Putnam patriot., 1924-02-15
BY ssMORTLAKE
tspecial carrespondenes to Ths Painam FatFi9tl

made the speech af Che evening. pleas fa eseHa bg his eloquent and grace flf ffIb4t f8 Woodrow Wilson. He was 9anaF8l# ia hiz reference to the defeated Ho.lci which are sg intimate
 aacAatel wifh the name gf Mrs E aan. But fhe occasion justified hie generosity and the atma pnefe ef sind= hness and good wld suggested o. There are many people who think the Mckinley Club af the state should not content itseif with meeting once & year Co do honor Co the name Of Ac- Kiuley The principles for which the mart rnd president stood still live and their triumph at the polls are Just az essential today as they were when be was ali4a Q advocate them. The member of fhe club sh0uid show the same eagerness for the continued su- pfemacy of McKinlegism as they man fest iu honering the memory af de= KiHleg at their annual gatherings lt IS not enough % recall the principles Of the ii.a EHioas dead one day in the year. and forget them for 368 days. There nagld be | permanent interest ln the principles and not merely an an- neal recognition of them. There is no use in denying che fact that the sue cess 8f the Republican tieket-Whieh wiil be. q it is always. representative of Che political and economic creed of Mckinley will depend on the energy which Republicans put into the cam paign and the enthusiasm which they 4ili how for the ticket Banqnets have thaif piac in . political contest. ba1 if is the individual energy and loyalty of Republicans that count.
 Our Thrifty State
 The figures furnished by Bank Com missioner John B B rne, of the basi= n af fha mutual savings baaH and 0z the asine departments Of trust camraH for the last fiscal quarter haa taat the a2ing dznosIts increas= ad aEa eean million doliae fpr the peHiaa Ihal is gratifying. lt ' sub stan M evidence as thz Iarf that tne aa8lE ad aH3 that fhey .aHad fna.f earnings The state con in4e f#e ta t character Tor thHGt Baf f halH aaE hH forgotten that f the manufacturer and 1thHr employ era af labor had nt provided employ m us thasH WDuld te na opportunity te practice 6hrift | aulg when Her=
 n Ha money n pend that hc eaa practice sErlft ia the pending oi lt. an emltH uodk t8ak doe uat create lAe aeeazIaH % satH E cannot be tua aff-H ed un wage earuer fhaf unl thar employer are Hrosperaus fHHf cannot provide employ mant and F5E HrH wages The w6rkiHgman best a1 E 5 employer. If the uesaaHt rate af saving keeps up the ua its iu the banks Of the sat w amount ta half billion d1' faF H short time That is stu
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 wealth WHa Hat hav# tH# Ha Nu financial aH1lfF refar tt. cuHte of the say
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 ifaf HeFliEihla "a e#uHHr lu fH fh ftai amount oH de= rHsif H haaHs For aii practical FafT1r etr t-HH-lt m#F 8e taken ta .frfesenl fE ae'nT af wage earuers.
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 itHr aa'iH fHHm fa tax Hn deHos f Hrs bank lf the state
 niH afford t tHe rate uf fhis tHE
 houtd hz d1eei uai abolished al ta~sIh4r if certainly 2 burden oH tac han md prevent soma uf them from H higher ra'e of Interest. \ fea bank u the statc pay five per cant interest Two savings banks in Hartford pas four and half But faur DOT cent is the generally accept ed rate af interest. It would be a mi take however ta encourage a poli- ev af paYiue q high rate of interest if If strains tho ability If the banks or imuairs their strength. Security is thc main thing X suhsiaHual surplus is more attractive to the deposiior than high rate of interest.