The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-21
WOOL
Proves Very Profitable To-
Democrats
While Republican Growers
Sustain A Loss

| Columbus, o., Aug. 19.-By heed.
ing the cries of their leaders that
! Democratic tariff reductions on wool
would ruin the home markets, Re-
publican wool growers in the state
have suffered material losses while
Democratic producers, abiding by the
promise of their leaders that the
wool industry would not be injur-
ed, now are reaping the harvest, ac-
cording to information at the state
auditors office, which is under De-
mocratic management. 1t seems
that campaign material can be OBJ
4 tanned from the dryest statistics.
With wool at % cents pound, hun
dreds of Republican wool growers.
now are said to be kicking them
selves for selling off their sheep.
Though the falling off in the num-
ber of sheep this year is 94,461, there
has been a remarkable increase in
the number of other live stock, ac-
cording to statistics compiled by State
Auditor Donahey. In accounting for
increases, Mr.. Donahey credits part
to the good work of the appointive
| assessors in securing full listing of
all personal property. but says that
it may be occasioned, to some ex-
tent, by the general fecundity of De-
mocratic times"
Chief Statistician ]. w. Tannehilh
OF the state auditors Office says
without reserve that the decrease in
the number of sheep is mainly due
to the political opinions of the wool
growers. His statement is based upon
the fact that almost without
exception, the decrease has occurred
| in strongly Republican counties
while many Democratic counties have.
shown increases.
Twelve strong Republican coun-
ties, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Della
ware, Fayette, Guernsey, Harrison.
Highland, Jefferson, Morgan, Mon
roe and Noble in 1908 gave Taft over
Bryan a plurality of 1854 votes.
These same cou lties show a decrease.
of 1888 sheep since last year. The.
total decrease in the other IS coun>
ties has been only 21,76S.
On the other hand, IL DaInccrattoq
counties, Ashla:i. CoshoctGu, Han.
Geek, Hardin, Holmes, Knox, Marion,
nichland, Seneca Wyandot, Alien
and Licking, ga. Bryan over Taft =.
rluraIity of 9.739 They increased
tLeil number IF sleep over last year,
S.S14 head
\ These "a col1ties have about 60r
per cent of -he sheep in the state.
Foi' the first tine in the his:nry OF
Ohio, these ~ emocratic counties
have more sheen than the II Re-
blican countles. Morgan courtg
shows the largest decrease in sheep.
1913.
While the general decrease is largo.
I is not record enc, for the decline
il 1913 over :).2 was S72,455 and in
/, 49,: over 1911. It was S47,S56.
| Increases in o:her live stock over<
last year are: Horses, S1,i5A; cat.
lie. 224,1O2; mules and asses, 6,S62;.
{ hogs, 450,266 Tte total Of thCse
animals listed .or taxes this year is
, horses. 1924; cattle, 1,4S4,1S3;l
males, etc, % es9; sheep. 1,33s,;3e i
HI gs, 1,96S,141.
Earke county tanks first IN horses
t with 20,0S1, aud Vinton lowest with
( 27S5. Ashtabuja leads in cattle with
l 3h,7SS, and Pike brings up the rear
with 6,1S2. Prvrle carries ctf the
hol ors in numb ,r of mules aad asses
D with 1,072, anlv two more thal Durlers
a while Ottawa eschews the long-eared
+ beasts, having only 9S. Knox, as U.s.
/. ual, leads in Lumber of she o witS'
g 9f, ,913, while 5 yloto with 1,045 Is low.
t es... Drake passes Hancock tits year
a ia number of hg.ss and stands at the
Z head of the list with 60,796, al in-
J crease of 1924 cN er last year. There
e arc fewer "sqneals" in Vintol than
i ary other county-3,O11 hogs.
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