The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-08-25

to any advanced Temperance legislR-
tion whatever. The friends Of Lo-
cal Option in the House were san
guine that such q bill would pass,
and were of that opinion until the
real Temperance strength Of the
House was developed by a vote.
Then for the first time the fact was
made known to usthat we lacked five
votes of the constitutional number
to pass q bill. The constitution re-
quires a majority of the members to
vote in the affirmative to pass any
bill, In the House the required
number was ffty-eight. The bill re-
ceived ffty-three votes, Eve less than
the required number. This is the
true history Of the case, and Whoev-
er charges otherwise is laboring un-
der q misapprehension.
A correspondent Of the Advocate
of April 28th says; "The dominant
party appeared to come as near as
could be to passing some measure
apparently in the interest Of Temper.
anoe, to satisfy the public demand,
and yet not 20 doit." This is Of the
same piece, and is not true. There
were over fifty members Of the
House - Republicans - who were
honestly in favor Of the proposed
Temperance Legislation, and so vot-
ed, There were tlOO counties, the
thirteen members of which, with a
single exception, voted against such
Legislation. They acted upon their
own responsibility, and tbs fifty
have no part in this responsibility.
There was no previous consultation
between the fifty and the thirteen
No ''trying 20 come as near as could
ba to pass some measure, and yet
not TO DO it, I was one Of the fifty, |
and know what I am talking about;
and I know that the facts which I
state are true; and it is not strength
ening the cause Of Temperance that
the fifty or mere Republicans, who
voted steadily and consistently and |
conscientiously in favor of every
measure that looked to the restric-
ton Of the liquor traffic, should be |
so misrepyesented. As to the Hmm
ilton aud Cuyahoga members, who
voted in the negative on these meas !
ures, no doubt they had reasons sat
jsfactory to themselves, and have !
nothing to say as to their action,
But 1 say the facts ought to be |
known, aud let the blame attach |
where it belongs. I heard q member |
not resident in either Of these ooun !
ties, assign as his reason for voting |
against Local Option, that "his city |
would vote against Local Option,
while the surrounding townships |
would vote in favor Of it, and the ef- |
feet Of this would be to transfer the |
liquor traffic Of such townships to |
lhe city, thus largely increasing the
traffic in the city, and be was not in |
favor Of such increase in the city |
Again ! read in the Advocate |
that u recent Hamilton county Tenn
peranoa convention declares that
"the course Of that Legislature, in |
iiarogarding the prayer Of 200, 900 !
petitioners for the enactment OF q |
local option anti-hquor law, merits |
the disapprobation OF all citizens
ato, Again "Tha course Of the
Legislature is especially reprehensi'
ole" etc, Now, why these whole
sale charges With the exception
office counties, / have shown that
almost The entire Republican party |
voted as the 100000 petitioners pray
cd, aud why continue 10 charge the
Legislature, as o body, or tho DOM
tnaut party aa o hodyf AZ Ran
dolph said "f0W hare the heg
theA at V0tr door, II the action
" tho Hamilton county members is
not aataiaotory 10 Hamilton county
temperance men, why do not the
after attend 10 tho oaao Of tho for
merit Why ahall those Temperance
mon bo charging 1pon the m0mbora
from Clarke and HrOenO and Chhm'
paigpo and Madison and Logan end
Hardin, and from tho forty olhoF
counties, VINO voted IN favor Of 10.
cal option, and not a word ia heard
"a 20 tho action Of their own mom
bora ne home Why this "fging N
Tho heap instead Of taking aim VI
particular gumof
80, no tho Into state Temperance
Convention, Hamilton county men
ynvo tono nod direction 10 tbO pro
oeodnga, ha. uu' ono word 10 70.
ported from tho Convention in rO-
ynrd to tho Temperance vote Of
the Hamilton oOGuty mpmburs OF
the Legislature. On the contrary, !
constant reference WAS had 20 the
failure Of the "d0minnnt party 90
nass Temperance measures aB If TO
prepare the way for tho announce
uont that Temperance men must
lhnudon the dominant party A
correspondent of tho Advocate Of
April 27th truly says, that cit has
hoen evident that the other party in
tho Legislature has been doad-set
against all advanced legislation, aud
has sought to make political capital
mt Of every move in favor Of IL.
Now word as to this, by way Of
lllustratiop. and in proof of thia /