The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-08-16
publican Legislation

publican LegisiatiOn.
The Mt. Vernon Banner says: Hon.
Columbus Delano, who is one of the
best informed and most intelligent
farmers in Ohio, in a speech delivered
in the Mt. Vernon Court House, re-
Gently, stated that the loss to wool
growers of Ohio, by reason of the re-
peal of the wool tariff of 1857, would
be about 5 cents on every pound of
wool raised by the farmers of the State.
Mr.. DeIano. although heretofore re-
garded as one of the leading Republi-
cans in the United States, declared, in
making this statement, that he did not
wish to be considered as making p0-
litical speech, his sole object being to
serve the cause of truth aud to state
facts as they existed. As Mr.. Delane
is better posted in regard to the effect
of the repeal of the wool tariff of 1867
than we pretend to be, we shall assume
that his statement is correct. Now,
let us present few figures, based on
his calculations. According to the
| report Of the Secretary of State for
1882 (see PIP. 630-3D the wool clips of
Ohio, for the year 1881, amounted to
%, ,651 ,80l pounds. Multiply this by 5.
and we have ISL 49,, 500 one million,
one hundred and thirty-two thousand,
five hundred and ninety dollars, as the
loss to the wool growers of Ohio by
reason of the repeal of the wool tariff
of 1867 by the late Republican Con-
gress. From the same Report it ap-
pears that there were S51 ,939 pounds of
wool raised in Knox couty in the year
1881, and according to Mr.. Delano's
calculation the loss to our wool grow
ers will be S42 500 80, by the repeal of
the wool tariff of 1857 by the Republi-
can Congress. In the six largest wool
producing counties in the State, be-
sides Knox, the loss to the farmers
will be as follows: Licking county,
$63, ,34S 40: Harrison county, $47, $685.
95; Guernsey county, $43.2ll 80: Co.
shocton county, 1856, ,04l so; Belmont
county, S36, ,Ss9, so: Muskingum coun-
ty, $37 ,S47 As. We might pursue our
inquiries into other counties and other
States, and invariably meet with like
results. This money which comes out
of the pockets of farmers, goes into the
already well filled Golfers of the loraly
manufacturers of New England whose
hired lobbyists forced the Republican
Congress to rob the farmers of Ohio.
|
A BRUNSWICK, Me-, Republican pa
per comes out boldly in its denial OF
the Neal Dow assertion that the use oil
alcoholic liquors is comparatively un-
known in Maine, 1t says that the
drinking habits Of the people of Maine
are well known; that whisky is drank
in parlors, law offices, medical offices
in the workshops, the kitchen, and on
railroad trains that in many of the
cities and larger towns the sale is car.
ried on openly in bar-rooms and res
taurants, and that drunkenness is by
} no means rarity.
In commenting upon this condition
of affairs, it frankly says: 1--WE de
test deception, let it come in where il
may, and Neal Dow is so much com
mitted to prohibition that he wouldn't
tell the truth if he could, and he coulG
MT if he would, upon the subject o
enforcement in this state. We DOM
assert that some strictly Temperance
communities cannot be found ia Main.
but do assert that rum is in far tot
, general use all over the State, aud W,
know that some of the best temperate,
men here regretfully admit this state
ment. Lying won't rub out the facts. ,
-TAmerican Register.