Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-10-09
THE STATE sENAToRsHIP.

THE STATE SENAT0RSHIP.
We deem it our duty to the peopl
of this county, to take advantage @
this our last opportunity before tn
election, to say word upon the i'm
portance of returning to the State Sen
ate our present faithful and capabl
public servant, Hon. Samuel Knox.
We have two reasons which w
think will be satisfactory ones to ou
people, who have been so mercilessIy
plundered, why he should be returned
He is capable and he is honest.
First, he is capable and ioatchfia o
the interests of all oW people. II
proof of this we cite few of the promi
nent and important measures which h'
introduced and championed during hi
career in the Senate.
1t will be recoliected that in the
spring of 1872, an unusual effort was
made by the extensive manufacturer;
in the East to induce Congress 10 pas:
"a law reducing the tariff on foreign
woods, in order that they could moi
only get those cheaper, but for the pur.
pose of decreasing the price of wool in
this country. Our farmers were great
ly interested in the defeat of this
scheme, as it would have interfered
very materially with an income upon
which they depended to a large degree.
Senator Knox, in full accord and
sympathy with the wool growers, on
the 23rd of March, 1872, introd aced in
the Senate of Ohio, resolution on the
subject as follows:
WHEREAS, A strong effort is being
made by the manufacturers OF the
United States to greatly reduce the
duty on foreign woods; and
WHEREAS, The State of OHIO is
largely interested in the raising of
sheep and wool, if said proposed re
duction is carried into effect it will
result, during the present year, in Il
loss to the citizens of the State OF Ohio
of not less than five millions Of dollars;
therefore
Resolced 6ytse General Assen,6ky Of
the State of Ohio. That our Senators
and Representatives in Congress of the
United States be requested TO use their
influence to defeat said proposed re-
duction, or any reduction whatever Of
duty on foreign woods.
For the purpose OF showing which
party is in favor of protecting our agri-
cultural interests it will be useful to
know how the vote stood on this reso-
luton. The Senate at that time had
II Democratic and 10 Republican
members. Out of the 10 Republicans
sereaateen voted for the resolution; two
Democrats voted for and ten Demo
Gratis voted against it. Absent or not
voting, five Democrats and two Repub-
iicans.
And yet our Democratic friends are
setting upa howl asking for support
for NUN as the representative of the
interests of class which they have
constantly ignored by their votes in
the General Assembly. Only two
: Democratic votes in favor of protect
ing our wool growers, and we venture
the assertion that the number would
not have been increased had Demo
cratic Farmer Campbell been in that
body in lieu of Senator Knox.
Again, the State is largely indebted
to Senator Knox for the revised and
improved school laws. He, having
devoted much time to the study of the
proper system of education for the adj
vancement of the youth of the State,
was assigned the management of the
bill which became law.
Again, his proposition to ratify an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, which had long since
passed out of the memory of man
whereby the people shall be protected
from future "salIry grabber5" was a
more i'm the interest of all classes and
made for him national reputation.
We point with pride TO these public
acts of Senator Knox, and challenge
the opposition to point to single man,
Democrat or Republican, in the last
Legislature of Ohio, with a better
record, or to one who has subserved
move faithfully the interests of his con-
sti!uents.
Who are we asked to send there In
his stead? We have not IA word TO Of
fer against the private life of our Dem
oeratic friend, VIM. NJ. Campbell,
who is socially a clever, hospitable
gentleman. We would not detract
from his virtues for he has them.
Neither in noticing hfs public life
will we brand him as being dishonest,
for that we do not believe. 1t happen
ed to be Mr.. Campbell's lot to be Coun-
ty Commissioner from December 1866,
to December 1869. 1t was during this
time that the contracts were made for
the building of the Warnock's Pike,
and it was during this time that the
people We're swindled out of thousands
of dollars by Falcon & Co., and other
contractors, through either the ignor-
ance or criminal carelessness of the
County Commissioners. William .I.
Campbell was one of the men who had
been trusted by the people to look
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