Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-26
AGAINST THE FARNERS

THE ONO DEMoCEATIC ORGANIZATION
FIGHTING WOOL GEowERs-wITIoU
EXCEPTION DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF
THE LEGISLATURE OPPOSE \ EEsoLU.
TIoN oBJECTING To \ REDUCTION OF
THE DUTY ON WOOL.
At the beginning of the present session
of the Ohio Legislature Representative
Griffin, of Lucas county, offered the fol
lowing joint resolution:
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. FOUR. .
Resolced, BY the General Assembly of
the Stateof Ohio, First, that we recognize
in sheep husbandry one of the most I'M
pOrtant industries of our state and coun-
try, one that almost every farmer is di-
rectly interested in, and without which
our country can not be independents: and
that we do, therefore, view with appre-
hensiOn and alarm all propositions and
measures to abolish or reduce the tariff
duties now levied for its protection, and
respectfully request our Senator's and our
Representatives in Congress to oppose
the same. Second, that the Governor be
requested to transmit copy of these res
olutiOnS to each of our Senators, and to
each of the members of the House of Rep
resentatiyes i'll the Congress of the United
States from Ohio.
One would suppose that every member
of the Legislature would vote for the
resolution. But every Democratic MEM
Der of both houses opposed it, not one
Democrat voting in favor of it, and every
Democrat voting on 1t voting against it.
III ha Init fat. 4
ton in the House of Representatives it
was adopted by the following vote:
AyeS-Albaugh, AmeS. Barger, Beatty.
Boyd, Braman, Britton. Brown (Of Cuya-
hOga), Clancy. Clarke. CoatOS, Cope, Cope
land. Davis. Doran. Eakins. Fimple. Grif-
fin, HALEY, Harper, Hart, Hartpence. Hol-
comb, Holmes, Hudson, Jackson, Kenne-
dy, klenSch, LantZ, Laylin, Mckelyey.
Merrick, MeSSer, Ogle, Oil, Outcalt, Owen
Palmer, POorman, Robinson, Rorick, San
ford, Shearer, Spencer, Stewart, Strana-
han, Strecker, Taylor TOmp6inS, TryOn,
Watkins, WeemS, Whitacre, Whittlesy,
Wilhelm, Williams, Wydman, Mr.. Speaker
.-5S-dH Republicans.
NayS-Ankeny, ArmOr, Baughman.
Belville, Be.ise, Blne, BOden, Brown (Of
HaneOck), Counts, Cromley, Dill, Dono-
van, Eggerman, Eidemiller, Forbes, Gau-
mer, Geyer, Gill, Hamilton, Howard, Hub
bard, Hunt, Kries, Lawlor, LeBlOnd, Nc
Cray, McGregOr, MOnahan, MonnOt, OIL
emacher, Pennell, Reed, Robson, Schuler,
Shaw, Shinn, Vinnedge, Young SAL
Democrats.
When the resolution went to the Senate
for action it was adopted by the following
Ote-Huffman and Sinnett, Democrats,
dodging the vote, which was as effective
as voting against it;
Ayes-Alexander Barrett, Brown, Car
lin, Cole, Coulter, Cowgirl, Crook, Cutler,
Davis, Geyser, Glover, Kerr, Massie, Nor
rison, Rannells, RathbOne, Snyder, Stueve,
Stull, Taylor, Townsend -22-aH Repud-
Hc07IS.
Nays-Adams, BraddOck, Dorr, Lind
sey, Mehaffey, MOrtley, Robertson, Wal
lace, Zimmerman DemacfGts.
Official notice is thus served on wool
growers and the agricultural interests that
they are to be fought at every point by
the Democratic party as, now organized
They doubtless know how to prevent such
opposition from triumphing and running
them. 1t is matter of self preservation
with the wool growers now to keep the
Democracy out of power in the future.