The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-01-26
AGAINST The FARMERS.
The Democratic Organiza-
ton
Tn Ohio Fighting Against the
WOOl-GrOwers.
Every Democratic Member OF the Ohio
Legislature Opposes Resolution
OF Simple Justice to the Wool.
Growers Of this State.

At the beginning of the present ses-
sion of the Ohio Legislature Representa-.
tive Griffin, of Lucas county, offered the
following joint resolution:
House Joint Resolution No. Are
solred, By the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, First, that we recognize
in sheep husbandry one of the most inn
portant industries of State and coun-
try, one that almost every farmer is
directly interested in, and without which
our country can not be independent 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 Senators and
Representatives in Congress to oppose
the same. Second, that the Governor be
requested to transmit a copy of these
resolutions to each OF our Senators, and
to each of the members of the House of
Representatives in the Congress of the
United States from Ohio"
One would suppose that every men,
ber of the Legislature would vote for the
resolution. But every Democratic men,
Der of both houses opposed it, not one
Democrat voting in favor of it, and every
Democrat voting on it, voting against it.
When the resolution came up for adop-
tion 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, Coates, Cope, Cope
land, Davis, Doran, Eakins, Fimple, Grit
fin, Haley, Harper, Hart, Hartpence,
Holcomb, Holmes, Hudson, Jackson,
Kennedy, Klensch, Lantz, Laylin, Nc.
Kelvey, Merrick, Messer, Ogle, Oil, Out
calf, Owen, Palmer, Poorman, Robinson,
Rorick, Sanford, Shearer, Spencer, Stew
art, stranahan. strecker, Taylor, Tomp-
kins, Tryon, Watkins, Weems, Whitacre,
Whittlesy, Wilhelm, Williams, Wydman,
Speaker Lampson-5S-ALL REPUB.
LICANS.
Nays-Ankeny, Armour, Baughman,
Belville, Bense, Blue, Boden, Brown of
Hancock, Counts, Cromley, Dill, Dono-
van, Eggerman. Eidemiller, Forbes, ,Gau-
mer, Geyer, Gill, Hamilton, Howard,
Hubbard, Hunt, Kreis, Lawlor, LeBlond,
McCray, McGregor, Monahan, Monnot,
Ohlemacher, Pennell, Reed, Robeson,
Schuler, Shaw, Shinn, vinnedge and
Young-3s-ALL DEMOCRATS.
When the resolution went to the Sem
ate for action it was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote-Huffman and Sinnett,
Democrats, lodging the vote, which was
as effective as voting against it: Ayes
Alexander, Barrett, Brown, Carlin, Cole,
Coulter, Cowgirl, Crook, Cutler, Davis,
Geyser, Glover, Kerr, Massie, Morrison,
Rannells, Rathbone, Snyder, stueve,
Htull, Taylor and Townsend-22-ALL
REPUBLICANS.
Nays-Adams, Braddock, Dorr, Lind
sey, Mehaffey, Mortley, Robertson, Wal
lace, Zimmerman-9-ALL DEMOCRATS.
Official notice is thus served ON the
wool-growers and agricultural interests
that they are to be fought at every point
by the Democratic party as now organ.
lied. They doubtless know how to pre-
vent such opposition from triumphing
and running TEEN. 1t is matter OF self
preservation with the wool-growers now
to keep the Democracy out of power in
the future.