lie might go farther than this ami
urge congress to restore silver to its obi
pla.-e as tin* unit of vain**, ami th** sup
]x»rt Im* would r***-*'iv«* from true demo
crats .would be as enthusiastic as he
could desire.
So far as state banks arc concern***!,
we an* **f the opinion that they should
Im* surround***! by no embarrassing con- j
ditions or treasury entanglements. They ;
shotthl Im* precisely what they stand I
for. banks regulated by th** star**, ami
their notes bus***! on th*' assets of the
bank itself and on th*' **r»**lit and char
acter «»f th** men who invest their cap
ital. Thi'i'** is no mon* reason why the
government should farm out its er«*dit
to individuals who go into the banking
business than to individuals who go into
th** fa*-t«iry or the grocery business. On
th** other hand, th,* government has no
right to say to individuals or firms that
they shall pay a prohibitive tax if they
undertake to issm* lheir hills of er,slit.
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Too Great a Strain.
Ii is io Is* hopt'd that the commercial 1
agencies ar,' not mistaken in lheir re- '
p**rts of improving business ami their
pr«*dictions of a s|M***dy n-v'val of pros- I
|H*riiy.
