Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-08
The Cash System in Dodgevillo.

dellberation consented to take cash for
the things they have to sell. But for
the commodities they have to buy they
are not 50 particular, but are willing
to pay out Of their OWN pockets such
articles rs ready-made clothing, that
has been ready for the last twenty
years; fresh sugar from the sand
banks Of Newfoundland; boots and
shoes manufactured out Of split cloth,
with pasteboard soles, oak tanned;
fur hats and caps made from beavers
that have been killed FOR mutton;
prints with fast colors, SO very fast
You can't leepyou eyeon chem; butter
made from The under side of milk;
eggs that Fave been weancd fer The
last six months.
| say they have adopted the cash
system after mature deliberation; for
responsibilities Of infinite magnitude
surround the commerce Of the world,
and any one who presumc5 70 make
innovations on the established laws Of
trade incurs 4 fearful risk, ana should
not attempt it without fasting and
prayer.
Suppose when the Devil set up his
apple stand and opened up business III
his jungle tent on the banks OF the
Euphlatcs, that lie had adopted the
cash system, where would The modern
tape-stretchers and butter chuekers be
to-day? When Eve went to the store
with her market basket TO set u few
apples to make pie and bird's-nest
for Adam, if the clerk had told her
! they had adopted the cash system, that
house would have been thrown into
| Involuntary Bankruptcy in less than
seyenty-tWo hours; and no time since
| that date would there have been any
demand for ready-made clothing or
dress goods. The commerce Of the
world would from that day forth have
consisted in ambrosial fruit, growing
spontaneously i'll every mans door
yard. There would now be no slim
illus to labor or enterprise. Ministers
Of the gospel and school teachers could
play all the day long III the shade Of
their respective temples and towers
without being obliged to earn their
bread by the sweat Of their wits. The
turtle dove and young lion could lie
down and eat grass together and q
little lamb could lead them. The soft !
eyed missionary could walk through
! the islands Of the cannibals, iingling
his penny contributions in his pocket, |
without the smell Of fire on his gar
mcnts. Satnm could 80 to and fro in |
the oarth and walk up ana down in it |
without having his life insured; and |
the jew and theSwine could walk arm |
III arm together up to the synagogue
without being obliged to dodge the
stone tablets Of Moses; and Aaron's |
cali would have continued TO bud and |
would have escaped the yoracions APP |
petite of the prodisal son. jobs
skin-Worms would have developed into
charitable ravens that would have fed |
him ON the east wind; and there would |
have been no necessity FOR the Indian
to change his skins for government
rations, on the Ethiopian his spots,
The whole world wouldnOw be smiling
Ikea ten cent christian who had escap-
ed the contribution box and 4 thousand |
years to e;aasm II. Anthony would be !
az enc day, and no man could tell what
4 day might bring forth.
But history relates more serious con-
sequences arising from the cash system
than ever resulted from the Devils |
credit system. Of course the Devil I
has been selling on credit ever since |
he sold the tirsJ apple " The first
woman. nd 1T the end he Will lie sure
Of his Ply with compound interest
ii his customers don't plead rcpen
lance and the orthodox statue of lin
itatiens and uaury and nonsuit him
and put him in for the costs
JUDAS adopted the cash system and
refused To sellN.ithout cash down, and
tho Jews raised money and paid him,
and every one Knows the result: rs
soon As Ills creditors found ont IL hal
Il littlemoacy, they sent their accounts
for collection % such an extent ttat
he paid oft al his laeAey, and then h2d
tn haya rope "a credit y hang himself Il
with.
Vixen Jacob sent his boys daNn u
buyeorn, liz glYg hem money. he'aase
hn hatl hearl tlay ha-i ad0nte.s l.Ie eash