Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-09-30
miscellaneous.
l5 the Germans Wrong il Wanting our
Bonds


Bonds.
,o-a bit ofIt No shrewde-. thriftier peo.
d.. "a matters Of money. exist on earth. Our
--.v people and New England people are a
ID, Industrious people, but they can't save
,se the Germans, All Germ ny IS a
swings bank. 1t is true that their work
..u are not So rich, on an average. as cur
ag men, because they don get more than
IsIter OF the wages Of our men. But a
tn can save money, and he knows when II
-aa. Now these shrewd, thrifty Germans
cur bonds They want them by millions.
turn aside from the great beggtrs Of the
ri iu Europe, and come to Us Republicans.
,relt the notes Of Napoleon ami joseph
Aaxmilian with Indifference, bur want to
count all the American hotes they can get.
a london Timcs saws this is all wrang-that
Republicans IN America are all bankrupt,
fHeGermans must De crazy to slight British
Franch beggars, and 90 begging, thpmselyes
-uerca. Are they crazy? We asked Poor
lrt what lR thought about it, why. g"
he show can they be crazy, when they are
1 lust what did = ii,tle more than a wear
aheu | pat my litJie savings into Govern
Hf srx per cents7 Now see what | got by il /:
s-t come up. have received SIX per cent. in
g g. which averaged 100 per cent. in currency,
lg Il per cent. income. Now, to-day, nv
s4eabie in New York market at 10 per
premium. Put these together, and to-day
..te - per cent. for one years use Of my
IS, v hat DO You think Of that? You
a. rs well as do, that there are thousands
.aope VINO did this, and to-day they have Y
cent. on their investments. Why, | saw
.., Jones, our school-mam, 20 to the bank and
I'D ks.T.4
snow, bat these Yankee shoolmistresses
irstmte hands at taking care Of themselves.
now, count up. If Miss Jones sells her
l today -he gets her S5UO back safe, and
-. ,ef= ollO clear gun. Can you sharp tel
re- down there in William street do any bet
rou know told Mr. Smith, the banker,
IDEAS about that, am he b ught 5000 six
cent, bonds, and ou sss he got 81, 100 for a
use Of his money. 1 .H-J MN the other
5, and he SAID, Poor Richard, you are right;
-a TO think, the Government can take care
',slf, and Us too. For MY part, mean 10
.r some of the 1905 The rate Of interest is
enough, and in three years they Will turn
* uer cent. bonds again. 'Yes, Mr.
-a, ii is right, on the money side; but, II Is
an the country's side TOO. Help your
Try, or it can't help you. Now, say the
Hrnaus are not only right, but they would be
Il they got half tuat interest, They can
make quarter of Il 1t home" So thought
Up Richard. and 80 jhiuk we. When We
ik Of tine German opinion Of our situation
ur financial strength. We must remember
s, -nHv sre tar better judges OF our condition
r- aFe, OF our enemies are. They are look
.r. st great distance. They have none OF
- -umi,icS or prgjuiices. They can examine
facts dSuteresJsdly They do and the
--alt IS verict that the American Govern
.i IS sJtble-its ability and integrity in
alag as faGHcial engagements unquestioHa-
This verdict, too, Is founded on a series Of
-.s which are uuimpeachable, and well known
very intelligent American. Take two or
--e Of the most important !. The United
Is doubles It's population each twenty-five
AIS. The population Of the country, which
so WAS fiUeHty-three MlHi0as, viii in 1870
arty-siL millions. But the rebellion says
one. How much has the rebellion dimin-
the strength Of the United States? Take
stouishing fact, that if all the Rebel States
Ueen sunk in the Pacific Ocean, the United
sos would in 1875 have a population equal 10
o. The Uh0ie IN 1850. In other words,
7 gcGrs viii supply the total loss of the
..ea original Rebel States What can impede
qrogress Of such a country, 2 The wealth
.ae country increased II per cent in ten
a.s Now let it increase but 50 from 1860
1870, and il will amount 10 ten times all the
as ai the government, The German knows
tt he i about. He viii get the largest in
4t6 from loans in the world, on the safest Sc
r''g. No such opportunity has occurred be
.ir for the investment Of money, and in AL
''a'liity will never occur again. II the
-l.-rean does not know and take advantage Of
1-' The German and Frenchmsn will-E1.