Show HE IS A GREAT FINANCIER doubtless there are plenty of others just like him 1 I had a the other day said a well todo to do citizen to the st louis globe democrat with a man who undertook the discussion ot the currency question and had a pet theory on the best management ot the government finances in order to prevent a recurrence ot the recent panic my friend Is unfortunately of very limited resources has a large family a small salary and as I 1 happen to know often has difficulty in adjusting means to ends this tact however does not prevent his theorizing on the count rys financial condition and he can tell anybody who will listen exactly what the government ought to do and what the banks ought to do and how the two ought to operate cooperate co in order to provide an elastic system ol 01 currency which make our elnan cea as strong as gibraltar the conversation reminded me ol 01 an incident which occurred a few years ago in london concerning s man who occupied a little back room in a poor quarter of the east end hi was evicted for non payment of rent he had nothing but a valise and a ea clothes and while they were throwing him and his belongings out of house a bulky manuscript fell out ol 01 his pocket nobody noticed it at th time but after he had gathered hl clothes and taken his departure on of the bystanders saw the big roll ol 01 paper picked it up and on opening it was surprised and amused to find it contained an elaborate scheme foi refunding the national debt of british empire |