Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-01-10
HAILADs OF rnE sTaERr- :
4 Panic Poem.
BY BEN Bssr.

BY BEN BEsT.
YFlHE Secretary sat in his easy chair,
II Smoking cigars with the breezy all
OF man for whom life is no wheezy affair,
His head had desperately knoaiag. shake,
" hish constantly seemed suggestion to make
As clear 10 mind the most opaque
AS though 'tWere q sentence uttered.
Not caller that day by any chance
You could see by his Double Eagle glance
That gold could neither fali nor advance
But he'd have reason TO offer.
Suggested a recent = stock" exchangs,
And his slightest cough-so suggestive of change
Mode you think of q bankers Golfer
His very breath had a smell of the mint,
His broad, full chest too, seemed to hint
OF ample Investments doubled by dfnt
0finterest paid p to the lender.
with a sort Of Forty Four Million air.
The.appearance of Legal Tender
Perhaps it is best not to mention his name
Though its very first syllable spells the aim
An object Of all financial fame.
With its bulling and bearing and bickering;
And strangely enough a hints canveyed
Of his sognomen, in the term we've made
Fer q thing of which he is fond. 1t Is said
We call it financiai Dick-ering.
This SECRETARY felt satisfied quite
That his financial views were right,
And that the nation was at the height
or well deserved prosperity
That sss Canada mad southern % the had sot in 3 box: b M
And he wondered that people should buy their
stocks
ofbrokers so very unorthodox-
He wondered at their temerfty
So long as such Arms kept opcn books
As the rishtecus Ciews and the holy Cook es-
Who feed the clergy in quiet nooks
ofnnr wick es cts V society. s.ie Sn-i 'ean '''oo
Why should men take risks terrific
So ION as the nriestlv Norfhern peciac
was oaered by Men Of Propcrty?
It wasn't strange that he should grieve
Just at this moment to receive
Anno1neing-in briefest terms, you perceive
h.t nas t,sa S1sTs Sna she Sookes were pusted
That the race az fraid and sorryu,,tion /, .a RIM
Wo,,id tr,,st a., ,.-a,so 1afs =, ~ tr,,sta<t
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The banks had suspended ed-that Is to say
they would certify checks, but wouldn't pay
cent OF their currency notes away
so ~ t}s sa ~ Aims
THEY'D te,eoranhed tn the Eing nf EIngs
The great P,sllah of American rings.
10 help them out with the sneedy..
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Perfeetlv veil tat u the ~ ses"
From .i Massachusetts had still q few
some fnrtV fopr nf 5a,n ts ts.tad ,oa. va
e.AC ktc1SuAJ e dtuy das
And they clamored aloud in their vigorous way
"A pouts MS foilcy s5ordl1. VI sgzss
50 Grant and efabie sectetary
Th ..;,,an ~ cs ys - riuan
var I'M Nt;ans wers Ssd sern9qs @ verg
cieps was 4 regular , Third Term 1, i,luo"' an
Ana n, t the head OF i the Mu5phsy, be Hoey clan.
Ahd the Sookes dld mucn by the way they ran
Their summer hotel on the pions PLAN.
On the island where droops the willow.
20 s, they ne, held neld AZ regular big shin.chin
Where the Commodore over bis snear and ,in
ith ten million ante scfoped 'em In.
Calico ian ii. too WAS there. . = es 1.s' :.
fNot she of the cur.led and scented halra
And smiling Rufus stood on the stair
Wiring notes to the Powerful Pair
To draw upon the Reserve.
{ :. = ssss-sss
AMI TappeDs toos OF the def0tfne bank.
lfh nnndreds OF lesser rank -
or the greenbacS cnrrency s.sS i Mil iii
These men knew that a million then
Would do what couldn't be done witt, fep
A Few days later, you see, - and T when NJ
"a river had grown from the riil.
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But Taylor and YAH. "disinterested,, p
no !" sattn single cent invested
They S sl;dn,t hel;ex=e n ~ sd yre,ss
To nelp q lot OF these W ali street feilowa
Who hal blown mn stsrIs viii tI,eir h;r h,,,
bellows '''esss-e1 q So = 'e-'''
And scrapetl the bears like v;olonceitos
Tiii thew hadn't left ,em 4 conner.
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Suttlug anu w ofk mao cone Inelf Be9fs
And Reverdy johnson with equal zest,
70 stem the tide against the rest
And dnalIy Calico Clafin swore
By all tile muslin gods in his store
That the Great Financial interests wore
An appearance serene and placid.
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50 the fresfdent went % drive In the Park,
ana presently under the cover OF dark,
he TOOK the y Nashington train
Heard the hum Of the Treasury song,
AND bowed 70 the Power that can do no wrong,
nile sney puiided castles in Spain.
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81 Hfppity hon
The panic Ven stop.
BY paving out Specie five dollars 4 pop.
We've four hundred thousand hidden away
Anu "esii s,se ~, essIy man ol seni one cent DAY.
S Sne Sent = tSags
| -. one senta "a
Ailas Jus way ioi q Sa'ioh 70 pay.
silver and rold - - s