At the same time he still believed himself financially honest.
He was no sharper or shrewder than any other financier--certainly no sharper than any other would be if he could.
It should be noted here that this proposition of Stener's in regard to city money had no connection with the attitude of the principal leaders in local politics in regard to street-railway control, which was a new and intriguing phase of the city's financial life.

Many of the leading financiers and financier-politicians were interested in that.

For instance, Messrs.

Mollenhauer, Butler, and Simpson were interested in street-railways separately on their own account.

There was no understanding between them on this score.