Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-10-28
Farmers FAVOR
E SPRACUE LAW
Adopt Resolutions After Dis
CuSslng Measure.
EIGHTEEN COUNTIES CONFER


of Farm Products Under Present
Destructive Tariff Law and Tell the
People Not to Be Deceived by the
Democratic Claims That Decreased
Revenues Are Due to the European
War.
Forty farmers representing eighteen
counties attended a conference OF
farmers at Republican state headquar-
ters Oct. 19 to discuss the Sprague
gerrymander measure. The delegates
to the conference were appointed by
the county organization. Each county
was represented on the resolutions
committee the members from eacn
county selecting its own representa-
tive.
A greeting from Charles ID. Hllles,
national chairman, was read and
message sent him pledging the active
support of Ohio in the vote to sus.
tain the Sprague measure and in the
campaign Of 1916.
Chairman Edwin Jones rendered
luncheon at the Virginia hotel.
The conference adopted by unani-
nous vote the following resolution:
ITO the Farmers and Voters of Ohio:
THE Democrats redistricted Ohio in
1913, throwing overwhelmingly strong
Republican counties together in such
manner that the Republicans could
elect but or congressman in nor
NAL years, while the Democrats would
have from 16 to II. They seek to re-
tain these congressional districts by
referring the Sprague law to the peo-
| pie for direct vote.
"The Republican legislature chang.
ed the district lines so that they are
similar to those in existence for twen-
| ty years before the destructive swell
| Of radicalism swept the Democrats
| into power. The Democrats are de-
pending on this being an off year in
Republican politics in rural districts
| and hope that the farmers will not go
| to the polls. This is the preliminary
| skirmish to the great battle of 1916,
when the people of the country will
| decide in favor of a protective tariff
| instead of the destructive free trade.
Farmers will not be deceived by
the Democratic contention that the in.
sufficient revenues are due to the war,
when the imports during the fiscal
| year which ended in June exceeded by
| S21 100000 those of the last year of
the Payne tariff act, and by $150,000,-
600 those Of 1911. They will not over
look the fact that the imports Of
meats and dairy products, which dur
ing the last year of the Payne law
amounted to l4,500 900, increased to
| s3S, 100000 in 1914 and to $43 900, 900
| lie 1915. That the importation of wool
en- manufactures, which amounted in
1914 to SS4,000,000 and in 1915 to
! $167, 900 900"
Republicans of Ohio, this is your
fight Ohio and the nation have SUI
fered enough from Democratic mis-
rule. Go to the polls and induce your
reighbor to do the same, and vote for
tee Sprague BILL No. 71O.
The vote was unanimous. T. G..
Laylin of Huron county was chairman
and w. A. Dyer of Franklin county
secretary. F. A. Derthick of Portage
presided at the conference. There
was great enthusiasm expressed by
the men attending the conference. II
is a significant fact of the interest OF
the farmers when they will come from
all over the state and bear their own
expenses to express a united senti
ment in behalf of unity and prosperi
ty, and the Republican cause.