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Show f - jt GRAND JURY DELIBERATING ON, MERCHANT'S BANK. ' T7 ROM the personnel of Jthprand jury impaneled to investigate A J- conditions that led to the failure of the Merchants Bank, and the I y4 fact that District Attorney Wilson McCarty, who is conducting the investigation, is known to be adsolutely fearless, there is little doubt p there will be a free and full inquiry into the circumstances that caused W the downfall of that institution, and that is as it should be. m At the beginning of the proceedings attorneys, representing va k- " rious officials entered objections to the method of impaneling the tjury, and judging from the array of talent in the courtroom the in-. in-. J terest in the case is general. It is rumored in this connection that f "f counsel representing prominent churchmen who are greatly interested E in the proceedings were among those present. & It is not the purpose of this journal to enter into further extended ) discussion of the affairs of the bank, and those responsible for its j ' conduct, at the present time. The matter is now in proper hands and it is scarcely ethical to comment extensively until their deliberations f are over. V However, we are proud of the fact that the first and only com- t$ plete expose of the conditions that existed in the defunct institu- W tion was made through the colums of GOODWIN'S WEEKLY, which plays no favorites, and will continue to publish the whole truth at any r time regarding anything particularly affecting the general public. fjLf W ' THE RESULT IN THE NATION s- k HP HIS year's experience in the momentous election that has just $ A passed is the best criterion of what is in the hearts of the Ameri- can people, and means continued honor and prosperity for our coun- try, and a check on the schemers who intended through their sophis-" sophis-" tries to so hoodwink the voters that in the readjustment after the X war there would be nothing to interfere with their plans. ' But the American people turned away, sure of their inherent I rights and elected a Republican congress, serving notice through their ballots that there was to be no dictatorship, save in war times, but rv that the country was to be governed as the Fathers intended, and , that same in extraordinary times, extraordinary powers are not to i" be delegated to those in charge of the Nation's affairs. t Those who have been apprehensive, breathed a great sigh of re- 'Y lief when the returns began to pour in from the various states, showing p unmistakably that the American people are still safe and sound, and " that the United States will continue to advance in prestige and power, and the fulfillment of its great destiny. There is more in the election than shows in the results, princi- ' pally that the man, no matter how great he may be, is nothing and ' that the people are everything. There can be little comfort for the Democratic party in the elec-I" elec-I" tion of a Republican congress which cannot be dictated to, for the f undisturbed equinimity it has enjoyed will be seriously interfered with, now that the exigency of the war is over. There will be no more 1 $ immurement for those, who, forgetting party, have done everything in their power to help win the war, and by the same token there will be a measure of safety in the event of anything occuring tending to " centralize governmental power in time of peace. With their characteristic modesty, the Democrats used the war as an argument for the election of a Democratic congress, drawing as usual upon their imaginations for many facts to present in their argument. And even the president forgot for the moment in the H stress of the campaign that he was the president of all the people. H The rebuke was absolute and most significant regarding what H is to be expected in 1920. ' H In the readjustment of labor conditions, it is essential that there H be a balance wheel in Washington, and the Republican power to check H radical legislation, makes the whole country feel easier. H The result of the election is a cause of general rejoicing, for it H is an assurance that the great industries will continue without check, H and that courage and statesmanship will continue to guide these H United States. H sk ;k sic ilc |