The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-03-15

money is. and the kind of work it
ought to do. For instance, when you
saw me drop in here was just from
the hands of butcher, who exchanged
me for feed for his stock. / came to
the butcher from an honest Iaboring
man, who exchanged me for meat to
feed his family with. 1 came to the
laborer from coal mine owner, and
thus performed the important duty OF
commissioner between capital and la
Dor, neither of which could prosper
without me. But my experience with
the two convinced me that labor is more
generous than capital, for tile mine
owner insisted that was too heavy by
one-fourth to balance the days work
OF the laborer, until finally the latter
sold his work for less than it was
worth, for the sake of peace and to pre-
vent any farther argument. The last
person l visited before coming to the
mine owner was poor widow, who
studied long time before she could
decide where L would do the most good.
l was the only piece OF money she had,
so that l felt quite lonely while re-
manned with her. 1 notice that her
hand trembled when she touched me,
and frequently she would take me up
and look at me in way that made me
very sad. On one Of these occasions /
felt tear fall on my face. and l wished
then that could multiply my species
and fill her pockets. At last she de-
cided to exchange me for coal, but ii
made me hos when l saw that the
mine owner gave her less in exchange
for me than be did those who bought
large lots. / tried to burn his pocket
and | think L did scorch his conscience
little. 1 meet with many different
experiences in my travels. Sometimes
visit places where there is great
deal of sorrow, and in others all is Joy
and gladness, but notice that wher.
ever go am always a welcome Wis.
itOr. Everybody is glad to see me,
and none parts from me without regret
But my work requires me TO keep go
ing; l never can fine time to stop anc
j lie around like you do-and to tell YOU
the truth, / don't think that is tine way
for respectable money to do. Our bust
ness is to circulate, TO keep moving, FOL
somebody is always in need ofus. Onll
the other day was in a sick room, wher,
the father lay at the point of death
while his little ones were crying iron
hunger. tell you 1 got out of there in
hurry, and sent back as much breal
and medicine as | could exchange my
self for. OF course, Mr.. Gold Coin, yo
never did anything of that kind, an
you don't know anything about it. A
this kind of work falls on me. onl
regret that have not large family, s
we could do more good work. Tn
way it is now there are so few Of u
that everybody wants us at the sam
time. and this demand makes us 10
valuable. 1t increases our worth be
yond fair limit, so that the farmt
and the laboring man have to bid ic
us in the open market, aud give up
great deal more OF their produce an
labor than they would if We were MOI
{ plentiful and easier to get In fact, "
are so valuable that great many PEI
, pie would rather have us than prope
ty. This reduces the value OF properi
, and makes it worth SO little that thoi
who own it cannot exchange it for an,
thing else, and 80 thousands OF properI
! owners who thought they were ric
, have been reduced to proverty. tt
I same conditions hurt the working pc
pie, because it does not pay to impro'
property or build factories, and so the
il no work for those.w who labor.
t "And now. Mr.. Gold Conn.," co
d tinued the Silver Dollar. as be hear
Il some one unlock the cash drawer.
a have to 20. II you We're real none
It like me. and circulated. as do, v