The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-08-06
One Of tho Oowardly Features Of
the Sub.Treasurv Law,

tAo ouH' oasuIy Law
Last week we made brief reference 10
one Of The follies Of tho Ohio sab.treas-
ury law; this week we propose to noto
ono Of the cowardly features Of that en-
aciment. 10 viii be found in lhs fonr.
teenth section. in words and neures fol-
lowing, to.wit.'
Sec Ia. Oo and after the 4th dav OF
July, 1903, all payments out Of every
county treasury Of eve dollars and under:
and after the 4,h day Of July, 1859, all
payments Of ten dollars and under; and
after the 4ih day Of July, 1860, al pay
ments Of twenty dollars and under; after
the 4sh day Of July, 1861, all payments
Of thirty dollars and under: after lie llh
day Of duly, le6e, all payments Of ffy
dollars and under; after The 4th day of
July, 1868, al payments Of one hundred
dollars and under; afler ths 4th day Of
July, 1864, all payments Of two hundred
dollars and under; after the 4th day Of
July, 1855, all payments whatever,
SHALL DE MADE IN SPECIE ON
.LY."
To insure that there shall be no dodg.
ing on The part OF The county treasurer
that Ee shall pay ooin even If not desired
by tho holder OF the order lit is provided
in the 10Th section that he shall be ined
not less than twenty nor more than i've
hundred dollars for each oTense he may
commit against the provisions Of tho
fourteenth section above quoted. This is
3 reasonably severe penalty-one which
no county treasurer will feel like incur
ring. But how is he to got the HARD
MONEY? Tho first idea which strikes tho
mind Of iho man Of ordinary honesty aud
courage is. that somewhere IN tho law
which requires coin 10 be paid out, pro-
vision is made for tho demand Of coin
from those who owe tho iroasury-from
tho taxpayer. No such provision is
found-the Locofoco majority in the Leg
islature were too craven TO openly assume
that position. They pass a law which
compels tho treasurer TO make such de-
mand. and then. through their organs.
call upon the public to observe "that the
Sub-treasury law does not require ono
dollar Of taxes to bo paid in speoiel" A
more cowardly dodge--a more contempi-
bio shirk--a more unmanly trick--was
never attempted by a Legislative body.
II they had openly declared, what they
have sneakingly attempted to produce by
indireotion, that all taxes should be paid
10 gold and silver. while opposing the
folly aud questioning the wisdom Of such
Legislation we should have acknowledged
that the individuals who thus tampered
with the interests Of tho Taxpayer were
At loast entitled to the credit Of boldness.
In this county, a very largo per cent.
Of all the orders on the county funds are
for sums under Eve dollars--lhe limit this
year for specie. How is the treasurer to
got the coin? There are but two ways
he must either buy il out Of his own
means, at a premium Of from a half to
one per cent, or he must make the tax
payers pay in coin. II he does the lat
Ter, the sneaks who passed the law and
their friends. if they have any, will mean
, ly contend that there is no provision TO-
} quiring such action ;--or. if he pursues
the former course, he is uniustly compel
led 20 pay his own money for his coin-
Admitting that treasurer might afford to
do this for one year--how will il bo as
the amount Of specie increases, until il
finally makes tho total amount paid out?
Som5 rule viii have to be established aow.
and under this looofoco law, that rulo
must be, as Mr.. James Moore, the only
loojloco in the House who voted az sinst
the bill, says, "exlremely oppressive upon
tho people," There is no dodging this.
j II is trap SGT by Locofooo Legislators.
and while is pinches tho fingers Of the
x-payers, they must remember that
there is but one way Of getting rid Of il.
--Xeaia T0rchligkt.