The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-02

Columbus Letter.


Columbus Letter.
The temperance people all over the State
seem to be fully aroused on the subject
which they regard as the most important,
polite ally, morally and religiously, of all
the questions now agitating the country.
And this being the Centennial year, they
seem determined to make q good showing
before the world, and, if possible, to rout
the demon of intemperance and his hosts,
horse, foot and dragons. Every day the
Legislature receives petitions from all parts
Of the State calling for action on this ques-
ton. Why, a few days ago, Mr.. Rowland.
of Ashtabula, presented over fifty feet of
petitions from the citizens on the Western
Reserve, demanding the re-enactment of the
Adair Law and the passage of a local option
law. But the other side is not sleeping, you
may be sure. In the lobby they are wait
ing and watching, with feline keenness,
every motion OF the temperance reformers,
and play lively hand to euchre their an
tagonists.
A stringent measure for the protection of
wool growers and the confscation of dogs
mas peen in'rouueeu in .ne nouse VI hep-
lssen'aN'es ~ no.. W. palie''' u
e,1ene 'o"n'' pio'ioiHs ''' 'uDS'an'e " as
iol'o"s
pee. l. anas aoss are no. ploper'y N oni0, oal
nremises where soc is Kent emf or barba,ss shall h
into the county treasury an annual tax Of five
dollars
z Inat township and ward assessors shall make
~, =, 's .,. 'en ,epe.s'se
shall hs nlacsd an ths nncs,s sor ,sy.,;nn
5. Makes II unlawful fer dogs to run at large. and
imposes fine of five dollars, each ofense, upon the
owners Of such animals who permit them to go Of
their premises
..,as,as anS a,ss.,s = III, AZ !. cue ta ua,y
ming At large and authorize navment Of bountz
Of two dollars for each animal so killed.
5. Makes owners of premises where dogs harbcred
liable fol- damage done by such animals in the de-
strucslon nl, ?, sheep. @
MD doc I Is Ssrhorsd shall ssys ;sh
Of such action against the person harboring sucf
animal.
IS, and g. Provide for the collection and publ
esslon ,a u s.a,lses as 70 'he NUMBER ana Vaiue
'-sef -'''1 " Noss
a lew s'atlstles VIII suhcienty ATTEST the
Imperative necessity 1or some such law a.
TINS. Inc number oil dogs IN tne STATE II
1914 was io4,oso, ana tne NUMBER Oh sneei
kliiea Dy tnem So,4ao, valued az sllo,o4o
Inc number OIL sheep injured the same yeal
was 3o,Oo5, and the damage by INJURY S4o,
4S4, making an aggregate loss Tor the yeal
OF $l5S,5lS. 1t may be added, as matter
OF curious information, that more tnan one
eigntn OF all tne dogs oil the state were IL
the counties Oh Cuyanoga, namiiton, ficka
Way DafA, rianAnn aru aSninson' anu
ss@s ine no ..e.n IN, w =. .us. .,e
VI sneep non, uoss was su'."in'u ~ 'is
counues VI ncniahu' LlcAins' eiineon
mushinguni' Deipion' anu SUITE
parins eisns yeais' liom l1OO W 100, IN
.,uspe, '1e Ass SO, COO sn.et
Anieu ~ uosS 90 o.t'oo'' anu s''e nun :,
.nJuieu a'',''i' causing on ass'esase ,o's VI
Si,i'o.oi, an ainouis soous equ'a,en. "
lne eh'ire EXPENSE VI o'a'e iesisia'ion ioi
mat pe1iou.
Inc dog TAX amendment 10 tne Constitution
haVlng peen perhisteu 70 20 py ueiauit there
remains no pfotec'ion against .nis grea'
annuai sacrince Oh properly s1cep. .nrougl
sumo sucn measure as mr. Daiie.ss . ,n'
'uea VI oaAawins anu oonnseasins uos'
Gems 10 DC ABOUT as fortunate unuer .nt
circumstances as was that oil contrapand al
applied to fugitive slaves during the late
war, and would seem to furnish as effectua
an escape from Constitutional difhcultles
| and the dav which this hill gOme
kindred measure enacted into law will be
one OF general rejoicing among the wool
growers Oh the state.
The game bill of Senator Haines has re
ceiyed considerable abuse in many quarters
and it may not be uninteresting to YOU
readers to know the object oi the BILL !
they have not already heard oil IL and mad
up their minds IN regard to it. The objec
OF the bill, as L understand 1t, is simply Il
further preserve and more perfectly protect
the game in many localities, and TO preven
reckless parties, with hordes OF dogs, iron
overrunning the improved and incloset
lands OF others, wantonly destroying valu
able property and recklessly Staying ant
carrying away the entire game oil the neigh
borhood, scarcely leaving sumclent 10 propa
| gate their species. The bill proposes tina
the hunter shall ask the privilege Oh IN
iand owner 10 nunt upon tue grouno' Una
wnateTer Is worm naying Is woi1n IN, ash.h 81 u.
10. E a. 1n I. st * Ioz4 "a. Tsa 81 S;a.r.na M : !,
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