The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-10-08
Tic Great Issue.

On next Tuesday, both the people of Ohio
and the people of Kansas, meet at The BAL
lot box in their respective localities to decide
on the laws and domestic policy by which
they shall henc5fQrth ~, be governed. In
Kansas, the people will on that day vote up.
on questions which peculiarly pertain to
themselves In Ohio, the people are called
upon to vote on matters which closely affect
their local interests and the protection of the
Public Treasury from further pIunder.
Men of opposite parties may honestly dif.
fer as to which is the greatest rascal, Breslin
or Gibson; but all men Of all parties who are
honest and intelligent, vii admit the ne
cessity Of a better system for the protection
of the public money than that which now
exists.
GFBIss, who was elected State Treaell.
rer by the Abolition Wings in 1876, became
a defaulter.
0TBresin, who was elected by the De,
mocrats in 1851, became defauIter;
0r Gibson, who was elected by the Re.
publicans in 1855, becpme defaulter.
Each of these men, besides applying the
public money to his own use, had loaned it
in sarge. amounts either to Banks, Railroads,
or Insurance Companies. The consequence
of this policy has been an IMMENSE LOSS
to the public.
What is the remedy for this great and gro,O
ing evil? The Chase party proposes
no remedy. They say that bankers and
brokers should still be allowed to use the
public money, but it should be entrusted to
those only who are known to be strong
Acting on this doctrine, Chaoe'a. present
State Treasurer "a. P. Stone,) in the month
of July, selected the Ohio Life Insurance
and Trust Company as one of his principal
repositories; and in less than sir aOeeks after.
wards, this boasted institution, one of the
very strongest end m mcst powerful in all. the
country, was copfessedIy reduced to JGak.
ruptcy and ruin by the wild and hazardous
speculations of one the. ,ablest and most
skllful OF its own officers! On the other
hand the Democracy udvo cate and insist on
the adoption Of the INDEPENDENT Sub Treasury
system which for the last fifteen years has
ceen in successful operation under the Gen.
eral Government. That system is symply
this: I1 keep the public money at all times
in the Treasury anti it is actually needed for
the purpose for ,OSic! it 'oas collected; and to
alloo ii under nopretes aohHteUsr, 10 be diuert
ed or applied to any uses Other than those for
which 1t was raised. This is the spirit and
substance of the Sub Treasury system to
which the Democracy of of Ohio are pleds'
ed. This is the safeguard which they Of
fer against a repetition of the terrible
wrongs by which Ohio has been robbed and
dishonored.
Voters Of Ohio! In the foregoing you
have plain, frank statement OF the position
which the two parties occupy on this G eat
State question. Think we'll and dispnssion.
o.ely on the subject. 1t is the vital, living
issue Of The present campaign in Ohio.-
If you are unwilling that your money shall
continue to, be given over to Blnkers end
Brokers, instead of being Kept in the Trea.
sury where it belongs, then Oe careful to at.
tend the polls on next Tuesday. aud give
your vote and your influence to the candi,
dates Of the Democratic ATTY. Ed.