The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-15
DOCTRINES OF THE
OHIO DEMOCRACY.

DoCTHk ENE1S CE THE
OHIO DEMOCRACY.
Resolutions Of the Democratic State Contention held
at Columbus, JaHaa' g 6, 1857.
"l0. ReSozUcd, That the separation
of the moneys Of the State from Bank
ing Institutions is indispensable for the
safety Of the funds and the rights Of tie
People, and qce Gretherefore in faUor of
an ENTIRE DIVORCE OF THE
STATE FROM ALL CONNECTION
WITH THE BANKING INSTITU-
TIONS, AS DEPOSITORIES OF
THE PUBLIC MONEYS"
Rcsolvcd, That the Independent
Treasury established by the Democracy
of the Union, after 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 system similar in its princi-
pies, for the Safc-heeping and disburse-
uzent of the public funds of Ohio"
.!'' ReSolced, That this Convention re-
commend. the Treasurer of State and
the Treasurefs 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 Democracy of Ashland county,
adopted in ConusntiOH, June 90, 1857.
stReSoIUed, That the iDexcusable re-
peal, without any public or plausible
reason being given, of the act of March
2, 1876, ''to punish the embeEzlement
of the public moneys" is evidence that
the whole Republican dynasty, legisla-
tiUe as well as Egecutave, is implicated
in the late stupendous robbery of the
Peoples Treasury
"RcSozced, That it will be the first du-
ty of the next D .mocratic 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 GOU. Nedilrs Message. January, 1854
ultimately 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 disaursed until
the year following, so that much of our
public revenue remains one year and
more in the State or County Treasuries
Evils have arisen from this which re
quire early attention Our revenue Of
Gcers have been tempted to use the pub
lie funds for purposes of private emolu
ment The pernicious influences that
must necessarily flow from suoh rnalfea
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 weT organized government will per-
nit for a moment"
Extract from TIE last annual Message of ediH
'' A practice is said to have grown up
in many Of the large towns, of Banks and
Brokers paying interest on deposits. The
State surely has 10 objection to this when
confined to the transactions of private
individuals But it is also charged that
IuSSO u OCNoA1S
the repositories Of public officers, and
that large sums are thus realized by
speculating upon the money Of the peo-'
ple These representations may have
their origin in mere suspicion, but they
have called forth feeling of dissatis-
faction and alarm, that can only be
alayed 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"
Extract from auditor Norgan's .9nnuaI epOrt,
Fe5ruGry 70, 1852.
"An examination of the laws organi
zing the local treasures of the various
counties of Ohio, and those having re-
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 AID inadequate. The impress
sion is a general one, that all 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
a matter Of daily record in the other
The extent to which this impression is
e, roneous, may be judged by the fact,
that the late Treasurer of State IA.
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
be was charged. This fact unexplained
would seem to prove that the State was
in his debt: yet it will be seen by rfer
ence to the special report of the pre-
sent Treasurer, dated Dec. %, 1852,
that Mr.. Bliss transferred to him the
san of 81, ,ll5,242 81, being balance
which appeared by his (the late Trees
urer's) own books to be due TO the State
This single example will servo to illus
trate the utter absence of aceountab bility
which exists between the Treasury ane