Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-03
From the Ohio Statesman.
TRICKS OF THE ENEMY-"GOOD
BANKS OR NONE.r

bANAS Oh NONE. - -.-
The federal press Of Ohio, taught by
the experience ofths last few years that
az party, they cannot hope to prosper as
tha open defenders of swindllng banks,
have, with brazsn faced impudence,
worthy the arch enemy Of mankind him
self, declared themselves in favor of good
banks or none." Whether their banks
are to be good to the banker and his de-
pendent satellites, or to the honest holder
of their notes, cannot be detained by the
ambiguous expressions used; and hence,
we are driven back to the past actions Of
the federaIsts, as party, to settle this
question.
II will be recOllected that in May, 1887,
the banks Of Ohio, as we'll as those in
the whole Union, by foul conspiracy,
combined and leagued themselves to.
Qether to resist the laws, which com.
mandcd them to redeem their promises
TO pay. The democracy Of Ohio, unwiI'
ling to see the laws Of their State thus
trampled upon by irresponsible corpora
tiOns--iheir currency reduced 10 value,
at once raised the cry Of bank REFORM
The federal party, in many parts Of tine
State, Joined issue ef this subject, and
the banks Of Ohio threw themselves into
the political arena, and fought with a
desperation wsrtby an honest cause, a.
qainst any laws calculated to make the
Bill holder safe. Their presidents, cash.
ierS, stockholders and dependents, were
brought forward as candidates for the
Legislature threats and coercion we're
alike used to ierrify OF to ruin those who
dared to think for themselves; and, by
those means, and others alike dlsgraceful,
the insoIveut banks Of Ohio triumphed.
Some there we're, who, before the people
pledged themselves in favor Of reform,
bat Who found the bank shacklss too
great Gor their native honesty, and they
proved recreant to their promises. By
those means, as we before said, The
banks triumphed, and tho legislature of
l63S-3s presented federal majority -
Ia the examination which we are about
10 make into their actions upon the sub
iect Of banking, we shall cOntne our
selves TO the single question US 10 the
kind Of "ooOD BANKS" which the federal
4 party favored.
On the 5th day ofFebruary, 1888, as
appears by the Journal Of the House,
page 422, the celebrated Quo Warranto
bill being under consideration, Mr. Medill,
Of Fairfield, then and now democrat,
moved to oamend The bill by adding there
70 the following words. to wit; (See page
422) 7l
And in aIl cases where judgment aS
aforesaid, shall be rendered against any
corporation, possessing orinany way ex.
evcisinr the powers OF privileges of bank.
inc, the private and Individual properly
of.he stockholders therein, shall be deem
ad and held liable for the payment Of the
debls and liabilities Of such corporation,
inthe same manner that It would be in
cases OF general partnership: Provided,
thai the funds of the corporation shall be
first exhausledin the payment Of such
dehts and liabilities"
The question was then taken on the
amendment, as moved BY MIR. Medill,and
decidedin the negaliye-yeas 80, nays
IS.
The democrats who voted in favor Uf
this just proposition we're,
-Messs. Buchanan, Cannon, CaTIlns
Cook; Grew ,FaEan, Fowler, CASTOR, GFay-
hill, Green, Gruber, Hoqgland, Hoslelter
Habbasd. johnson Of Stark, Lee, Mat-
thias, Mathews, Msdill, Mckee, ,McNaFy'
Parish, Peppard, Roller, Smith, Swucker,
Stewart, Thornhill, Tracy, Ifeyilt, Van
Hook and Whitsen--S2.
The Mhigs whO voted in itS favor
wefs,
MI MoFsaIl--1 ~
The democrats who voted against il
we're none.
The whisa who voted against Y, were
fsssn Allen, Bel, Bronson, Carney
Carpenter, Chambem, CLARK Of Huron
CLARK of Gallia, Ccdding. Ceilings, Curtis
niys Duhlasy, Fitch, Foot, Ford, Given
hslzQn, Johnson Of Carroll, johnson
ot c. J6hes. Kelley Kendall