New-York tribune., 1874-08-18
TIE OHIO ELECTION.

THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION TO DE VOTED
UPoN TO-DAY-FoUR SEPARATE VOTES 10 BE
CAST-THE THREE SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS
SUBMITTED TO THE PEorLE-ATTTUDE OF TIE
PRESS.
The people of Ohio will be called upon to-
day 10 vote upon the proposed new Constitution.
Besides the Constitution proper. three propositions
to be voted upon II the Constitution is rejected the
propositions fall also. II either all receive
a clear majority vote. If the Constitution is adopted
the three propositions will become part OF 1t he
ected according majority vote is cast for against
each one The first vote will be for against the
Constitution the second for against minority
sentaon by the restricted vote the third for or against
allowing the Legislature, by general laws to authorize
townships cities and incorporated villages TO aid rail
road companies in the construction OF their roads and
the fourth for against liquor license. Tho first propo-
son upon which the second vote will be cast, reads
follows " In every election for Judges Of the Supreme
and Circuit Courts, where three or more are TO be
chosen of the court, and for the same term
OF service elector shall vote for q greater
Der OF candidates than a majority OF the Judges Of
such court and term then to be chosen" II adopted
element Will be introduced into the election laws
OF Ohio, and the political party the minority at the
Judicial elections will not be deprived of representa-
ton in the courts For instance If three judges are TO
be elected Republican district the Republicans will
of course elect two and the Democrats The
eral comment upon tins proposition is that. while 1t
seems TO open the way to political trickery, II
appears TO offer inst principle OF repre-
sentation, and is entitled TO a fair trial.
The proposition concerning railroad aid be decided
BY the third vote is considered less important than it
would have been year ago. The panic last Fall
brought certain facts in regard to the building OF
railroads which Imperfectly understood and not
generally known to the public The principle of per
ming municipal corporations to tax their citizens to
build railroads has also been thoroughly discussed and
the people vote nelligently upon this PROPOSE
tion. necessary to dispose Of the question in
some way the Constitutional Convention probably
adopted wise course IN submitting 1t TO separate
The proposition will be carried or defeated in diff
ferent places in accordance with local inter
ests, but it Is thought that in the State
at large 1t will be rejected. The third
proposition upon which the fourth will be cast is
considered in ONO the important of the three
1t is separated into two alternate propositions aud
lates TO the traffic in intoxicating liquors. The first
clause gives Legislature power 10 license the sale Of
liquors but does not prevent it from enacting laws
restricting is sale or to compensate injuries resulting
therefrom The second clause prohibits the grant OF
s6Sued sny cenie for the dfs propoton' and ali
against license for the second II license is defeated
tne liquor laws will remain practically as they now
stand Ii license is adopted the Adair law Will be LETT
intact, but the power OF villages and towns to exclude
the traffic from their limits Will be taken away Under
either clause however, the Legislature can repeal all
hquor laws. The Hon Samuel shellaOurger, IN recent
letter upon this proposition takes the ground hat under
the license clause the Legislature could not, II II
tuOught best, wholly prohibit the sale, as the
clause only gives 1t power 10 restrict very different
thu from prohibiting. The advocates OF license, how
ever urge under the license clause the Legislature
enact local option but cannot under the nO-cense
clause Another argument advanced is tDdt under the
license clause Tue Iutuie W." 10 Va.ai Vt " 0TCosv o
real ana practical temperance principles. Inc man
argument in favor OF license, however, Is tnat
If license is adopted aud the people elect Legislature
which will pass stringent license law ana good local
option law, temperance people Will have better
opportunity OF than under the nocense clause
Ii the latter Is adopted u Is uI.e no VI te
traffic be had, and II Legislature opposed TO the
Temperance people Is ever elected ~ VIII nave the
opportunity OF making the trade free by repeating all
tue liquor laws now IN iOrce. -,
II Is impossible to tell what Will be the result OF TO-
DAVIS election the attitude Of the press OF the
state will give idea Of the division of opinion upon
uers IS are found be in favor OF the Constitution, &C
against il, aud &c non-committal Twentyseven news
papers favor Of license Ins number Is made up OF
twelye newspapers in favor OF the Constitution,
nine against IT, aud six which are non-cOln
Coustitutlon 2? against It, aud q non-commital
make the list OF &C antilicense newspapers thirty
seven which are nOn-cOmmittad on the license question
-aud as follows regard 10 the Constitution for The
Constitution, Is aedusi and Is noncommltial me Cn
tlou ana license, while Ihe enquirer Is against the Con-
stuuon and for license 4e tepe' Jn uua Jd t an0ts
n CO. ~, few months tAe Constitution has been
norugny discussed IN the newspapers aud by leading
pocans and the people have had information enough
~ an,he te,n Ia vote iuelligently Only members
of me Convention, the Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell and
ph NJ Root have threatened destruction 10 the new
Constitution. Reiormer in his last letter assais the
Convention for not finishing its work IN 60 day ana
SAYS convinced the end OF fortnight tat the
session would be long one The Cincinnati CONNER
csdi says Just before the close O1 thht fort
ght that Col Campbell introduced the amend
mcnt on Pdohc Institutions. lie PROPOSED 10 pace
all charitable, pena,, and reiOrmatOry institutions
uuder three Commissioners TO be elected by the people,
and made speech attacking their management by the
RepuDcans. the debate upon the changes then made
occupied the better part OF mOKh, and seriously de-
layed the work OF the Committees. Tue amendment
was rejected, which ay account IN part for the OppOs
non of these gentlemen To the Constitution. Col Camp
he'll also supports Mr. Roots opinion that the Con-
struiiDn takes from the Courts OF Common Pleas
autboriy 10 issue writ OF haDeas corpus aud pro-
ihIfs the Legislature from clothing them with IL. I'm
fortunately for Col Campbell, says The Commercial.
% Mr. Roof gaye for this opinion. IL turu5
of mat according Mr. Roots argument, the Court OF
Common Pleas has no such power under the present
ousfituton and this OF course Kills the opinion dead"
II the Cousttu adopted the state election VIII De
held NOV 8: II rejected, II will De heii Oet' ~