The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-07
From the Ohio Statesman!
,RING THE DAKK DEEDS TO LIGHT.


BRING THE DAKK DEEDS TO LIGHT.
The Cleveland Plaindealer deals thus plainly with
the Cleveland Banks Let us have light.
"Each bank has loaned to political favorites more
than forty thousand dollars and charged the amount
bad debts, over to the account OF front ana loss;
These convenient loans were made in the summer and
fall of 1910, and appled, IN all prooaohl'y 10
aid in the election of General HARRISON: deot o' ?$
226 has been forgiven TO an active wing Of .hs cry,
charged over to profit and loss. Another gin OF w."
7O7 was made in the way 10 certain hrm OF this
city, who engaged in transporting small schooner on
wheels from Cleveland to Columbus through the mud
In February for the accommodation OF the COON SKIN
da,o.aes to ihe Harrison State Convenson Names can
be gwen and other Developments made when tho pro-
p'' This aocounts for The love the wings have for the
banks, and the reason why Corwln on taxing me
defanded their refusal to let the Bank Commissioners To-
side of them. We learned in 1910, on good a1hOri-
ty that the banks made up purse to carry on lhe oe
morazlng scenes of that year-TheY loaned thousands
to some insolvent Wing and then transferred the dept
to profit and loss worthless We were tod AZ me
time that IS in the spring of 1940 that each bank in
the league was TO pay $4,000. There were then over
40 banks legal and illegal, in the State which Of the
rate Of 5 900 each amounted to more than TWo HuN-
DRED THOUSAND. .DOLLARSll The pipe'ayers
and song singers were well paid. Bear boosted OF
the hundreds of dollars he got out of the wing und
lie showed at this place at one time, $l5oO and much
of in goIdl And vet ,Aese banks have the mpudence
10 ask of an abused and robbed people OF
their guilty and violated charters. They should have
pad Gen. Harrison his 25 900 dollars instead otlegay
and unconstutionay voting it out OF the pubic treas
urv. Is it any wonder that the wings denounce the
last democratic legislature Vehemeny :or passing
law to investigate the internal concerns OF these hor'
rbe institutions; compelling them TO redeem their pro-
misses to pay wind up their inquitous iives Let nc
one be surprised at the used by these institutions
10 get men to denouoce the law compelling them to be
honest, and submit to law. Wing party leaders are 81
identified with the banks and their corruptlons' tina
thew will encompass Heaven and Earth, If were pos
sble to screen them from Investigation and exposure
Look at the whig in the Legislature for years past
1t was in solid phaanx against any law to control bank
Have the peopl not got Surfeit Of such slavery
bank.
We learn that the Ohio Railroad Co.., which was a
honorable banking institution in that Era OF wing o,
lawry. exhibits the most horrible mass OF corruption an
out and out swindlng on record It is sand that som
70 or 10000 dollars obtained from the State freisIlr
cannot be even accounted fort Where is It where did
9o9 Into the eectioneeins fund Of lS4O, or wher
These things are startling indeed. These very san
men, who have so outaged law, morals and decenc
now come forward and tell lis that the cure is in mo
banks and high tariff Truly, they are modest mel
Thev want the people taxed with tariff, 10 hll up 4
treasury and deposit ina State and Natlona! Bank,
! make loans on. They know well the advantage
narrowing what is not their own, This is asking
ther mucbl ..