Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08
WE CANNOT ADOPT
THE PETE GARR|TY
!. PLAN Of PAYMENT
POKER STORY ON A TRAVELLING
SALESMAN HAS VICTORY
LOAN POINT.
SETTLEMENT DAY IS HERE
Only Sensible Course For Cleaning Up
War Debt ls Now
Offered

"A Chap HdIHbu Ttle ldITltv uSeQ
travel a southern Illinois and Missouri
territory Sometimes he got over into
kentucky and Tennessee. About ev-
cry body knew Pete For he was a''reg-
ular fellow" Also he was p"1G
salesL.a.l US statesmen went II lno<e
days. Good Indian? Well all say he
was. All of US who knew and remsm
Der him.
However, as to financial matters and
personal responsibility, Pete was as
the brutes that perish. He was with
out form and void and darkness was on
the face Of the deep"
One night he was having a little
poker game in his room at one of the
.old-time ST. Louis hotels. He had been
out and busy all week and he figured
that little relaxation was coming to
him. He made such headquarters as
he had in st. Louis.
The telephone bell rang. 1t was a
call for Pete, all right. He went to
the phone and listened a minute.
Tell him I'll be right down." he
said And I'm out of the next DEAL"
ne added.
He wasn't gone long. In about ten
minutes he was back and opening
another pot as pleased as boy with
a pair Of coppertoed, red-toed, new
boots.
Tailor Of mine" he gave brief ex-
PLANTATION Owed him about a hun
dred Gave him my note for 80 days"
The game went along. Somebody
"copped the pot" and it wasn't Pete
The cards were dealt again.
Thank the Lord there's another bill
that is paid" said Pete.
OF course Pete was poor flnancier
He had that reputation and, after all.
he was just living up to it.
But when We come to pay our debt
to Uncle Sam we can't afford to adopt
the Pete Clarity system. When We
come to pay our debt to the lads who
have done our fighting for us, who
fought for liberty over there, who
fought for our self-respect and for our
national honor and the good opinion
of the world at large, we can't Afford
to adopt that system.
Have to Pay Sometime.
II We do we will hear from 1t In
tho future. We can't shove such debts
as we owe to the nation over into the
dim and distant future. OF course
Pete's note eventually came due. And
there came a day also when that debt
had to be paid. He could pay it after
action in court or he could pay it on
the nail when 1t really came due and
when it should have been paid Ger
tainly it had to be paid some time
Now that we have a chance to pay
our debts to Uncle Sam there will be
no unpleasant aftermaths We have
chance to hand him the money in
exchange for bond Of the Victory Lib
erty Loan issue. And after Z good
many days that bond will reach it's
time Of maturity and we will be able
to collect for all that it cost us by sim
ply presenting, it at the window Of
most any bank.
A mighty fine system and q mighty
fine way of paying of the war debt. It
Is system Of payment that every one
Of US should appreciate. Bond hold
ers and non-bond holders we will all
be paying the taxes that will make
possible the payment Of the obligations
OF the United States in the interim
But only the bond holders will profit
BY the interest that will be paid on
the loaned money.
Even the financial fools like Pete
Clarity ought to be able to get along
on such system as that. Then why
Is it that brainy, capable. sharp folks
who know something about financial
Affairs are hesitating about doing their
part by Uncle Sam. 1t is something Of
q mystery. ..t
AS matter Of plain fact, they won't
hesitate. The brainy American Is 60
ing to do his level best to get in on
these short-term notes of the Victory
Liberty Loan. That is why it is going
over
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