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TUFLY'S RESIGNATION. George Tufly, candidate for State Treasurer on the Republican ticket, is, or was until a few days since, Cashier and manager of the Carson City Savings Bank. He has recently withdrawn from his situation in the bank, and is making the canvass for State Treasurer. It is apparent to all but the "marines" and the hide-bound of the Republican party that Mr. Tufly's resignation of his place in the savings bank is but an electioneering dodge. Is there anybody that doubts but he will resume his Cashiership of the bank if elected State Treasurer? Hardly. It has been one of the political tricks of schemers (in both parties) throughout the United States to 80 manipulate as to have the custodians of the people's money, also, at the head of private banking institutions. No intelligent reader of the newspapers need be reminded of the thousand and one financial disasters that have resulted therefrom. A word by way of intimation in these premises is enough. It will be remembered that during the present administration in Nevada the State's money had to be snatched out of the vaults of the Reno Savings Bank between two days. The details of this transaction need not be reproduced. A bare reference to the naked fact is sufficient. Not that the SENTINELhasit in mind to say anything derogatory of our present State Treasurer. The State has lost no money through him. He has been a good officer. Had the creditors of the Reno Savings Bank beat him in the race for the recovery of the State's coin deposited therein, we are satisfied that he would have made the deficit good out of his own private funds at once, for his means were ample for the purpose. He is an honest man, and had he not been a Director in the Reno Savings Bank the mishap referred to probably never would have taken place, and Mr Crockett's administration as State Treasurer would have been above criticism. Nor has the SENTINEL any disposition to speak ill of Mr. Tufly: "Uncle George" bears an enviable reputation for honesty, as does Mr. Crockett, but the character of the Republican candidate for State Treasurer 18 not now in question. Mr. Tufly will find, and properly too, that his association with the Carson City Savings Bank (temporarily suspended) will be a heavy load for him to pack in the present campaign. There is nothing of the sort to handicap Hon. Geo. H. Shepherd, the Democratic candidate. He will have but one care, if elected, and that will be the custody of the State's money.
