The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-09
CLOSED HER DOORS.

We learn that the German Bank of Wooster, sis bus>
ted" or in the language of inancer, has been com>
PEELED IN consequence of a press ofbusneSs, to close
doors. What way they intend to redeem the rags now
out among the farmers is not yet known. So we 60.
When will the people join together and reform these
rotten swndling institutions, by extrminating themp
We all recoec the wholesale Of lynchng that re-
Gently occurred in the West where thirty coun-
erieers lost their lives They had time and again been
warned quit their occupation Of swindng the peo-
pe but all to no purpose. They persisted and so per-
sis,ins became the victims ofan outraged community
And il seems the Bankers. who are nothing more than
lsgazed swindlers are following IN their footsteps.
They have been warned BY the peopIs--laws have
been mude to compel them to bs honest But all to no
purpose. They 20 on crOwding out their paper by
wheslbarow loads and when 1t begins to return close
their DOORS and laugh at those who have beer their sill
ly dnpes.
few days before the SteubenyiIe Bank burstsd. a.
gents sent tand distributed upwards of eighty
thousand dollars The Bank then closed. Who are
the sutferersi The producing classes. Hundreds Of
dollars ofthe German Bank of Wooster have lately
been paid to the farmers s Tuscarawas for their wheat.
Many hold it yet. Who are the losersi The Bankers
and the Specuators7 No. Il is the producers of the
soil, the hard working farmers and laborng men, But
will they always submit to be robbed in this wayl
Common sense would say no. Then let them aid tho
Democracy. Ithas always beenthe object of the Dem
ocratic party protect the working classes from tho
dspredations Of paper money swindiers. Though they
have not accomplished that object yet they do not give
up. They determined to peTsevere until our banks
ing system puged ofta axcrsscenCes and made hea-
thy. But what can we do-say the laborers-our leg
lslators are bankers and SpeculatoED "Do,' why we
will tell you what to do. Vote for no man who is s-
ther banker orspeculaioEs Vote fOrno man either
forthe Legislature Congress- who has anything to do
with banks. Vote for no man who will not pledge him
seIfto keep from having Ony business transactions with
banks, while Legislator. Vote for man who will
not pledge himsefto use his exerons to make stocks
holders individually liable. Vote for no man who
will not pledge himself either to bring forward or as.
sist in bringing forward or supporting an amendment
to the constitution Of Ohio, requiring the concurrence
oftwo thirds ofbo,h branches ofthe Legislature before
bank shall be chartered. And vote for no man who
will notvor the repeating any bank charter the mo-
mentsuch bank refuses 10 redeem lts own notes with
specie. These are some ofthe principles Of Bank Re>
form that we go for, and shall adhere 10. five can
not get men enOug to the Legislature thus pledged to-
carry out the wholesome principle Of Bank reform in its
striotsst sense then lot Us discard all bank paper and
60 sack to the Constitutional currency gold and silver,
that which was ntendedby the Trainers Of our govern.
msnt as the only safe and sound circulating medium for
the working man., ~ f4@