Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-09-21
CHARLEY MARTIN.

AS specimen of the mode of cleo
tioneering for Mr.. Martin in the upper
end of the District, we copy the follow
ing from his special organ, the Demo-
cratic Union. Only think Of il Mr..
Horton is represented as a Pro-szarery
man and free trader, while Martin is
the nti-slaUery and protective tariff can
didate! Could audacity go beyond this?
We copy the article just as published,
italics and all. What can be thought
of the intelligence of the people, or the
honesty of the candidates, who expect
to win by such perversions of TRUTH
We give the article without further com
ment, as it surely needs none. The
Union says:
"What contrast between the public
records of the two men who are now
asking the support of the people of this
District? IF Republicans would vote in
accordance with the avowed sentiments
of their party in several respects, they
would vote for Mr.. Martin; because their
party is dnti-slavery in the extreme,
and Mr.. Horton, their candidate for
Congress, is pro-slavery in his actions,
because he uoted to establish slavery IN
Kansas, while Mr.. Martins record will
clear him from all such charges.
cit is also the farmers interest to Sc
cure the election of Mr.. Martin, because
he is in favor of Home Protection in
favor of high protective tariff on home
productions, one that will secure the
wool grower, for instance, a high ratio
of increase on the price of his wool,
while Mr.. Horton voted, actually voted,
while in Congress, against the wool in
terest of the country, and consequently
is an avowed enemy to the farming in
terest.
'sThe people should reflect on these
facts, and particularly the farmer. In
Perry county wool growing is becoming
an important branch Of farming, and an
increase in price at a ratio of nearl y one
fourh upon the huctuating prices now
given is no small matter to the farmer
The prices now given for wool is by fal
too low, and there is but one thing that
will give the farmer high and steady
price for his wool, and that is, such a
tariff imposed by our government on the
importations of foreign wool in this
country as will compel Eastern manu-
facturers to raise the price on home
wool to an equality with that which
they would have to pay for foreign WOO
under the working of the tariff system
It would pay any Republican farmer il
the country to SO vote as to secure {
Democratic Congress in order that thi:
grand feature Of Democratic rule coulc
be put in force The Republican party
will never do it. When such law die
exist the Opposition voted it down, apc
V. B. Horton helped to cote 1t dovn anc
made speerh IN tauor Of free noool, tha
is, that foreign wool should come into
this country free of duty, thereby keep
ing down the price of our own wool
Mr.. Horton is trying to make light this
part of his record, he is trying to make
the farmers believe that it is best to b
without protective tariff, but when al
the farmers learn this tariff will giv'
them large increased price for thei
wool, the majority will be in, and vot
for the man who is to represent this Dis
trict in Congress who will be in favor o
Home protection Reflect well, farm
ers, it is to your interest solely"