The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-14
Breslin's Ronds.

Breslia's Bonds.
TheDrmocracy in 1851 their Sth
oi Japuary Convention, passed a res
olution ip favor Of an Independent
Treasury. and the same year elected
their candidate iorGoyxnor (MedilD
candidate for Trcasurg( Bfcslin, and
Secretary Of State .(Trcvitt.) aud a
large majority ofthe Legislature
This ssmsLegisls,nre refused to pass
any act for the establishment OF an
independent Treasury, aud not only
this, but Jailed to pass any law re.
quiring compel, ut security ot the
hanks ia which the puLlic money
was ~ be deposited. Breslin the
Treasurer, moreover, WAS permitted
6o have the contro! of the Treasury
for nearly ten months without CIV
ing bonds, Notwithstanding it was
made the duty Of the Governor to
require tho Treasurer, Immediately
after his induction into office, to give
bonds to the amount Of $3.50, 900
and have the same deposited with the
Secretary ofState. Gov. Medill, al
this time, knew Of course that Bres
lin was placed in the most RESPONSE
ble position in the public trust with
out giving security, and Trevitt, Sec
,rstary Of State, knew that no bond
had been deposited with him, ant
Morgan, Auditor Of State, was andl
,ting,his accounts, all this time, know
ing that nrs.lin Was not q lcgu
w. s--.s'"'-, tuon t"o HUuuIc u
see that the Treasury waa srcurc,
agaipst robbery. How was it witt
The succeeding Republican Admin
istrattonl Why Governor Chase di,
not allow Gibson TO handle cent O
the public money, until the mos
.amI1e security, evsr given by an,
Anch o<RcuI was iort4camipg rs th,
law required. And tho Republican
Legislature passed aa act, rrovii.n.
that all banks selected us places o
deposite tor the State ,Eupds, be rc
quircd to give good ,parsunal sccuri
~, for the bookkeeping of'the funds
10 double the amount deposited
Under Democratic rule, potwithstan
ding oil The noise about Aa inlepen
don't Treasury, the pullic,moncy wa
deposited ia NIL sorts of buuks, with
cut any security being exacted, ol
any attention given TO the srlsency
Ofsuch banks. Hence the State los,
y large amount through the failure
0f the banks, tp which the Statelands
were depositel. Never in thc,Li,Ao
~ Vi the State VIA tlivrc such die.:
<ring with banks and other nonied
establishments. by S.s4e. eIlicia!s -
thcrc was during Cmsl,As term 81
office, and that too after the Demo
cratic party had resolved in tlhcil
State Convention, that such cours,
was rninous to the interests OF til,
State. The Democratic Lcgislatu ,
snet, and leliLenltcd. and adjourn
81, aud refused TO do anything It
remedy this evil, apl as n conse
lucnce, there WINS mo restraint im-
posed upon the Treasurer'to,lreveni
his sluandcring the public money.
30 show the difference between the
t,iuay, ofthc Democracy, as set forth
au their platform N 1888, and their
t,rxctice rs embodied m the action
vi the succeeding Democratic Lcgis-
istuns, and in the conduct OF thu
De,nocratic State officers, we give
LSiow oae plank in that noted Plat
form.
"lo. Resoired, That the separa
ton Of the moneys OF the State from
the banking institutions is indjspen
G6ie for ths safsty IF Me funds and
tho rights ofM People. zoe are there
fire IN .faror of an ENTIRE ID
VORCEOF THE STATE FROM
ALL CONNECTION WITH THE
BANKING INSTITUTIONS AS
l)Ei'OSiTORlES OF TIE PUB.
Lie MONEYS"
Y'et the D,m cratic Administra.
tion. that was subsequently, elected
a,y the peoplc, on the faith Of such
,l.,,l.>a, uan,a ,n,,ch pa..r.r al V, ,rfi u,,