The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-09-09
Random ThOughts---NO. 81.
BY THE EDITOR.

laboring men about the furnaces, and
about this town, and many of them
being Democrats. Now | want an
other long talk with you. Let us all
lay down prejudice and party spirit for
short time, and have friendly chat
together Sit down here in the shade
for half an hour. Very well.
The Democratic ring in this county
profess to be the friends of the laboring
maa; yet, in their paper last week
they sneer at me because l am proud
to be a laboring man. l cut cord wood
when a boy, and young man. Ihelp-
ed to build cabins, roll logs &c. l
must be tainted with this. Very we'll
You laboring men will understand who
are your real friends, in full sympathy
with you.
The Democratic party processes to be
opposed to that kind of Government
protection which operates to raise the
prices of articles of necessity, such as
all poor men must buy. Why, here is
one Of the resolutions adopted by the
last Democratic State convention:
Resolued That we denounced the high pro-
fopiR pb al n,1,, I,
interests of the New England manufacturers /;
that said tariff Is also, by its enormous imposi.
tion on salt sugar, tea, coffee, and other Heces-
snries, unendurable, oppressive especially upon
the people of the West, and that VIC demand its
repeal and the substitution of anothSr, based
upon revenue principles alone, and upon the
closest possible approximation to absolute free
trade"
| am not going to find fault with
that. l have never advocated tariff,
even when l was Wing. am in
favor Of the present tariff of SO 90 per
ton an pig iron, because it benefits our
locality; and enables the owners of the
furnaces to pay better wages; but l do
not uphold the principle of p protection.
Now let us see if the Democratic
party, when in power, is in favor of
free trade.
On the Sd of August, 1859, the Dem
ocratic Council of the Village of Jack
son, passed the following Ordinance;
AN ORDINANCE.
Relating 10 Peddling.
SEC. 1. Be It Orda ined by the Council of the
Incorporated Village Of Jackson, That 1t shall
be unlawful for any person or persons TO engage
In the business Of hawking or peddllng within
the limits Of said Village, without license first
had and obtained Of the Mayor of said Village,
for which license each applicant must pay not
less than 30 cts. nor more than $50 lorthe period
Of one day, at the discretion of the Mayor.
SEC. 2. Any person violating this ordinance,
| shall, upon conviction thereof, be flned In anv
sum not exceeding '$25, or imprisoned in the
county Jail not more than ten days, or both al
the discretion of the Mayor, and shall pay the
| costs of prosecution.
Passed IN Council August Sd, 1862
LEWIS DAVIS, MAYOR.
JoHN B. CoNNELLY, Clerk.
The farmers in the country, without
regard TO party, became very indignant
that this attempt should be made to
protect tho retail dealers in town, at
the expense of both the producer and
the consumer. If a farmer brought in
a load of apples, he could not sell them
over town to different parties, for 90
cents per peck, or he would be fined
and sent to Jail. Buthe could sell them
to Mr. Grocer for fifty cents per bushel,
and the grocer could retail them to the
consumer at 95 cents per peck. Here
the grocer is protected to the tune of 100
per cent, and the producer and con-
sumer both lose.
called attention to this outrage,
when Mr. Connolly came out in the
following card;
"NorIoE MANY of the merchants Of the vii.
lage Of jackson having urged the members Of
the Town Council TO protect them from the
competition Of professional peddlers who a.
semble on occasions Of public gatherings and on
other occasions and offer for sale to the public
In cur streets, without license therefor, goods
wares and mer chandlse, of the character known
as AuciioR Goods, the Ordinance which appeared
In the jackson Herald, of date Aug. 9th, 1869
was passed by the Town Council for that pur-
pose
"The Mayor and members Of the Council have
been informed that the above mentioned 0rdi-
hnu knn g.ttaA as,.I tel.
preted by some Of our citizens, who claim that
under this ordinance, farmers and producers in
the county must take out license before they
can offer for sale their produce to the citizens Of
the village. The Ordnance was never designed
10 have any such effect. II would he very un-
wise In the Council, having the best interests of
the community at heart TO enforce such an Ord-
nance as II is claimed this one is, even IL 1t had
the power. But by the terms Of the Ohio Stat
utes, such nn ordinance could not be enforced,
as will appear from the Statute. See Laws of
Ohio 1869 section 46S OF Municipal Code, which
reads as follows;
Nothing herein contained shall I've so con-
strned rs to authorize the Council to pass an
Ordinance for the purpose of assessing or inn
posing any fine or punishment on any farmer or
producer, for selling, at any time, within the
Corporation, any articles OF provision or vegeta-
bles, In any street or streets or market space,
&c.
The foregoing Ia published for the benefit Of
farmers, producers aud other ci tlzens of jackson
county. JoHN b. CoNNELLY,
Aug.i760. p Clerk Of Village, &C.
And the Herald then published q
garbled copy Of the same Ordinance, as
follows: --u. ...
..... AN ORDINANCE.
Relating 10 PedAiRg.
SIC. 1. BE II ordained by the Council of the
Incorporated Village Of Jackson, That II shall be
unlawful for any person or persons not residents