| Show TROUBLE TR E AHEAD A AD FOR BANKS KS I r Irid Irl HuSh Hugh X Dougherty president of the Studebaker bank of tills this city a ago go received some Republican campaign camPf literature sent out by the t e ov r National bank of New York City He Be a at ouT replied to I Ithe the letter as foll foli follows s October 29 20 9 1900 The Hanover National Bank New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City t f Gentlemen T am in receipt of an envelope which wh I enclose e herewith bar baring lug log the card of your bank It had en enclosed ench dosed closed ch d when 1 I received it what stems seems to have haYe been he ou outs e cover of Judge exhibiting a 8 e t dollar dol with picture also a d liar Har with Bryans picture j I A great reat institution like JUte the Hanover National bank must be taking a very active part m III Jh politics to discover dla over one so 80 humble in the banking business as my mr myself myself j self eel way out in the Hoosier state and add to his miseries by calling attention to the dollars in his vault vaultI I I 1 am bound to io assume by this act that your institution is a political one and you OU being so prominent in banking hacking circles I must assume that the bank bankIng banking Ing big fraternity of New Note York City all aJl be belong long lung to one political party If this be betrue betrue true it seems to me they are taking great risks for tor the future This however confirms the asser sneer assertions that have been made that the Republican party has always been and andis andI is now in favor of siam class legislation and whose soul purpose is to protect the great moneyed concerns of the country as aa against the comon people of the thea agricultural a districts As Ag individuals connected with Uh your bank you may be able to add to your our wealth through the and mastery over McKinley and his administration but you put yourselves in ii a position where the banks become a political party and history is 18 bound to repeat itself that no political party can con continue continue Unu in power fer all time so where here heredo I do you leave Jee yourselves when you lose your power A political party p pa t ty composed of mil millionaire whose legislation has han resulted in building up monopolies and trusts must expect eC when the common people come into power that legislation will go opposite from front what you are now di dl directing dire re it and such institutions as the Hanover National bank of New York with deposits and capital will be responsible for that con condition condition condition of society so which will wilt make the Republican party the bankers bank rs party and array those who have been ben op oppressed oppressed oppressed pressed through such legislation against the banks The representation of dollar is i a contradiction of or facts be because because because cause this administration has been coining silver dollars worth only 53 cents and of them If it is dishonest dl for Bryans administration to tomake tomake tomake make dollars how can it be hon honest honest est eat for administration to tomake tomake tomake make them Inconsistency Incon is i apparent and it re ye to this ode thing that all an anthe the monopolies of the great east in including IncludIng eluding all aU the great banks of oC w which you are one are making a death struggle struggle struggle gle to continue the Republican party in power because protection of the trusts and combines against the ag agriculturists agriculturists agriculturists of the west vest Respectfully yours HUGH DOUGHERTY |
