The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-09
The Financier.

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but yet you can't always correctly
Judge a man by his looks.
He walked up and down the depot
for a time. and then suddenly rush
ing at roId man wasleaniug against
the wall half asleep he exclaimed:
'HWhat about infation?"
aWhy! ha, ali! I thought you were
going to strike mel" replied the ole
mon as he Strengthened up.
@Shall we initiate the currency?
demanded the fnancier in earnest
tones,
4You may for all I carc!m bluntl,y
replied the old man; @all l want is tc
get my baggage aboard the Montreal
train all right"
@or, shall we contract the currency?
asked the fnancier, backing upto the
stove.
Il don't care a damn what you dc
with it, so that strike that trainf
growled the old man, as he leaned
back against the wall.
This question of finance is one Of
the greatest in the world" continued
the fnancier, Sand l demand that
YOU exhibit an interest in it,
"I'll be switched if l will!' grow.
led the man, his eyes half shut.
"This bit Of green paper" contin
ued the fnancier: taking one dollar
bill from his vest pocket, us suppos
ed to represent one hundred cents
Answer me if it does?"
sob, femme alone" growled theold
man, his head nodding and his eyes
shut.
Of l owe you one dollar / can pay
you off with this bit of paper; but
would l be paying you eighty, nine
ty or one hundred cent?"
Notwithstanding!
sighed the old man, now almost
dreaming.
"Gold ismoncy and greenbacks arc
money!" continued the stranger
shut if on have gold You would new
er exchange it for my sreenbacks.-
And yet why not?'
The old man was now asleep, anc
didn't hear.
@And yet why not?"' asked the
fnancier once again.
The old mans eyes never open
ed.
@And yet why not?"
The old man snored half snorc
"And yet why not?" exclaimed the
fnancier, giving the sleeping man ;
gentle kick on the shin.
"Whoa? dumit to thunder! whodic
that" yelled the old man as he leap
cd up.
aAnd yet why not?n cody inquired
the fnancier.
"Why not what?'
"If We initiate the currency, this is
increase it, five add millions of pa
per dollars to the millions already
aAoat, what must be the caect?"
'I'll effect you if You kick me-
again. reared the old man, now
thoroughly aroused.
"0n the other hand" coolly con
tinued the fnancier;; 'if We contract
the currency, diminish the amount
aHoat, what results viii Sollow?"
What DO l care? What are yor
talking finance to me for? ! believe
you arc pickpocket, and I'll knocked
you head off if you don't clear QUIT
Something must be done but
what shall we do?" continued the
Iinancier in earnest tones.
"The government says that thi:
bit of paper is a dollar; yet it is only
IS, 80 or 80 cents when brought il
contact with a gold dollar. 1t is be
cause of-w
"Lemmc alone, l say.m shouted thu
old man. "What in Texas do cart
about your financial talk"
"The government says that thi!
dollar bill is one dollar" said thu
financicr, @and yet it refuses to give
me a dollar in gold for it. Why"
"That's whym CALCULATED the ole
man, as he struck straight blow
from the shoulder.
awe must either contract or ex
pand," said the fnancier, as he tool
the old man by the throat and back
ed him against the wall; "we mus
know that our money is worthless o