Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-09-26
For the Chronicle.
Mr.. "Equality"-from Weathersfeld.

The people of Weathersfeld doubt very
much whether any man amongst them,
would deliberately coin a falsehood, and
assert that R. w. Tayler is a stakeholder
OF the Mahoning County Bank. 1t is
strongly suspected that "Equality's'' arti-
Gle was c~oncocted in Warren, by no less
a parsonage than the late Auditor. If he
is the man, who pirates about taxation of
banks, and saddling the people of our coun-
ties with home taxes, imposed upon them
selves, &C., &C., he ought 10 try and hide
his name and his official doings, from pub
lie gaze. Perhaps, if inquired of by some
of his Democratic friends, he could tell
them who held some of the peoples mo-
ney, while the county had 10 borrow mo-
ney, at interest, of the w. R. Bank, to
meet its liabilities. IL he talks about de-
faulters, let him assure his friends that
his skirts are clear. If he wants to give
his Democratic friends assurance thai he
is a good counsellor in such matters, or a
good officer to save the peoples money,
and honestly and promptly account for it
when called upon, and a good officer in
other respects, let him tell these Demo-
cratic friends to appeal 10 the County
Commissioners, and to the records Of the
Auditors Office, for evidence of his faith
fitness. This kind of men wish to make
the people believe that banks refused to
be taxed equally, and are defaulters. The
w. R. Bank submitted once to an equal
taxation. The Democrats passed a law,
allowing individuals TO deduct their debts
from their credits, but refused to allow
the banks TO do the same thing. They
sought TO enforce such unjust, unequal
law, and then the banks, driven to the
wall, appealed, as a last resort, TO the Su-
preme Court of the United States, nearly
every Judge of which is a member of the
Democratic party, and pro-slavery at that.
The Supreme Court of Ohio, first p%ronoun-
ced the Ohio law, unequal, and contrary
to Ohio's Constitution, and the Supreme
Court of the U. S. pronounced it contrary
to the U. S. Constitution, and they were
all Democratic Judges.
The Banks here, at least at Youngs-
town, proposed to the Auditor of State,
Mr.. Morgan, to make an arrangement TO
costs and expenses, by having an
agreed case, and amicable decision Of the
highest tribunals. But no ! The powers
that be, were for war to the knife. They
had a Crow Bar Law. They levied, sued
and engaged Attorneys all over the State,
wherever Banks were located. They
authorized the Treasures to collect the
tax by force, aud also ten per cent. on it,
besides, as fees to the Treasurer. In the
contest with the Western Reserve Bank,
which offered to pay, as the law required
it, large bills of costs were made, Atior.
neys' fees incurred, and percentage to
the Treasurer, all lost 10 the people,
The Attorneys for Trumbull County
against the Bank here, have been paid,
or have charged about $500. The Treas
percentage on $4,000, collected
by him, $500, making in all
The costs in the suits, and the
on the whole fund, which the
must pay back, under the decis-
ion of the U. 5. Court, will add perhaps
$500 to $500 more. The people ofthis
will lose by the operation, not
much less than 81, 500. This is what
Gov. Medill, and his followers call eco
nomical Administration of the Govern
meni, by Democratic officials. The au-
ihorities in Cuyahoga, on account of the
Bank contest there, paid an Attorney
alone, Sc, 500. Take all Attorneys fees
in the State, all the Court costs, ten per
cent. T~reasurei's fees, on all the moneys
thus un~constiluiiOnly wrcsted from Banks,