North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-08-12
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Are the Germans wrong I'm waut,pr am.
Monda

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Not biz OF it No shrewder. thrihi.,
people. in Uatters Of money, exist on .sr,h
Our jersey people and New England p.opl.
are frugal, industrious people, but they cav,
save money like the Germans. All German,
Is great savings bank. 1t 10 true that thai,
working men are not 80 rich, on an average A,
our working men, because thew dom, 90,
moro than one quarter Of the wage. OF or,
men. But G rman can save money, and
he knows when il 10 safe. Now those sbrawd
thrifty Germans want our honda. Th..
want them by millions. They turn .sia,
from the great beggars of the world in H..
rope, and come TO US Republicans. They trsa,
the notes Of Napoleon and Joseph and Maxi
milan with indifference, but want to dissount
all the American notes they can get. The
London Times says this 10 oil wrong-tha.
the Republicans in America are oil bankrupt.
and that the Germans must be crazy to slirht
British and French boggars, and 70 begging
themselves, to America. Are they s-azyf-
| We asked Poor Richard what he thought
about it. "Why," said be, show can they b.
crazy, when they are doing just what did
little more than n year ago, WHEN put INV
little savings into Government six per cents3
Now see what got by it; just count up.
have received six per cent in gold, which av-
eraged 100 per cent in currency, making IL
per cent income. Now, to day, my bond 10
salable in the New York market .at 10 per
cent premium. Put these together, and to
day have % per cent for one years. use of
my money! What do yoa think Of that l.
You know, as well as / do, that there are
thousands of people who did this, and 10 day
they have % per cent on their investments.
Why, saw Miss Jones. our school mann, 20
to the bank and buy $500 bond. How she
got the money don't know, but these Yan-
kee schoolmistresses are frstrate hands at
taking care of themselves. Well, now, count
up If Miss Jones sells her bonds to day
she gets her $500 back safe, ard she gets
Sll0 clear gain. Can you sharp fellows down
there in William street do any better? You
know told Mfr. Smith, the banker, my ideas
about that, and he boughtsS 900 six per
cent bonds, and yoU see he got 81 100 for q
years use of bus money. met him the 9TH
er day, and he said, Poor Richard, You arc
right; begin to think the Government can
take care oftself and US too. For my part,
| mean to buy some of the 1905. Tho rate
Of interest Is high enongh, and in three years
they will turn into six per cent bonds again"
Yes, Mr.. Smith, it is right, on the money
side; but, ii is light on the couniry's side too
Help your country, or it can't help you. New,
[ say the Germans are not only right, but
they would be right if they got half that IL
terest. Taey cannot make quarter of il ct
home" So thought Poor Richard, and 90
think we. When we think Of the German
opinion of our situation and our financial
strength, we must remember that they are far
better ju'ges of our condition than we are,
or our enemies are. They arc lockers on, ut
a great distance. They have none Of our en-.
mites or prtjudices. They can examins the
facts dlsinterestedly- They dc; aud the re-
suit Is a verdict that tho American Govern
men. is stable 'fs ability and integrity iz
meeting iis financial engasemenfs ungnss-
tiondble. This verdict, too, is founded on
series Of facts which are unmpsachable, 90
well known to every intelligent American
Take two or three of the most important: l.
The United States doubles it's population each
twenty five years. The population of the
prhieh in 1SS0 f,r~ rf,.f III amAsI-
lions, will in 1875 be fortysir miHioas.-
But the rebellion say. some one. How
much has the rebellion diminished the
strength of the United States2 Take tkis
| astonishing fact, that if all the Rebel States
| had been sunk in the Pacific Ocean, the Uni-
ted States would in 1875 have . population
| equal TO that of the lohole in 1860. in other
words, fifteen years will supply the total loss
of the eleven original Rebel States What
can impede the p osresa of such a country
2. The wealth of the country increases LET
per cent in ten years Now let il increase
but 80 from 1860 to 1870, and il will amount
| to ten times all the loans Of the Government.
The German knows what be is about. He
will get the largest income from lo3ns in the
world, on the safest security. No such op-
portunity has occurred before for the invest
ment of money, and in all probability will
never occur again. If the American does not
know and take advantage OF this, the German
and Frenchman wlll-Er.
TaE Democrats contend for RESTORA q
TION OF THE UNION the Republicans
for the EMANCIPATION OF THE NE
GROES. Itis for the people to decide by
OIL, r N,,v~u,har whi@h