Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-09-29
For The Journal.
Democratic LegislatiOn--The Rich
Richer and the Poor Poorer.


Every body remembers that for many
years the party that styles itself the dem
ocraIic" party, has been telling the people,
that the Wing party, was ,he aristocracy,
and allied to the banks, 10 rob the people
Of their rights. That Mey were the friends,
and the exclusive friends, of the "dear peo-
ple," and if they would only give them Of
fee and power, they would egislate so as
to bring the rascally banks and their allies
to their senses. Well the song was sung
until the people believed them, and placed
the whole machinery of the government
into their hands, and for a number of years
they have now had exclusive jurisdiction. -
and the "dear people," whom they loved
so much. have had full opportunity to
Judge them.
Let US look, at this time only, at one law
they have made for our especial benefit
and the man who is not blind by party pref.
udice, must admit that it savors very strong
ly Of oppression, and is calculated to do
anything else than benefit the "dear peo-
! ple." We allude 10 the small note law
which takes effect on the first day Of Octo-
Der. AT the last session of the Legislature
the Democratic" party passed law, &c
prohibit any person from passing bill of a
less denomination than ten dollars, except
Ohio bills. Every man who attempts tc
pass one is liable to fine of ten dollars; il
he pays a debt with such bills, the man may
put them into his pocket, and sue the debt
or and make him pay over the same debt
which he has paid once already! Every
tax payer must ge. Ohio bills or gold and
silver, before he can pay his taxes This
will be almost impossible, but our modern
democracy who do 'love The dear people
so much, demand it, and the people mus
obey.
They go to work and cripple the Ohio
banks, by their Legislation, so that they car
not issue small bills, because if they do
they are Immediately caught up by shaw
ing shops and returned upon them, fol
specie; and then they go 10 work and pass
a law with severe penalties for any man il
the State, to pass any bill of other banks
of less denomination than ten dollars!
Now what is the natural effect Of thi:
democratic" law? Precisely what was
intended; TO make the rich richer and the
poor poorer; and the people are at the mer'
cy OF Brokers and Bankers.
The people in the cities and towns have
already refused to take them, and every
man who has dollar must go 10 some bro
ker's Office and get it shaved; or stand q
shave somewhere else. The merchant will
not take it, because he must stand shave
of three per cent. on it; and although be
may not shave his customer directly, be
must do it indirectly, by putting larger
profit upon his goods. He cannot do 9TH
erwise If he would, because be cannot stand
the loss the broker will charge him upon
his foreign paper, to convert it into Ohio
currency. The mechanic, or laborer. if he
touches it. before he can purchase bis
weeks provisions, must first go to broker
and be shaved his three per cent, just for
the fun of giving these political gamblers
power.
This law, the reader can easily see, will
enable the brokers to reap immense for
tunes, all out of the "dear people," because
every dollar must come out Of them. Ira.
ders. we have already said will lose nothing,
because they will put the amount of the
discount upon their goods, and thereby save