The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-04-10
Ohio W0el Growers.

The Ohio Wool Growers Association
met At Columbus last FRIDAY. The fol
lowing string resolut ons we're adopted
concerning the recent tariff Law:
The wool growers of Ohio hereby
express m ir indignation at the injn. lice
dore to the producers OF wool and the
business Of sheep hushandry by the re.
cent action OF Congress IN reducing the
duty on foreign woods. The methods
br which this legislation was accom-.
plished deserve notice The New Eng
land manufacturers 6rst, as We learn
from the reror. OF the Secretary and
President, seeu ed as chairman of the
Tariff Com mission a person who was,
and for many years had been. their sala.
ried agent and attorney, and this man
remained in Washington after the Com.
missions report until Congress expired
"When q motion was made in the
Senate to restore the duty on wool
which the Tariff Com mission proposed
TO reduce, it was defeated bv the united
action OF the six Now England States,
whose twelve Senators united with the
free trade Senators, whether D mocrats
or Republicans, and thus it Was voted
down. Those New England msnufac-
lures, however ss We learn from said
report, have secured for themselves full
protection for all their goods, and these
unjust advantages have been obtained by
organizing the Commission to revise the
tariff with chairman in their int rest,
and ny the iriuence of an expensive
lobby to represen, their views while l-g-
islaiion was progressing. These facts
and others leading to the same conclu-
sions, demand Of wool growers and
athers connected with agricultural pur-.
suits. the most serious consideration and
lead Us to the expression Of the follow.
ing sentiments:
First-That 1t is our duty to com.
''mence at once and pursue unremittinglv
an effort to remove the injustice done
to our interests by dema ding q restora.
ton of the tariff on woods, as establish
ed nv the law OF 1857.
"Second-If We fail 10 this, then We
will insist on q substantial reduction
Of duties on New England manufactures,
because il is only just that If New Eng.
land has free raw material and tue bene.
ct Of the cheap wools, Of Australia and
South America, we who use her fabrics
shall have free goods aud the benefit of
The cheap fabrics OF foreign nations.
"Thifd-To assist IN accomplishing
the aforesaid ends, We must take meas
ures I, unite and consolidate the effort.
of all the wool growers OF the United
Ststes who agree with us, because the
com bined action OF the manufacturers
and thei: great wealth gives them the
means OF employing lobby to repre-
sent them before Congress which has
heretofore placed the wool growers on
.irelv in their power, aud because il |
difficult, owing TO their separation and
distance from each other, 10 produce
] jaint and concurrent action among wool
gro sers Or to sustain lobby 10 repre-.
sent thin before committees, or In the
halls OF legislation
"Resolved, That the duty and the right
Of sel!.preservation both justify and re-
qnire such action among wool growers
as will promote and increase their iGfu
ence in che halls OF legislation and saves
them hereafter from the humiliation Of
jihes aud saeers when Legislators arc
asked to provide for their interests; and
this object will be secured bv making it
generally understood that there are more
than $4,000 wool growers who are
q,alified voters in the. United States.
and, that hereafter they will support
those only who recongnize the right Of
wool growers to reasonable and just leg
islative protection.