The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-09-26
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Bank, -, Ohio"

Bank, --, Ohio"
The foregoing is Il Ucr6atim copy OF
a letter that has been sent to either
the President or the Cashier of every
National Bank in this State by the
Chairman of the Republican Commit
tee. "Thc Republican party," it says
at the outset, "is engaged in contest
for honest moncy"-that is to say, it
has struggle on hand for the money
of the National Banks, and they must
put up of their money to carry it on
or, going step further, the "honcst
money" is that of the banks, while the
dishonest money is the grccnback
with which the banks redeem their
issues. The part becomes greater
than the whole, the creator more than
the the created. To make this fight
successfully they say they mus. have
more money, and take pains to en-
phaslze the remark, Especially in the
last ten days of the campaign.' Why
devote only the last ten days Of the
campaign TO the very essence of the
contest? II "honest money" or mon
ey more or less honest as the banks
may choose to make it,or the purposes
for which ii be used vary, be the con-
suming issue of the canvass, why is it
neglected until the last ten days of the
struggle? Should it not rather be Ell.
forced upon every stump and at every
political meeting from the present
time, or even dating back to the time
the campaign was opened, until the
day of election3
But the answer comes along with
the question, namely, "That we may
have funds to organize a corps of
workers that will certainly give us
the State" What kind of a corps of
workers is to be organized by such
means as this? How is it proposed
that they shall do this work that is to
be so thorough and effective, and, at
the same time, so expensive? Money
is what is demanded in the letter. Is
it money they are to use in doing this
work Is this organized corps to go
around TO the voting places on elec-
ton day with rolls of "honest money"
National Bank notes-in their hands
to buy victory oyer the Ohio idea ?
Is it for such a scheme as this that
they write to each bank President de-
manding fifty or hundred dollars,
and at the same time asking him to
assess his wealthy friends in the same
amount! There is no other solution
to be given to this extraordinary pro-
duction. They have had their ablest
speakers in every county for weeks,
and their flow of campaign oratory
has been kept up without cessation.
They have had John Sherman, Secre-
tary of the Treasury, out from WASH
ington to explain the mysteries of his
financial sy stem! Hayes skirted along
the northern frontier with his speech
OH resumption in his pocket and his
blackboard under his arm, and could
have been had at any time for the
asking, while Carl Schurz, who was
Hayes John the Baptist in the "hon-
est money! campaign of three years
ago, is under Il partial contract to de-
liver a speech, the only trouble being
his intlcXible terms of $500 night G.
y. ID. Moro than this, Garfield and
Charley Foster and GrOsyenor and
Judge West have all of them wrestled
with the finances at every convenient
place they could make stop, while
Dalzcll and Stewart l.. Woodiord arc
anXlously awaiting their Invitations.
Richard Smith even gave it whirl
OH his recent visit TO the now infected
regions OF the Upper Ohio What
more could this "corps of workers" 10
than has already been done? Is this
"honest money" that is wanted to go
for dishonest purposes
The Democratic party of Ohio has
taken its stand on the questions of
moncy-both bank money and Gov
ernment money. 1t believes in hon
est dealing with the people inthc mat.
ter of making money as well as in
making shoes or hats or plows. 1t
believes that the General Government
should make the paper dollar as well
as the silver or the gold one. The
Democratic party of Ohio believes
that ii the Government issues a dollar
that is good enough to be used for re-
dcmption it is good enough for circu-
iation. 1t recognizes the right of the
National Banks to exist until the eX.
piration of tho law under which they
were created, and after that it asks
that the making of money may be
vested where it belongs-in the hands
of the General Government. If mon
cy is to be raised to defeat this idea
if "corps of workers" are to be sta.
toned in every town and county, with
their pockets lined with the proceeds
of this assessment from the Republi-
can Central Committee; if Federal
are to be posted at every
voting precinct in our cities to inter.
fere with the workings of our State
laws if every Republican office. hold
CT, from Constable or Whisky Gauger
up to United States Senator, Is to be |
on his official salary to con-
duct campaign in opposition to the !
principles we have just enumerated, |
then it is fortunate indeed that the |
schemes of these managers are brought
10 public notice as promptly as they |