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Chapter XIV

           Itcouldnotfindout.Thenewspaperswerenotatallvigilant,beingpro-political.Therewerenopersistent,enthusiasticreformerswhoobtainedanypoliticalcredence.Duringthewar,warrantsoutstandinginthismanneraroseinamounttomuchovertwomilliondollars,alldrawingsixpercent.interest,butthen,ofcourse,itbegantogetalittlescandalous.Besides,atleastsomeoftheinvestorsbegantowanttheirmoneyback.

           Inorder,therefore,toclearupthisoutstandingindebtednessandmakeeverythingshipshapeagain,itwasdecidedthatthecitymustissuealoan,sayfortwomilliondollarsnoneedtobeexactabouttheamount.Andthisloanmusttaketheshapeofinterest-bearingcertificatesofaparvalueofonehundreddollars,redeemableinsix,twelve,oreighteenmonths,asthecasemaybe.Thesecertificatesofloanwerethenostensiblytobesoldintheopenmarket,asinking-fundsetasidefortheirredemption,andthemoneysoobtainedusedtotakeupthelong-outstandingwarrantswhichwerenowsuchasubjectofpubliccomment.

           ItisobviousthatthiswasmerelyacaseofrobbingPetertopayPaul.Therewasnorealclearingupoftheoutstandingdebt.Itwastheintentionoftheschemerstomakeitpossibleforthefinancialpoliticiansontheinsidetoreapthesameoldharvestbyallowingthecertificatestobesoldtotherightpartiesforninetyorless,settinguptheclaimthattherewasnomarketforthem,thecreditofthecitybeingbad.Toacertainextentthiswastrue.

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