The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-02
An Arizona "Argvment,


An Arizona Argument"
To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald
We wuz setten' en- the caben the luther
night wen Prohibishun Smith, witch we
calls libby" fer short, seq, SEE he:
Say, wat chew think about this here
bond isshoo?"
"Et's the finest thing en- the wurld." se2
Goldbug Jones, witch we calls bug" fer
short. EFT gives the peepull a chanel TO
show there patriotism
'Wat chew think about them maken'
bank notes good for a-payen' fer 'em?" SEE
libby.
"Dernd rascality," seq Greenbacker Pen
nybunker, witch we calls "Backer' fer
short.
Watts a-eaten' Nv yer?" SEE Bug. Bank
notes ez good ez eny luther muney."
"Ez good ez tresury notes?" SEE Backer,
kinder soft-like.
Yes: good ez gold" seq Bug.
"Wat ez back NV the bank notes?" asst
Backer.
"Guverment bonds" SEE Bug.
"Wat intrust duz the government pay on
etz bonds?" asst Backer, strappen' his nife
on his bootleg.
"Various sums" answered Bug. "We'll
say per cent fer an average"
wat amount NV bank notes kin a bank
isshoo on the bonds witch they deeposite
with the guverment?"
"9ty per cent" SEE Bug.
"Wat intrust do they pay the guvermen;
fer the notes they isshoo?" asst Backer.
"One per cent" SEE Bug.
Lets see," seq Backer: 1.-THE government
holds the bonds an ez responsibull fer the
payment NV the bank notes, amt she?"
"She air." says Silverite Jonson, witch
we calls "Silver," fer short.
AN she pays per cent an gifts back
per cent, don't she?"
''She do seq Silver, solumly.
"Wat duz she isshoo bank notes on the
bonds fer?" asst Backer.
ITO secoor suffishunt circoolashun Wv
muney to enabull the peepull to transact
bizness," seq Bug.
"Then the bank gifts per cent frum the
government fer the assistance they give the
peepull in gitten' muney to transact biz
ness, don't they?" asst Backer
"They do" seq Silver.
AN they charge the peepull intrust fel
asst Backer.
"They do seq Silver.
"Ez a bizness propersishun, don't chew
think that ct looks kinder foolish fer the
government to pay the banks per cent fer
the privilege Nv standen' good fer their
notes?" asst Backer.
"Dernd foolish!'. seq, Silver, a. chewen at
hiz mussedash.
"You no ez much about phinanseeren ez
a greeser nos about dress soot," SEE Bug
kinder snappy like.
"Ez long ez the government hez too stand
good fer EN-. an they ez needed fer sir
coolaten medium wy don't the government
isshoo its own notes insted Nv isshooen
bonds, then taken 'em back an isshooen
bank notes past Backer.
"Wat seecoority Guild the government give
fer SIGH an isshoo NV stuff" asst Bug kinder
suereen like.
EFF ct wud SCOT chew eny better, the guv-
erment cud isshoo cts own bonds an hold
EN- an isshoo notes on the bonds, an the
government cud pay etzself per cent. on
the bonds, an pay etzself per cent. fer
the notes, an they wud meek the guver-
ment rich en- short time" answered
Backer.
you orto be seckretary Nv the tresury,
sneered Bug, twiddlen his thums.
EFF 1 cudn't run things better then Old
Narrer Gage duz, wud go down an rent
myself too nurse Blanco's game leg, salo
Backer, kinder mad like. .a
Fine thing fer the nashunall banks, this
here bond isshoo," seq Silver, kinder room
enaten. "They git the bank notes for their
bonds, draw the intrust on the bonds. buy
more bonds with the bank notes, git more
intrust on the more bonds, git more bank
fer the more bank notes, draw more more
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