The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-06-23
From tho ohio Patriot
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A BANKER AND A
FARMER

FARMER.
Banker. Well farmer 8. we've hit upon plan 10
relieve the people, and we wish you and your neigh
bors to get up petitions and have them signed ready
for The extra session Of the Legislature.
Farmer. You bankers once reteued my barn OF 40
buhsels of good wheat, worth dollar bushel-and
hope the relief you sLeak of is of different kind
Banker. You told me of that when you were In
town few weeks ago.
Farmer. Yes, and I've told it fifty times since,
and have found several Of my neighbors who were
rsleoed in the way, some 10, To- ~, 30-others
40 and so bushels-and man told me he had been
robbed-Ohl beg pardon, meant TO say relieved oil
about one hundred and Eve bushels of good wheat
as ever passed through threshlng machne When
came count up, found that our noighborhood, on
" few miles rounduhad been relieved Of about 656
bushels of wheat-that is, they sold it for German
Bank of Wooster and other trash of the kind, which
spoiled on their hands not for want Of salt but for want
of honesty. But tell me your plan OF relief
Banker. Welllthen, we have concluded to get up
petitions for State Bank, to be called the Slase Bank
of Ohio .. ...
Farmer. Any kin to the State Bank of Illinoisl"
Banker. No. no-its paper is to be better than spe>
ce and circulate all the State and over the whole
country if we can get confidence restored in the
right way.
Farmer Oh. as to confidence you can restore that
by hiring BdIle to &C act as President OF the Bank -
and if that won't do, pass law TO inc every man
hundred dollars who dare refuse to have confidence
in the ''great fnancler."
Banker Oh, fudge about Bidde-its to be the
right kind of bank everything made perfectly sale
and money plenty that sny poor man can get easy
Farmer. Then we'll have the two dollars day
and roast beef" which promised at the PreSlden.
,ial election, I'spose.
Banker. Well have better times, and more money
than svor-hard times pass off in short tune, if we
can get the matter fixed We're preparing some petit
tlons now send in the country, and when we get
them ready, you must call and get one for yoursefan and
neigbbors to sign Only give us your names, and we'll
manage the business just about right in restoring con-
| fdence and good times,
Farmer. Yes you'll manage il so as to get some
of my wheat Is not this scheme Of petitioning for
State Bank to relieve the people, the same spoken Of
| in the last Palladium newspaper
Banker Exactly so.A
Farmer read that plan last Saturday night and a
thought struck me that would write petition myself
so got my pen and ink, went TO work: and here's
what wrote: To the Senate and House Of Representa-.
tires Of the State Of Ohio.
Your petitioners, farmers and citizens Of Coumbana
county, Ohio, respectfully represent to your honora>
Le body that the bankers Of this State have robbed the
people TO such extent Of their wheat and other pro>
duce labor as 10 lose public confidence, and we hope
you will pass an act to restore confidence especially
in those banks that are below par Galpolis, West
Union UIbana, Canton, and German Bank of Wooster
are all first rate if people woud have confidence, and
we feel confident this can be restored IT the Legislature
will fine every man 100 who refuses to exchange the
proceeds of his labor for their pretty pictures. Matters
have gone so far that most persons who from Can
ada and New York to purchase wheat ring along spe-
Gle and the CONSCIENCE is that have not only to
haul our next wheat Massillon, Youngstown Akron
or Cleveland bu: we compelled 10 worry our horses
by hauling uack the hard stuff. We are thus wholly
deprived Of paying toll to The bankers, which is SO
Distressing as to call loudly for relief by the establish.
ment of state Bank. Rascality has stripped them o
credit, and unless your honorable body should pass
law to give them the credit of the State 10 bank upon
we fear they will be thrown out of business and com.
PEELED TO spill their sweat in the production of subslan.
ial wealth. Besides, if the hard stuff keeps flowing
into the State TO buy wheat, we will soon have nc
need for paper which would be means of numerou,
suicides or sad disasters Of kind or another and
throw IA all back to an uncivized or savage State w,
would therefore suggest the foowingpan Of relief to
dy up the tears Of the poor bankers and enable them
10 shun all responsibility to The pubic. When you NEE
at your extra session in July, pass law to borrow So
500 900 TO establish State Bank. and mortgage ou
farms and the public taxes for the repayment A
State bonds are at discount of about 80 per cent tn
peopIs will have to lose throw away 81 800 600 il
order 10 borrow $500, 600. In other words, they vii
have TO give their notes for Eve millions in order
three and a half mions-Na shave of only 80 dollar
on The 100. We humbly pray that your honorable bo
DIV will mako them present Of the Eve millions Of Stat
bonds upon the condition that they will expand o.ds
and contract to morrow aud stop the bard stuff lron