The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-02-11

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less privacy and more publicity. It
is said that the county commissioners
never favored the project of a new
bridge, but that is neither here nor
there-the people voted it and they
want it, and the commissioners are
but the servants of the people and
should carry out their wishes. Let us
have some action, gentlemen!
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FARMERS AND CONSTABULARY
Jmaes w. Faulkner, political writer
for the Cincinnati Enquirer, speaking
of the bill to create states constabu-
larry or rural police, now pending be-
fore the state legislature, says:
"One of the latest notions of the
honest farmer is to have either a state
constabulary or county police. They
wish the roads to be patrolled, they
say, and their property protected
Representing an urban community,
Hon. Lester Butterworth, of Cincin-
natl, discussed this county police
thing with the cornstalkers, and while
agreeing in the main, with the idea,
thought that the tax for the support
of the same should not apply to mu-
inequalities already supporting po-
lice force. Almost riot ensued.
'Why shouldn't you city fellows
help support them?' was demanded.
Don't you drive along the country
roads, Ell? And wouldn't you be pro-
tected?"
Whereupon Mr.. ButterwOrth waited
until the chorus of approval was end
ed and then asked:
well, don't you farmers come into
town. and aren't you protected by the
police force we pay for? And how
much do you pay toward keeping up
the municipal forces, eh?"
| Following which the conference
came to a close, the farmers still be-
ing unanimous for the participation
of the cities in the support of what
ever protective legislation might be
enacted for the benefit Of the rural
sections and Mr.. Butterworth cling
ing steadfastly to the idea that this
be double taxation, and therefore a
monstruos injustice.
Somehow or other the brotherly
love idea is not rampant around these
diggins, and there hasn't been a verse
sung this winter of that dear old
hymn, "Blest Be The Tie That Binds.
Mr.. Faulkner also says:
"The Ohio Farm Federation, the
members of which choked the capitol
with the automobiles in which they
came to town, adopted resolution
this week demanding that the state
erect upon the campus of the Ohio
State University building large
enough to house their annual conven-
tons Annual, you understand once
year! And right across the road
a quarter of a mile to the east, is a
huge coliseum that cost the taxpayers
of Ohio $250,O0O, in which are dis
played annually cattle shows dur
ing the continuance Of the state fair
Also, around on the grounds are
enough buildings under roof to house
half General Pershing's army. These
are used one week in the year-one
week! Still, these honest farmers
must have what they call a farm tenn
pie on the university grounds.
If the Ohio State Federation of La
Dor would appear in the legislative
lobby with bill demanding a similar
temple for labor it would require a
fiivyer-load of handouts to prevent
the indignant agriculturists shifting
its proposers. The same might be
said of the Ohio Manufacturers AS
sociation, which, like the Federation
of Labor, pays for its headquarters
in this city and doesn't sponge on the
state when its annual convention is
conducted"