Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13
"a Man of the PEOPLE," eli!

"a Man Of the People," ell!
The Wing says, ''W WETMoRE is man
Of the people, and knows their wants and
interest,""
So much,h worse for him, if he "kooOs
their wants and interest" and seeks not 10
secure them. This same WETMoRE was
a member Of the Senn.e in 1856, when
the present Tax Law was under consider
alton ard vnTED AGAINST A MOTION TO
TAX BANKS ESTABLISHED AFTER THAT
TIME THE SAME AS THE PEOPLE ARE TAXED
by said Law, as will be seen by the fol.
lowing from the Senate Journal of that
session, page 52l & 522:
Mr.. Warner moved 10 amend the Tax
bill rs follows: 90
''Src 65. Each banking company
hereafter established is this State, shall be
taxed on lis capital stock in the same man
ner, and TO the like amount, as capital in
trade or money loaned at interest by indi-
viduais is now or shall hereafter be taxed. !"
''On which question he demanded the
yeas and nays, which were ordered, and
resulled-yeas IA, nays 20, as follows:
"Yeas-Messrs. CLANCY, Edgerton, Ew.
ing, Iiur,e, jones, King, Koch, Mackall,
Martin Of COlumbiana Reid, Thornhill,
Warner, and W ood-14."
"Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Bean, Cod
ding, Coombs, Cox, Eckley, Goddard,
Croft. Hastings, Kelley, Madeira, Martin
of Fayette. ON eal. Osborn, Perkins, Pow
ell, Quinby. W elch, I5FW ETMORE,sD
and Ford, J Speaker-2o."
$50 the motion was lost"
Every yea Democrat and every nay
a " his!
But not conten, with thus showing his
disregard Of The rights and interest of the
people, he further manifested his contempt
of them, and his servility to the monopoly
power by voting against the following pro-
vision at the same session. See Senate
Journal, page 522:
MIR. Ewing of Hamilton moved to amend
The tax bill in section Ga, by adding The fol
lowing:
.sProvided, tho Auditor and Attorney
General of this State shall, in no case, de.
eide or instruct that capital invested in
lands, or farming, or in merchandise, or III
any kEd of mechanical business, shall be
taxed TO a greater extent than the same
amount of capital would be chargeab'e
with, under the provisions oflhis oct, il in
vested in any banking, or joint stock COM
pany in this State"
"Oh " hich question he demanded the
yeas and nays which were ordered, and
resulted-yeas IA, nays 20, as follows:
" eos-Messrs. Chaney, Edgerion, Ew
ing, fIarte, Jones, King, Kock, Mocknll,
Martin, of Columbiana, Newman, Reid,
Thornhill, Warner, and Wood-l4.
"Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Bean, Cod
ding, Coonnbs, Cox, Eckley, Goddard,
Croft, Hastings, Kelley, Madeira, Martin
of Fayele, O'Neil, Osborn, Perkins, Pow
ell, Quinby, Welch, 10 WETMORE:%D
and speaker.-2O.
$50 the amendment was disagreed to-
Thus il will be seen that MIR. Wetmore
has done his share in imposing upon the
people the heavy burdens under which they
now groan, and in exempting the Banks
to the amount Of ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY. EIGHT THOUSAND DOL.
LARS, ANNUALLY, and for this betray
al of the rights, tie swonts and interests OF
the people, The wings seek to aguin place
him in the same responsible station, that
he may aid in continuing in force the same
| infamous laws which he has aided in ere
aling, and that in direct conflict with the
plain provisions of the Constitution. As
| between such man and Mr.. Gilett s'wha'
lover Of he RIGHT can long hesitate!'