
mand Governor Shallenberger last night
appealed to the bankers OF group of the
state association not to seek the nullifica-
tion of the deposit guaranty law. He was
accorded respectful attention, but the con-
sidera ton ended there, for the governor
stood before the bankers in much the same
attitude as the bankers when they appealed
to the legislature not to pass the law.
The legislature has already decided to pass
a guaranty act and last night the bank
ers were already decided to test the legal
ity of that act.
The question of deposit guaranty was
uppermost in the minds of about all the
bankers who attended the annual meeting
of the grounp, but at the banquet last
night Governor Shallenberger was the only
speaker who ventured to discuss 1t. Dur
ing the day there was some agitation on
the part of national bank representatives
for the adoption of a resolution condemn
ing the guaranty law, after the manner
of the action recently taken by the bank
ers of group 1 at Fremont but the only
expression given by the men as an or
ganization was the adoption OF a resolu-
ton favoring a speedy test of the law
TO the end that doubt as to its legality
may be removed" This resolution had al
ready been adopted when the governor
made his appeal.
The banquet was the closing feature of
the convention. The group has met here
for four consecutive annual sessions and
Toastmaster ]. p A. Black gave the bank
ers a cordial invitation to meet here again
next year This invitation was unani-
mously accepted.
"ShaIIy" Takes HOpper's Role.
Governor Shallenberger displayed his
versatility by reciting Casey at the Bat"
with an apology to De Wolf Hopper.
Staid and dinified bankers were visibly
moved by the governors elocutionary
powers and the applause at the end of the
piece was deafening and prolonged. The
emotions of any fan would have been
stirred b ythe governors eloquence, espe-
cially when the represented the Mighty
Casey in the action of striking unavail-
ingly at the ball. The recitation followed
one by Colonel Lyon of Nelson, who read
in most dramatic style The Boom OF
Claudius and Cynthia" The governor
determined not to have the honors all one
way and accordingly gave Casey with
application TO Lincoln's seventeen-innlng
| game with Pueblo, and ending with There
/ is no joy in Lincoln-Jack Thomas has
! struck out"
During his introduction of a previous
| speaker Mr. Black spoke of the stock mar
kets of ST. Joe and Kansas City, with
| favor to the former. and this gave Gov
ernor Shallenberger an opportunity to have
some fun at the expense of Omaha, In
relation to the early closing law.
st. Joe has good stock Market" said
the governor, but personally l prefer &c
send my stock to Omaha and shall con
tinue TO do so; that is. provided l can gel
my shipments there before o'clock.
Plea for Guaranty Law.
The latter part of the governors address
was devoted entirely to the deposit
guaranty law. He defended the measure
as one of the greatest pieces of Legislation
ever enaited in any state. He discussed
the principle OF the law rather than lis
| constitutionality, but in the ruling Of the
United States attorney general in referenc,
to the Kansas law he found a pont 7
| favor Of the LEGALITY of the guaranty plan
He sad that by holding that national banks
could guaranty deposits by insuTing II
private companies the United States al
torney general had sustained the principl,
with reference to It's constitutionaIity.
The banking board is In favor Of thi.
| law" he said. The attorney general is In
favor of 1t, and believe a great majority
Of the people are in favor of H. The peopl,
OF this country have created the bankinl
power of the union, which. as one speaker
has said. amounts TO 40 per cent Of the en-.
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