Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01
raom THE STATE CAPITAL.

CoLmlrUs, o., Maroh 80, lsSO.j
The readersof the HERALD are doubt
les, anxious 10 know when the Legis-
lacuro expects TO adjourn. This ] am
no. prepared to answer, but | hope 1t
will he como time next week, though
no dey las 50 yet been fixed, nor will
il bo till after tho general appropria-
ton biil-~whioh is now in the Senate
has become law. When the appro-
priac;on bill, the local option bill and
the bill giving an additional Judge to
OUT division Of tho district shall have
passed 7 will be ready to adjourn. The
appropriation bill viii, of course, pass,
but the fate Of the other two bills may
~ regarded as doubtful. The bill for
on additional Judge is still in the hands
o. thu Judiciary Committee, who have
not, at this writing, agreed upon their
report and one OF the members of this
committee, Dir, Hathaway, has been
absent at home, sick, for nearly two
weeks. still have hopes that the bill
will be reported, aad pass the House as
it came from the Senate.
Mr.. Kings local option bill was taken
up On Saturday msrning and made the
special order Tor Tuesday, 8Oth inst.
This bill, since it's Introduction, has
been gomewhat amended, and / think it
will secure tho votes Of all the mem
bere who realize the great evil Of the
traffic in intOxicants Of any kind as a
beverage. ! know it is said that this
Republican Legislature dare not pass a
local option bill; that they are afraid of
influences fcQ1l g certain quarter upon
political results In the State. This may
be true Of some Of the members of the
Legislature, but the greater portion Of
the Republicans have the courage to do
right, ard viii vote for the bill and
th0Rs arp some Democrats who will vote
for 1t also, The principles involved in
local OptlOn are Democratic and they
arc Republican, as they do nothing
moro than to recognize the right Of the
people to say, by a majority Of their
votes whether a business that all good
people regard and know to be evil, and
only evil In Its results, shall be carried
on III their midst. That Is the point,
and when we deny to the people this
rightwe do to chat extent take from them
the sovereign right of self-gOvernment.
Petitions by the thousand, praying
for the passage Of local option liquor
law, continue 10 come In daily and pass
over to the committee on that subject.
The Legislature has never been 80 nu-
merously nor so anxiously petltlOned
to enact any law as 1t has during the
present session for local option law.
A number Of bills, which their au-
thOrs think have greatmerit, are liRger-
ing, and win be In the boxes Of COM
mittees when the Speakers gavel an
nOunces the fnal adjournment Of this
session. Some Of them undoubtedly
are meritOriOus and Ought to become
laws, and others never ought to have
been written.
The reorganization bills are still un-
disposed Of, but ! think this and the
next weeks work viii dispose Of these
bills, and that with the close Of the ses-
sion those institutions that really need
to be reorganlzed--and that includes
nearly all the public lnstltutlOns-Will
be placed under the control Of the party
that Is responsible for their manage
ment, and that Is the Republican party,
Notes Of preparation for the apprOsch-
ing political campaign are being
sounded IN different parts Of the State.
Already ! notice the names Of a num-
Der of competent gentlemen spoken Of
Ia connection with the nomination for
Secretary Of State. Perhaps any one
O. the gentlemen whose names have
been mentioned as candidates for nom
inatiOn would do honor 10 the position.
For member Of the Beard OF Public
Works Of the State / am glad TO see the
name Of Hon. A, d, Cole--at present
tia Representative In the General As
sembly from scIotO county-favorably
mentioned ia several Of the newspapers
.of the State In connection with the
nomination for this important Office.
Mr.. Cole Is a gentleman wsll qualified
in every respect to perform the duties
Of the position; a gentleman Of good
habits and remarkably hne social quali-