Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-19
A JlNGLlNG FRAUD.

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Eyes and Should Cause Others 60 ThinIl
The people are having object lessct
on finance that cannot fail to result "A
q better knowledge of money and s
true relation to human affairs.
These lessons are being paid for dea--
", but the school of experience, while
its teachings are expensive, reaches a
class of very intelligent people who
will learn in nc other.
Worshipers OF the golden calf and
their crowd of devotees are SO bound Up
with superstitions Of the barbaric past
that they cannot readily free themselves
from the absurd notions Of intrinsic
value" and the rules of barter and eZ-
change of the earlier stages of human
existence.
But as new truths appear and facts
threaten to dispel error there are alway j
those who stand in the way, shouting
for the ignorance, intolerance and delU'
sion of former days.
The finance issue is no exception.
Object lessons and experience, how
ever, will in time penetrate the thicg-
est skull and reach the dullest brain.
Two circumstances which occurred
in this city recently and happened 70
come within our personal knowledge IL
lustrate the situation forcibly AMI
taught two men the well paid for lesson
which the whole world must learn.
A laborer who works at manufac-
turing establishment tool check fer
his wages. Presenting it at the bank, he
received a $40 goldpiecc and SIS in 9th
er money, but before leaving the BANK
he met his landlord, to whom he oWei
S12, entering the bank to make q de-
post.
Handing him the $50 in gold, he re-
ceived So in change, but waited a me-
ment to accompany his neighbor down
the street.
The $40 goldpiece was placed with
the money for deposit, but when offer
ed at the receiver window was thrown
ON the scales and found to be worth On
ly $3.50.
This naturally led TO an attempted
explanation.
The two men asked that the matter
be righted in the bank, but the receiver
was obdurate and would only accept it
at the discount.
The paying teller merely said: Yea
should have kicked when I handed It
out if it wasn't right. Can't do N.
thing, ahout il now. -
The laborer insisted that he ooulGn t
be expected to carry around pair Il
scales, but was informed "Thats net
our lookout We can't help that. - 80
he paid his landlord the difference Ct
$3.50 and went away with an object
lesson pretty well stamped on his thinF-
ing machine, and as he thought lie
matter over he registered vow that he
would never again accept gold und1r
any circumstances. But that short
weight goldpiece, and 1000 like II,
keeps right ON at the same sort Of wcci
in every city of the United States
Another instance which occur. !
here few days ago opened the eyes q
one man wide enough so that he will I o
able to see clear through the coin bas
fallacy hepceforth; but he paid ST. for
his lesson.
Having gold mortgage to pay al !
that the holder OF tine mort.
gage might claim payment "accordhI
to the bond" he called at the bank all
got $500 i'll the yellow coins, but when
he went to pay the mortgage the holder
carelessly threw out the papers. saying,
"All right, Mr.. s.. just give me your
check -
Under those circumstances Mr.. :.
hadn't the nerve to count out the gold,
but wrote his check, pocketed the old
went to the recorders ofiico 3,
filed the cancellation, and then Went 10
make a deposit of $500 in the bank.
What was his surprise when the mon
ey was offered at the window OF the ~
ceiving teller
twas tried in tho balance and found
The package of 20 gold coins which
had never been opened and was ~
rolled up in the paper labeled by IL
bank as $500 on being weighed up ":
worth $3.50
twas useless to insist that they woi
the identical coins accepted earle : J
the day as $500.
There was no appeal.
Rather than run the risk CT furthr
loss 4 silver dollars were placed by re
side of the pile of gold and the cree
Oh the handbook was made 5000.
AS this man walked home ID bloo. 5
to save cents car fare he was cE5erw |
reading over the old poa.--5
which yet cover the billboards Of
city.
They were put up before election q
read, 'Vote for Mckinley, sound Inc
ey and prosperity. "
Then he would apparently listen -
the "sound" Of that gold coin as ID ie.l
in the scales, and ringing in his ears
was the sound of the receiving clc i 9
voice, eleven dollars short" but tic .
was lacking in his pocket the sound ff
II silver dollars, taken from him by the
'jingling fraud" of intrinsic value Il /
gold basis nonsense. Chicago Sent nj.
'Tntrinsic Value"
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