Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-10-03
Wings Of Carroll!

'otter you our views tas editor Of this pa
peri on the importance of the coming Elpc-
ton. The eXerciseaof the right of suffrage
is at ail times. q nlatterof Importance. In
the old world the making of laws is'con-
fined generally to a favored few, and That
few, in the use Of the power placed in
their hands, exercise t! FOR the benefit OF
themselves without regard to the wishes,
the feelings, or Interests Of the mass, whilst
in this State all power springs from the
consent of the governed. The people of
Ohio can have just such laws as they
please, if they wiIlg 10 he poHs and vote
for men who, when elected, will repre-
sent their wishes and advocate their inter-
ests in the councils Of the State. The
question may he asked, what odds who has
the power in the Legislature next winter?
We have nc Senator to elect for the Con-
gress Of the United States, and why the
difference who is elected! In reply to
these intelrogatories it may be asked, why
the necessity ofmaking any great effort in
sCarrolEto elect our Senator and Rcpresen-
talive! The answer is at hand Thepar-
~ against whom you contend have fpen
in possession OF the Legislature sncc'ly37
until last winter. Irue, the Wings had
the House IN 1870 and in 1913, but The
Locoiocos had rie Senate. Let us recur
for lromen! to the do(ngs Of the parties
during all chat time. In 1888 Governor
Shannon and his Bank Reform doctrines
got theascendency int the Stale, and what
did they do! In 1888 and 80 they passed
the first Banking law, under the Reform
system. 1t remained dpdd letter on our
Statute Book. The Wings, by the election
oi 1910, got the House, and true to the in
terests Of the State, passed Bill authoriz
ing the establishment Of Banks in Ohio.
The Bill went to tie Senate and was there
defeated by strict party vote Of the Loco
focos. In l84l the Locoiocos again sue
ceeded, and passed the Latham and Bart
ley Banking lav. The same party had
the Legislature in 1912, end again, with
all their promises of Reform, left the State
without q law for the establishment of
new BaI ks, other than the law aforesaid.
The same Sc ion elected William .AHeg,
an Agraran, hard money, radical LocoCoco
TO the Senate Of the United States. In
l843 the hardS and the soGs had Some diff
ferencs on the currency question. Cover
nor Shannon and some lourSenators were
in favor Of granting to the Wooster and
some four other Banks whose charters
were about TO expire, renewal of them
on the individual liability pIani and eceor-
dinghy bill for that purpose was sent up
from the Hsuse to the Senate, and by the
vote oithe four Locoioco8Qf Senators, and
the Wing portion Of that body,it became a
law. The party by this time had embraced
the Hard money detasioa, and hence their
opposition to the bill. What have weseen
since OF that party which shews that they
ought to be trusted byyou with the power
to reform thecurcncy! Woasil the dues-
ton to those VINO are in favor of Banks.
Senator Lohm, Of the adjoining county of
Stark, and the three other Senators, for
the support they give to the Wooster and
other Bank bills have been prescribed by
their own party, and Governor Shannon is
also denounced by said party leaders.
At the last session the Wings bad u ma
jorily inm til branches of the Legislature,
and true TO their pledges, enacted the law
under which some sixteen Banks are now
Issuing bills. What favor did that law re-
Ceive from thu Locofocos! On its puseage,
and ot every stage otlhe proceeding when
the bill was under discussion, every ohstu-
Gle that party malice could invent was
thrown in the way OF ils enactment, by
the Locoiocos, end on its final passage
eoery Loc,fco U,isd against Z, and a rcso-
luton for the repeal Of the law was inuo-
duced Immediately ana rejected by strict
party vote IN boIh the Senetc and House.
During tEclime he Banking law WINS un-
der discussion everyspeech th,t was II udc
against It were hard moary speeches. and
sounded the bugI Of Repeat RcpcaW Re
.peaEH aud Re threat was openly made
that the matter rtoud be decided at the
BaIIot-hoX this 6dI That is the issue,
Repraior No Repeal The patty, for once
true to its promise, have shown their con-
ssIency ty standiRg'w totheir word, and
they have, by every means that men can
use, incorporated the Repeal Of the Bank
ding law into the creed or Ohio Democracy.