The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-11-18
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THE STANDARD BEARER FOR 1916.


shall be an honest upright fearless man, Of firm
and uncompromising principles, never restrained
by personal considerations from avowing his con-
victions of TRUTH and ready to uphold and maintain
the right as well in adversely as prosperity. A
man, who besides pure and spotless political
life e,shall be acknowledged ability and eoquence
--in fact, one worthy of sustaining Democratic
principles against any and every assault, whether
from false friends or acknowledged foes.
There are number OF candidates suggested by
their friends for nomination. Among the most
prominent of these is Col. TOP, who has the sui.
frages of very respectable proportion of the De-
mocratic Press in Ohio, but hitherto his avowed
opinions are such that we must look upon hi m
as n Bank Democrat, and as not one step in ad-
vance of Wilson Shannon and the defunct party
rally of "Bank Reform" This is unfortunate;
he stands high in the public esteem. and he owes
it to himself to give the influence of his high ta-
lents openly and frankly for the g constitutional
currency,n to secure which the soundest talents
and truest integrity in the state are laboiing-
When he shall do SO this Press will not be pack
ward in acknowledging his claims to the confd-
ence and support of the Democracy.
DourY UTTER, of Clermont, has been suggested
by several journals. He isindeed patriot g with.
out fear and without reproach'--frm, honest and
capable, and would do credit to the cause in any
situation to which he might be elevated But
without waving his claims, we would, through
our correspondent present the claims OF WIN. H.
BALDWIN, of Clinton county, to whom exception
cannot be we'll taken, who is pledged by a life OF
political integrity, sound views, and active and
open opposition to the corruptions of the Banking
system to be guided by the limits of the constitu-
ton and to maintain firmly the whole Democratic
faith-who is by his ability and eloquence fully
equal to any exigency waich the contest may
occasion, and with whom a victory would not be
barren and lfeless but step gained in the on
ward march of " progressive Democracy" What
say our brethren Of The Press!
Editor of the Kalida Venture.
Dear Sir-From divers causes which
need not eEumerate, the democracy of Ohio
have been beaten in the late election; want
of concert of action upon the true issue be-
tween federalism and Democracy, and want
of organization are the true causes Of our
failure. That majority of the frcemen Of
Ohio are opposed 10 federalism and its par
tial, and ruinous policy have no doubt.
The press, with our public speakers, and
able writers have been remiss in meeting the
true issues and exposing the ruinous, not TO
; say niquitous policy of our opponents.
Shall we surrender the laboring thousands
of Ohio, with their workshops and farms,
prey to chartered cupidity and the partial
and unjust Legislation of federalism? Or,
shall we, knowing our rights and interests,
maintain and defend them as becomes free
men? A crisis is at hand that must be met
as its importance demands. Twice has Ohio
been crushed and robbed by the frauds of
paper money banking! A third system,
more hollow and villainous than either of the
Others, is initiating FOR a yet more ruinous
explosion-shall we apply no correction?-
shall we have paper emission of ten or .ff
teen millions based on state debts and paper
'skites' drawn on eastern cities, without ind-
vidual liability of stockholders, without gold
or silver in their vaults, and without the fear
of the Penitentiary before the eyes of dis
honest officers? Shall we quietly await our
robbery by so hollow and fraudulent i sys-
TEN? Every friend ofhoncst industry; every
will wsher Of our noble state; every friend
Of virtue and honesty every one who would
not see The same want of honesty, the same
course of vice, idleness, and prcfiigacy, fol-
lowed by the same distress, desperation, and
dependency that have heretofore cursed this
fair land must say avert the impending curse.
But how is it to be done? Shall we say by
bank-retorm?" This has been tried. We
passed laws TO restrain cupidity and villiany.
We held bankers liable as joint partners for
their issues, and made fraudulent and NAL
management ofibanks Penitentiary offence.
Where are those laws? So soon as the fed
eral, or bank party obtained the power they
repealed those sautary laws. They opened
anew the road to fraud and CO rruption, with
out restriction, or responsibility. Now we
have banks chartered with power TO bank on
state debts and bills Of exchange. This is the
bankers system of banking" This is the fed
eral system. With them it is this, or nome
They have made and forced on us the issue.
Though we may restrict and restrain, yet
they will repeal and licence again.
lnlS eteTndl VaSCllldtlon HuSt uc stoPPeu' |
So loose system as that offered us we can
not and will not tolerate.
We have no alternative but submission, or
the CONSTITUTIONAL HARD. Thousands,
yea all say, good banks or none?" Federal
ism has decided we shall not impose salutary
guards and restraints on banks, that, per-
chance, might make them tolerable. "Good
Lanks" are denied u.s. Shall we say, strike
for none. This must be, it already is the
issue; federalism has made it so, and shall