Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
The Poor
Excuse Series
Poor Excuse No. I,


On: now my duty is toward my fam.
lily and my business
Is that so7 The war was fought to
protect your family and your business,
and now you convict yourself Of in.
gratitude by refusing to lend to pay
FOR that protection.
Poor Excuse No. 2.
Let the banks take the loan;
they've got money"
Yes, they have money. They have
your money and your neIohbor's AMI
your neighbor's neighbor's money.
These deEcsits in hanks must take tho
loan. The ioaning surplus in ban<s
must be counted upon to keep busi
ness going. All the banks in America
couldn't float the loan with their own
money.
Foor Excuse No. 8.
"The bonds of former Liberty
Loans are below par. can't buy
notes on a down market"
What do you care what the bond
market is If the Government prcmise4
to pay you Far at maturity? Did tn.
Yanks fail to fight because they wer,
below par IN thc cstim alton Of tbs
enemy? no. They proved themseIvel
above Far when everything wa'
against them.
Poor Excus. No. 4.
Il am not rich and might have II
sell my Victory Liberty note at
sacrifice some time"
All you could pe ssibly sacrifice b,
buying all the notes you could buy
and selling them alta loss couldn't +,
cassed as real sacrifice when cor,
pared with that made by the boys VII:
fought for you. Don't let returne
wounded soldier hear you make TIKI
plea.
Poor Excuse No. 5.
I'm not subscribe to the Victory
Liberty Loan. might need my money
for an emergency"
Emergency, eh? Tho wa itself wa.
an emergency. II it hadn't been Wet
for you that would have been yor,
2 real emergency. 4-Es a24-'-
Poor Excuse no. 6.
"The Loan? Oh, the war cost tor
Did you ever know Of hurried jot
without waste? We got into the wsI
With a standing start. Everyt!,inl
had to lie rushed. We are not na
ton that practiced war every dal
PRICES we're already hgi, from war
fiGcnces. The Government had T.
spend money and do it quickly. 81;
t! c waste of money, if il was vast
produced an end Of war which save
the lives of 10000 soldiers who wcul
tave found graves in France Is Ii
va: had lasted another six racnsh.
Do you call that waste?
Peer Excuse No. 7.
I'm exhausted with war work.
Go were The boys who fought. c |
ttey didn't stop. They weren't Gu
tcro. And theirs was real war work
Poor Excuse NO. 8.
'I understand some of the moe
CT the Loan is to pay contracts f,l
Hluniticns We never used. l don't liie
10 pay for dead horse'."
You are this man who wcuId ha-,
:ac tailor make suit Of winter
clothes to your measure and then rc
fLsc to pay for it because the weather
turned unexpectedly warmer.
Poor Excuse No. Q.
Makers of munitions are wealthy
men. Let them carry the burden CT
the Loan.
hen you would refuse to cay your
grocery bills because your grocer owns
his home while you rent. Never mini
Ti.c wealthy men are sweating greai
d-ors of perspiration over their in
some tax and their war rrofits tax
they know there h-s been a wear, an
they're being asked to subscribe tc
the Loan, too.
Poor Excuse No. TO-
81 believe the Government Shouldn't
have contracted for so much staff i;
advance. Id be willing to subsc.;E
TO pay for material we had used"
Oh, that's it? Then you would r@v
the doctor who attends your sick baby
only in case the baby dies, and yoA
wouldn't pay for medicine that cure!
the baby unless the medicine wa3 a,
used.
Poor Excuse Nc. II.
"Eut l haven't the cash just no.
to lend"
Then lend your credit. The soldie.
gave up his present and even NOR.
gagged his future. He gave ior yc.
ard now you balk at lending ycu.
credit for him. Where is your pa