The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-08
polltital
DOCTRINES OF THE
OHIO DEMOCRACY.

az CstuM0aS, CGHud' O. lcof. s
/ "l0. Resoiued, That the separation
of the moneys of the State from Bank
ing Institutions as indispensable for the
safety Of the fat,ads and The rights of the
People, and ace are therefore IN facor of
an ENTIRE DIVORCE OF THE
i STATE TEFROMALLCONNECTION
/ WITH THE BANKING INSTITU-
TIONS, AS REPOSITORIES OF
THE PUBLIC MONEYS"
+" ResolUed, That the Independent
Treasury established by the Democracy
\ of the Union, after a continued struggle
for years, has, in. its practical operation,
vindicated and proven all that was
claimed for it by its warmest advocates !:
/ And that the Democracy of Ohio are
in favor of the enactment by the Legis-
lature, of q system similar in its princi-
Piles, for the Safe-keeping and das6urse-
nse,lt of the public funds of Ohio.''
&c ReSoLUed That this Convention re-
commend the Treasurer of State and
the Treasurers of the several counties,
to decline receiving in payment of taxes,
any of the notes of such banks and
banking institutions in this State, as
have heretofore or may hereafter refuse
to pay their taxes.
| Resolution OF. the Demoeraey of Ashland county,
adopted in conUsntiOn, June 90, 1857.
eReSoIued, That the inexcusable re-
peal, without any public or plausible
reason being given, of the act Of March
I 2, 1876, t'to punish the embezzlement
of the public moneys" is evidence that
the whole Republican dynasty, legisla-
tive as well as E'1ecuti0e, is implicated
in the late stupendous robbery of the
Peoples Treasury 81
"Resolued, That it will be the first du-
| ty of the next Democratic General As
| sembly to re enact said law, and to adopt,
SO far as applicable, the independent
Treasury System of the Federal Govern.
ment, with the penitentiary and specie
clauses, as the future policy of the State
of Ohio.
Extract from Cor. MediLs Mes sage. January. 1854,
Intimately connected with the tax
laws is the custody of the public money
between its collection and disbursement.
The money collected upon the grand du-
plicate in one year is not disursed until
| the year following, SO that much, of our
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more ia the State or County Treasures
Evils have arisen from this which re-
quire early attention. Our revenue of
fcers have been tempted to use the pub
| lie funds for purposes of private emolu
| ment The pernicious influences that
must necessarily flow from such malfea
sance, to say nothing of the danger to
which the public treasure is exposed, are
too obvious for comment. At
all events, the most stringent laws should
| at once be passed against the private
use of the revenues of the State, which
no well organized government will per
init for moment"
Extract from the last annual Message of Cor. Medi
/" A practice is said to have grown up
in many cf the large towns, of Banks and
Brokers paying interest on deposits. The
State surely has no objection to this when.
| confined to the transactions of private
individuals But it is also charged that
| these establishments sometimes become
the repositories of public officers, aud
| that large sums are thus realized by
speculating upon the money of the peo-i
! pie. These representations may have
their origin in mere suspicion, but they
have called forth feeling of dissatisi
faction and alarm, that can only be.
allayed by the adoption of such meas
ures as will prevent the possibility of so
dangerous practice. The present stat
utes are defective in this particular, and
require revision. The public money
Should be guarded with the utmost care,
and all application of it, except for the
purposes for which it was raised, should
be strictly prohibited by law.n
Extract from auditor Worgan's first annual Report,
February 12 1852
"An examinations of the laws orgaHi-
zing the local. treasures of the various
counties of Ohio, and those having res
ference to the Treasury of the State,
will awaken surprise that the system of
accountability prescribed for the for
mer is SO explicit and complete, whilst the
laws applying to the latter are loose,
meagre and inadequate. The impress
sion is general one, that sail moneys
paid into the State Treasury become an:
immediate charge against the Treasurer
on the books of the Auditors office, and
that the daily receipts at the one, are,
matter of daily record in the other
The extent to which this impression is
erroneous, may be judged by the fact,
that the late Treasurer of State "a.
A. Bliss, ESQ., at the date of his retire
ment, was credited on the books of this
Office with disbursements to larger
amount than the liabilities with which
he was charged. This fact unexplained
would seem to prove that the State was
in his debt: yeSit will be seen by fer
ence to the special report of the pre-
sent Treasurer, (dated Dec %, I8523iI
that Mr.. Bliss transferred to him the
sum of Si,ll5, ,242t5l, being balance
which appeared by his {the late Treas
urer's) own books tob be due to the State.
This single example will serve to illus
trate the utter absence of accounta bifity, |
which exists between the Treasury aud
the coordinate department. charged with
the duty of adjusting accounts, pertain
ing to the receipts and disbursementSof]
the public revenue AS necessary con-
sequence of a system that is so inherent.
ly defective, the accounts of the Treas
urer of State are mainly adjusted by
himself alone, and on refining from Office,
he settles, not with the proper auditing
officer, but with his successor.
1.-THE abuses which a laxness inithe
laws regulating the Treasury ofthe State