The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-10-03
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James O'Nral- illustrates tic syndh.
cnsc-Shcrman style " swinalirE tho
people 81 Che United States out u mill.
ions BY thc convenient method oi m
tional banking lie says: AS Tho
ccnniry II aRitaicd from onc end 10 the
other On che financial question, II may
interest aomc that man, who il only
m adopted citizen. should give his II.
PEREZ; on tho question ri finance IN
this country thc most beautiful! CONF
try on thu earth: country having 4
greater diversity 81 climates, prcdnc.
.....n, HSa resources than any Other
country on this globe. Aud WHOM /
contemplate that IL ID controlled by tho
greatest act oil knAves ON earth u forces
mo into tho act of proving IL; and tho
American people arc the greatest set of
fools for allowing themselves 10 10 con.
trollcd ~ vet Of villains, flnan-
cially. To illustrate my position: !
landed In New York IN 1894, when
the Rebellion was nt IL height. /
brought with me 100000 In gold. ! in
vested II In United States 6.pcr-ccnt.
bonds. paying less than 30 cents on tho
dollar. ! bought $li0,OOV. Yon may
say might have gone home satisfied,
Int ] did not. l made myself 40
Inaintcd with your Banking law, and
concluded 10 stay and enter into the
banking business ! felt sure tho
North would succeed. and the more
bonds I obtained the better. After ]
nude all my arrangements 70 suit, went
10 Washington In the spring Of 1866,
deposited my 100000 IN tho treasury,
and obtained charter for national
hank in Now York, capital elOO.OOO;
leaving si0O.OOO In the treasury 70 my
credit, besides the $4,000 10 secure
me the right 20 \ bank. The Govern.
mcnt gave me &0O, 900 in currency 10 do
business with. / returned, opened my
bank, and during tho year converted
my currency interest and profits into
bonds, and In the spring of 1867 ] stood
~ follows. | had sll0.OOo in bonds II
Washington. / had ON hand IN inter-
rst aud profits $4,000 aud &0O,tO In
bonds Tor which had exchanged my
currency, Or, making tolalof t2l3,OOo.
IN the spring VI lhOs ! took mp my
/ 100000 In bonds and deposited them
10 my credit, having s2l3,,OO IN bonds
III the treasury to my credit. During
the same spring of lAGH took out q
rlnrter for another bank In Ohio, Gap
ital, sltO.MD, aud the Government gave
mo $4,000 in currency m . circulating
medium. / run thnt bank, and In the
spring III 1869 ] stool financially an
fnlloAa: Bonds IN treasury, $!l3,OOO;
interest on said bonds ono year, &l2.-
alG profits on two hanks, ~, O0O; cur.
rcncy converted into bonds, $4,000;
total $40, 900. In tho spring Of 1860 !
again obtained = charter for ! hank IN
Indiana. l then obtained 80, 900 In
currency on my deposit 81 eilO,O0O, aud
III the spring III 1870 stood ~ follows
a33n,4i6 In the treasury; interest on
tho same, sla, S34; profit on my three
banks, 81 900; t0O.000 more of bond,
that / had exchanged my currency for
making ! total 81 t4Gi $40. III til
spring Of 1870 ngain went TO wash
ington and obtained ! charter for !
hank In Illinois. At the end Of thu
year / stood ~ follows: @l0l ,2lO II
bonds 1t Washington; interest on tn
same, &27 ,6G4 profits on tho four banks
t2s,OOO; ON, 900 In bonds for my cur
rcncy; total, t0O7 ,OOO. ] then kept 81
In tho banking business for tho mex
seven years, starting bank In Wikcon
sin, kentucky, New OrlcAns, AlAbamt
Virginia and Philadelphia, realizing i
tho same manner ~ ! did the NUN In
mentioned. tho handsome sum ri - .O17
Ill. / then wound mp my banking
returned to the treasury my currency
y AMI Withdrew my bonds, lcns
ing mo t9,027 ,4l6 Tor my saO.0,
In gold that invested ten years NJ
or little over ten years. ! found
was not quite time 10 stop yet. NJ
! took my money and funded Il into I
/ percent. bonds b rnn forty years, Nh
! now find the United states In debt |
] me to Tho full amount 81 e1,V2SWl |
principal and interest, and deem Il,
, Interest iunt o. much mime NJ the pril
} cipal, and 70 will my posterity. ! NJ
! very much obliged 10 tile Kcpublica
! party In Office In America for the chanc
, they gave mo 10 become millionaire !
. little over ton years, with only e5t',Ot
In gold Ia commence with exptt
10 leave this country thi. tall with
!. debt against the taxpayers u America I
! ~, 1901. 40. / viii not leave witho,
! asking the question, How much wonl
! ! lose II they should 1t s0inr futul
/ limc conclude 70 pay me In WHIST 70
/ call grsenhacks2 1anawcF, II shonl
4 Iosc my interest % long m my none
should liz idle, and no longer, a. "a
4 get / pcr cent. anywhere for my none
i and they may pay mo III Rreenbacl
i Just M soon ~ they please. wonl
1 greatly prefer them ~ yonr bnngliI
/ silver" Your Republican party I'm,
i run yonr nation In debt ossr sl,OW
i sO0,lNO airc l have lnen III this conl
/ Try. by The imnding-,lcl,t Inv. md !
i them always remember where there
!, . possibility. =. IN my care, there VI
il o. al times bc . probability.
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Ii A rAnIs husband WAS told that |
i wife. Win had gone into ile country
Il M cured IL an illness, MAS deal. i
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