The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-21
A MeddlesOme EditOrl

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In Topeka, Kansas lives an editor
named Frank p. MacLennan. His
paper is the Topeka State Journal
one Of the big papers Of the West
Many Of the men and women of Kan.
sas read it. respect it, and expect
with good reason that it will defend
their interests. says the Atlanta Geor-
gian.
That is the preface here is the sad
story.
Before the trouble began the banks
of Topeka-not then united paid two
and one-half per cent interest on mon
ey deposited by the county and 2 per
cent on money deposited by the city.
Arose the which bank
should have the pleasure of holding
money for the school board and lend
ing it to the farmers at six per cent
or more?
The banks absentminded for a mo-
ment, began bidding among them
selves and offered three per cent for
the school board money.
Thereupon Frank p. MacLennan,
through his newspaper, said to the
banks: "You make it evident that you
can afford to pay three per cent for
public money, and you should pay that
for all the public money.
You should pay three per cent for
all the city money on which you now
pay two per cent and three per cent
for the county money on which you
now pay two and onehalf per cent"
DO not worry or fear that the bank
ers allowed such anarchy to go-unre-
buked.
They formed combination, and de-
cided you possibly blame them?
that MacLennan and his newspaper
must be taught to respect things holy.
The banks, now united, sent uni
form message to the county commits
sioncrs saying that they would there
after pay two per cent only for coun-
ty money. whereas they had been
paying two and one-half per cent to
the county, and that they would pay
no more than two per cent for any
public funds.
The idea was that the public would
say to MACEDONIAN. Now see what
you have done by interfering with
these good bankers. We are to get
only two per cent now where we used
to get two and half ON county mon
ey. Your name IS Raca
An ordinary editor. in those circum-
stances, having been officially noti-
fed that organized money disapproved
of him. would have sat down ON a
pile of ashes and put some of the
ashes ON his head,
Mr.. MacLennan did not do that.
This is what he did.
He rented iirst-class banking
house. He engaged as cashier the re.
firing state treasurer. who knows u
good deal about public funds. He or
ganiaed a capital MS big rs that of any
bank in Topeka,
He win offer fair rate of interest
for the public deposits, which average
about six hundred thousand dollars q
day; he Is going to lend money to his
readers In Kansas at reasonable rate
to pay overhead charges and fair
pront.
What do YOU think of an editor like
that?
The rack, The thumbscrew. have
vanished the auto de fe has been
replaced by the auto da mohilo.
Virnous finance planned TO punish
this editor, to fasten him for life in
the public pillory. US one who chopped
half of one per cent OF interest on
the county fund.-
i planned to bring down upon him
public execration and make him q
warning TO those that NEEDLE With
things above them just as the chick
an hawk nailed TO the barn door is q
warning 10 birds that NEEDLE with the
chickens below them.
Instead OF which. as you might say
this editor plots 10 give three pei
| Gem on public funds instead OF tive