The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-02-01
THE BUTTERNUT AGRlCUL
h TTRAL SOCIETY.

THE BUTTERNUT AGRlCUL-
TURAL SOCIETY.
There was an election at the Mayors
Office in this city on Saturday last.--
1t was announced through the Eagle as
the annual election Of officers of the
Fairfield County Agricultural Society.
The Secretary had the notice insert
ed in but one paper, and published only
ten days before the election, so that the
Gazette, if it desired to make a note Of
the matter for its readers, many whom
were members of tho Society, should
have but one days time between the
day Of issue and that Of the election.
Knowing that for several years
clique Of town politicians, and these the
rankest Butternuts in the city, had con-
trolled the Society for political purpo-
scs and to the great injury Of the Agri.
cultural interests Of the county. Union
men proposed to them to lay political
feeling aside and form ticket compos-
ed ofmoderate men from both parties
and to allow tho clique to select the
ticket for the present year, prominent
Union members to select that Of the
year following, and SO on, the privilege
of selecting alternating between the two
parties The clique refused to do this
and nominated a straight Butternut
ticket.
The Agricultural Society is therefore
still q political organization, controlled
by a few town politicians who have no
interest in it whatever, except SO far as
it gives them control of few small Of.
fees and through these enables them to
control the few votes which arc in the
market. We wish to repeat this point
and insist upon it. The farmers Of the
county are allowing themselves 10 be
controlled and their interests as agri-
culturists damaged, by set of town
politicians who care nothing for ngri
culture. What do they care il tho Ag.
ricultural Fair from year to year is a
failure anda disgrace to the county,
Whether the Fair be good or bad, they
have the same number of offices to fill,
and hence control Of the same number
of votes. They have also eheds to re.
pair, and houses to construct on the
grounds, upon which all the work is
done by carpenters and laborers who
will vote their ticket.
The leading Democratic farmers of
the county are opposed to making the SO.
ciety party organization, and are in
favor of holding annual Fairs, in which
all men shall join without reference TO
politics. These are the mon who should
not submit TO tho action of the town
clique, nor allow themselves to be con
trollod for party purposes and to tho in
jury OF tho agricultural and industrial
interests Of the county. That these in.
terests arc injured, they have seen for
several years, and especially at the last
Fair, which was total failure in every
feature except the attendance OF visit.
Ors.
Ten days before the election, we arc
assured, there were majority Of Union
members upon the books, but for scyo.
raldays previous, tho town clique had
been busy selling mcmbers' tickets, and
no doubt giving them away, to those
who would vote their ticket nj tho elcc
ton OF officers. Whom tho election
day came they had a formidable array
OF names, runners were out drumming
up voters, and at an early hour men
wcro coming up from town and coun.
try, who never owned an inch of land
and never will until the final six fcct
IL decided them, and elocting officers
Tor The agricnlturists of tho county.
Tho Ualoa mon, seeing its partisan
character, refused to participate in the
election. Tho following officers were
elected. OF the four principal officers,
Stockdale is farmer, or ut least lives ON
a iarm, and represents the agricultural
interests OF the county about as much az
no docs tho loyal sentiment. Mono O;
the remaining three are agriculturists,
though two may own some land, and all
are known ~ town politicians Of the
EXTREMIST class:
Prcsident-Jamcs Stockdalc;
Vice Prcsidont-Josiah Wright;
Secretary-Tall Slough;
Treasurer Daniel Silford.
DircctOrs-Thomas Barr, John Il,
COurtright, Solomon stukcy, Samuel
Graybill. William Bush, Jacob ShaoC
fer, Adam Weaver, S. G. Bush, Geo
A. Reinhart, Renson Rickotts, Jane.
M. Work, Err, P. Baker, William Lo.
van.
These are tho officers Of the Buttor.
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