The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-09
The Bold Game OF the Money
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The; Bold Game or the Money
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Let every person, and especially
every Greenbacker remember that it
was the original intention of John
Sherman and tho leading Republicans
to destroy the greenbacks as soon as
they We're receiyed at the Treasury
under the pretended Resumption Act.
Itfwas also their purpose to have en-
tireiy demonetized silver and left our
currency to consist entirely of gold
and National Bank notes, thus giving
the National Banks the entire con
troll of the financial affairs of tho Ma
ton and the people, and placing the
entire political affairs of the Govern
ment at their tender mercies. This
was prevent by the Democratic House
of Representatives, by retaining the
lcgal-tenders aud restoring the silver
dollar. The following extract from
the recent speech of General Ewing at
Warren shows tho bold attempt of the
privileged money power TO rule the
political affairs of this country and
control the destinies of the people:
IL have said, fellow-citizens, that
the contest this year in Ohio lie hand
to hand fight for the rule of the ballot
against the rule of the dollar and the
bayonet. In no struggle in our State
heretofore has the influence of money
been SO openly and audaciously as
serted. Heretofore the money power
has fought under cover now it comes
openly into the field. hold in my
hand the pr roceedings Of the "Ameri.
can, Bankers Association held at
Saratoga on the 9th, 9TH rad ySthn of
last month, before which Association
the Comptroller of Currency made an
address favoring all Of its object and
before which Mr.. Sherman says he
was only, prevented from appearing
by the pressure of official engagements.
The leading purposes Of the Assocla-:
ton; as declared IN this report, are to
'abOlixh the short ,oeight dollar, Which
means the ancient dollar of slln con-
tracts, public and private, and to sep
Gy0te the issue of paper money from
partisan politics., which means to de,
stroy all the'greehbacks and commit
the, whole control of the paper carren-
cy to the National Banks aud also to
relieve the banks from ,taxation;. and
also to prevent the re.enactmeht of
what the Association calls the s6ld
and ,Odious income tax.'"p3i ia1Joq }
10" On the day alter the adjournment
of the annual convention referred to,a
circular was issued o the banks and
BANKERS of Ohio,' a duplicate Of which
was handed to me by an officer of a
national bank, who is . sound, Demo-
crst, and is not in favor Of the bahks
thrusting themselves into the arena of
politics. / read the original Circular
which is as follows: '1- h'ii' 3'a y
"THE AMERICAN BANKERS ASs'Nl
No. 47 BROADWAY, Room Nod, u
New York, Aug. 8, 1879. J
"To THE BANKS AND BANKERs OF
ONO:
sAs members O: the Executive
Council of the American Bankers AS
sociation, we desire to state that sPEC-
IAL MEASURES WILL BE IT, KEN D reE-
WARD OUR INTERESTS IN Ono. 1t ia
desirable that all banks and bankers
become members of the Association
FOR THIS YEAR At LEAST. 1t
5. 3 gs1 Yours Truly, =
-ds;ta... WIN. G. DEsHLER,
President Fret National Bank,
Columbus, Ohio.
A.. A. Moss, :
President First National Bank,
Ssndusky, Ohio. !,
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