The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-01-24
Vol H. WOODsFIELD, SATURDAY, JANUARY "A, 1916.

hope, that the recollection of past diff.
ferences may be forgotten in the gen.
eral rivalry. which all shall feel in push
ing boldly forward for the establish
ment of sound principles.
The above resolutions elected re-
marks from most ofthe members of the
convention-all heartily responded to
their propriety. Several editors, be-
tween whom fierce controversies had
existed mutually interchanged the olive
branch over solemn pledge to main
tain with zeal, in truth, and in sinceri-
ty, the issues presented by the State
Convention. The remarks Of the gen.
men-ther frank pledges, and manly
concessions, stirred up such feelings as
broke forth in prolonged expression OF
applause. The resolutions were then
unanimously adopted.
On motion of William D. Morgan,
Rcsolued, Thatit is highly expedient
so to change the mode Of organizing
our State Convention, as to make the
aggregate democratic vote Of the res.
pective counties, the basis of their rep.
resentation in said convention; and we
hereby recommend such change as
we'll calculated to promote harmony,
and to advance the best interest o.
the democratic cause.
On motion of Chauncey Bassett,
Resolved, That we approve ofthe ac
ton of the Secretary of the Treasury
in removing portion Of the govern.
ment funds from the Clinton Bank oi
Columbus; and that we earnestly rec.
ommend the total withdrawal, at the
earliest practicable moment, of all the
government moneys which may have
been deposited with said Clinton Bank,
the Life and Trust Company,the Cleve.
land Insurance Company, or any other
paper money establishment.
On motion of u. A. Robertson,
Resolved, That we regard the late
report of the Treasury Department, as
one of the most valuable documents
that has ever emenated from thai
branch OF the government; and that its
recommendations relative to the con
stitutional currency, and the levying o
taxes, shall receive our jealous sup
port.
On motion of H. H. Robinson,
Resolved, That we, the democratic
editors of Ohio, regard the issues pro
claimed by the Democratic State Con
vention, of yesterday, as just In prInci
pie, and expedient in practice. We
also hold, that they do not render the
democratic party of Ohio obnoxious, in
the slightest degree, to the charge Of
political inconsistency; for, it is well
known to every intelligent citizen,
that, after the people of Ohio had suf
ferred for years from the ruinous effects
of unrestrained bank swindllng, it was
the democratic party that unfurled the
banner OF BANK REFoRM-the doctrines
of which their editors proclaimed, and
their speakers advocated among the
people. Under that issue, the demo-
cracy of Ohio achieved brilliant tri-
umph; and their party was faithful in
its pledges to the people. A law was
placed upon the statute book to guard
our citizens against the wrongs offraud-
ulent banking. The democratic and
wise precautions Of individual respon-
sibility were thrown around the sys-
TEN; the crimes Of its managers were
made amenable to the laws-their va
rious arts of cupidity were restrained,
and their whole conduct subjected to
the rigid supervision of the people.
But the bankers OF Ohio repelled all this
reformation, and entered into con-
spiracy to overthrow that law, and
crush the will of the people. BY de-
ception, corruption, and accident, they
obtained control of the legislature Of
the state. They then erased that law
from the statute book, and every other
law to protect the people against bank
swindling. They scorned alike the
behests Of conscience, the voice Of ex-
perience, and the will of the people,
In the pride Of power, and mercenary
madness, they reconstructed the old
swindIing system Of banking, and, in a
spirit Of revenge, made it more odious,
more oppressive, and more dangerous
to the liabilities Of the people and the
prosperity of the state, than any other
system of banking ever established
since the formation Of the government.
Therefore have the bankers forced up
on the people the issue proclaimed by
the Convention of yesterday, which is,
in the most emphatic sense, an issue OF
liberty, against Observation-Disclosures